Category: E-Books
Amazon readying colour E Ink touchscreen Kindle?
Amazon are preparing to launch a brand new Kindle model in 2012 according to a new report from DigiTimes, one that will feature a full colour E Ink touchscreen. Unlike the Kindle Fire tablet, which runs Android under a glass…
Are we getting sick of our Christmas Kindles already?
Over Christmas more than 1.33 million Brits received a shiny new Kindle. However, it seems that just over a month later many of us have discarded our fancy eReaders like a sad, abandoned puppy we can't be bothered with…
New Amazon "Send to Kindle" makes PC-to-eReader wireless transfers even easier
Kindle owners get a great new tool this morning with the launch of the new "Send to Kindle" feature for PC. A small downloadable plugin, "Send to Kindle" lets you easily transfer PC files and documents, along with eBooks, to…
Green gadgets: Sunshine charging for book lovers with SolarKindle cover
Kindle owners may never have to mains-charge their eReaders again thanks to a newly revealed cover from SolarFocus Technology on show at this years CES. That is providing you live in sunnier climes than the UK, we mean. SolarFocus…
1.33 million eReaders received in Britian during the "Kindle Christmas"
An estimated 1.33 million eReaders were unwrapped on Christmas Day in Britain this past holiday period, according to new research that's dubbed Santa's season the "Kindle Christmas". According to YouGov's Technology and Telecoms analysts, 1 in 40 adults received an…
Over 1 million Amazon Kindles being sold each week
Amazon have given a rare insight into just how units many off their super-popular Kindle product line they're managing to shift in the run up to Christmas. The company have revealed that more than a million products bearing the Kindle…
The Beatles Yellow Submarine book free for iPhone/iPod/iPad users today
To mark the first anniversary of The Beatles back-catalogue being made available digitally for the first time through the iTunes store, Apple have teamed up with the Fab-Four's team to offer iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users an exclusive…
Asda take on Amazon with £67 Kobo Wi-Fi eReader
Now, we know that every now and again we announce that there's a new Kindle killer lined-up to rock the Amazon e-reader's dominance, but they never quite come up to scratch. Either the pricing was too high, or the…
British Library make 300 years worth of newspaper articles available online
The British Library has opened its archive of 300 years worth of local and regional newspapers, making 4 million web pages worth of news paper articles available online. Until now, those looking to use The British Newspaper Archive for research…
Amazon Kindle sales still going strong
Amazon have been giving themselves a pat on the back this morning, revealing that they've been selling their Kindle eReader devices by the buckeltload. While many analysts believed that the rise of the tablet would mean the demise of eReaders,…
