Category: E-Books
Q&A: Mel Sherratt, author of 'Taunting The Dead', on Kindle Direct Publishing
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Mel Sherratt Q&A Stoke based Mel Sherratt, always had a passion for writing but worked full time as housing officer for the local authority so was unable to find the time to pursue…
Tech Digest eBook Self Publishing Season – Guides, Interviews and More on How To Get Your Work Read
Got a smartphone in your pocket? An eReader in your bag? An iPad on your bedside table, or even simply a computer at work? Then through the wonders of digital publishing you've got access to a library of millions upon…
Amazon Colour Kindle eReaders may again be on the radar following Liquavista purchase
Amazon have got the eReader market all sewn up with the popularity of their E-Ink Kindle line, and with the continued success of the company's LCD screen Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablet line, many thought that the rumoured…
Microsoft looking to buy Barnes & Noble Nook business
Microsoft may be looking to bolster their tablet business by buying out the Nook line of slates and eReaders, in an attempt to rival Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iBooks offerings. According to TechCrunch, Microsoft are looking to double down on…
Nook Simple Touch eReader price slashed to £29, Glowlight £69
Barnes & Noble have slashed the prices of their eReader and tablet ranges in the UK. The headline-stealing price cut is that of the Nook Simple Touch eReader, dropping to a pocket-money price of £29, down from £79, making it…
PocketBook Color Lux 8-inch backlit colour eReader launches
Colour E Ink, once the presumed Holy Grail of digital eReader display technology, has been more or less pushed under the carpet as LCD tablets have grown in popularity. But that hasn't stopped Russia's PocketBook from putting out a new…
Kobo Aura HD limited edition eReader launches: 265ppi, 6.8-inch E Ink screen
With the London Book Fair in full swing, Kobo have revealed an all-new, limited edition eReader called the Kobo Aura HD. It's headlining feature is its sharp screen, with a 265ppi – a fair sight sharper than even Amazon's Kindle…
REVIEW: Bookeen Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight eReader
The Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight sees Bookeen add a backlight and an improved screen resolution to the Cybook Odyssey eReader. But has the company fixed the issues that dragged down the last model, and can the HD FrontLight prove itself to be anything more than a knee-jerk reaction to Amazon's Paperwhite? Read our full review to find out.
Tablets killed the eReader star: Sales of dedicated reading devices on the decline
eReader sales are beginning to decline following the rise of inexpensive, high quality tablet devices. Research by iSuppli suggests that the eReader market peaked back in 2011, when 20 million devices were shipped, with their findings leading to the prediction…
Waterstones rile Kindle Paperwhite owners with branded screensaver for eReader bought from their store
Customers who have bought Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite eReader from Waterstones bookshops have had their feathers rustled by the inclusion of a static branded screensaver bearing Waterstones branding. Whereas Amazon-bought Paperwhite models have rolling pictorial screensavers that change with every shutdown,…
