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First up in the latest ebook news is the IREX eReader who have recently announced that they are planning to launch an 8.1-inch touchscreen reader sometime later in the year.  The good news here is that the IREX eReader will have support from Barnes & Noble in the form of… Continue Reading »

Despite its year advantage in the ebook reader market, Sony hasn’t much luck against Amazon’s Kindle.  To counter, Sony first announced it will be dropping the price of the next versions of the Sony Reader, and one will even include wireless so a computer won’t be needed to get new… Continue Reading »

If you ask me, there is certain technology that should just be used in the way it was intended, but that said, I do think it is pretty interesting to see what devices are capable of aside from what the manufacturer specifies. Anyway, the latest device to receive a little… Continue Reading »

Just last week we saw the user manuals for two yet-to-be-released Sony Readers hit the web, and now the complete specs have been revealed courtesy of J&R.  Of course, J&R was also quick to remove those specs, however that did not stop an eagle eye blogger over at Sony Insider… Continue Reading »

The details on two yet-to-be-released Sony Readers have been revealed courtesy of leaked user manuals.  The new devices are the PRS-300 and the PRS-600 an although we do not have any release or pricing information, we can tell you that they manuals are dated for July 2009.  That said, it… Continue Reading »

It should now be hard to make the statement that you have a Sony Reader and cannot find anything to read because Google has now made more than one million titles available for the Sony Reader.  The newly available books, which are all public domain titles are coming courtesy of… 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 »

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise: Barnes and Noble has set their sites on being a hip player in the ebook game.  The company is announcing new products to get their books on more devices and is even partnering with a Kindle competitor all in hopes of grabbing… Continue Reading »

With all the excitement last week regarding the announcement of the new Kindle DX, a larger version designed for bigger text like newspapers, it is easy to start to justify the almost $500 expense.  But then a sobering weekend brings up the thought, “why drop that kind of cash on… Continue Reading »

I commute almost an hour and a half each way by train every day, so I’ve got plenty of time to fill with reading.  I’ve been lugging around Harry Potter Book 6, the 2-3 inch thick hardcover edition.  On a train, it’s not the easiest thing to read.  Time to… Continue Reading »