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As many people who use a Kindle have most likely realized—the management of your books on the device is less than stellar. Personally, I have taken to just removing books after I have read them in order to keep my reading list manageable, or at least a little nicer to… Continue Reading »

I am not really sure how this one got by me yesterday, but given I tend to obsessively follow ebook reader news and still missed it, I figured someone else may benefit from the news. With that, Amazon has released the promised Kindle for PC app. Which means that Kindle… Continue Reading »

With the ebook reader market getting bigger and bigger, Amazon is trying to keep relevant.  You could access Kindle books on your Kindle and on the iPhone app—now there is the Kindle reader for Windows so you can read on your laptop.  Sure a computer screen is usually hardly optimal… Continue Reading »

Many big companies have already entered into the e-Reader department, most notably Amazon and Sony.  Apparently Barnes & Noble have been working on e-Reader designs for quite some time now, and images and product information are finally beginning to surface.  Barnes & Noble has already announced a product event slated… Continue Reading »

It looks as though it is possible that schools will soon start phasing out traditional textbooks and instead rely on tech products like Kindle and iPhone to provide course materials.  A pilot project in Oklahoma City at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center is giving e-readers and smartphones to students as… Continue Reading »

Here we have a pretty nice deal on the original Amazon Kindle.  Of course, due to the fact that these are the original models, these are being sold as refurbished.  The good news is that they are selling for $149.99.  All things considered that is not a bad price to… Continue Reading »

Take it with some salt, but over at Amazon the ebook version of “Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown is outselling the hardcover.  Could this be the watershed moment for publishers looking to cut back on production costs of books?  Could it be consumers have finally fallen for the diminutive ebook… Continue Reading »

It seems like a far off dream that one day libraries will be replaced by ebook readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader.  However, in some cases it’s looking more and more like the the current state.  Amazon is looking into the textbook sales with the Kindle DX… Continue Reading »

At first glance, it is hard to imagine a piece of electronics to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly than something we have been using for centuries - books.  Right off the bat, the Amazon Kindle is not better than books, but under the right conditions, these eBook readers… Continue Reading »

Although Steve Jobs once dismissed the idea of an Apple e-reader by proclaiming people don’t read, the rumors that Apple plans to release an internet tablet later this year has many believing it’s the company’s answer to Amazon’s wildly successful Kindle.  Sure, you probably could read books on it but… Continue Reading »