For those of you who can no longer deal with standard definition e-ink displays, Kobo finally has the answer. The Canadian e-reader manufacturer has unleashed the Aura HD e-reader with a eye-bleedingly 265 dpi-crisp display. That's 20 per cent denser than Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite, but does anyone really care? Read More >>
Featured comment by Boopop:
"Fair enough. Anyway my point was that if I'm going to read a book, I don't want a pokey little light on the device itself. I tried that back when I wa..." More »
Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars. No one doubts the convenience, reach, and flexibility of the ebook format, but it will never convincingly replicate the experience of a paper book—nor does it need to. Ebooks are a fundamentally new medium, stuck in an awkward growing stage. Read More >>
Yes, Comic Relief might have been and gone a week ago, but that doesn't mean that the laughter has to end. No way, no how. If anything, it's made our thirst for forced jollity even stronger. Read More >>
It might be hard to imagine, but there was once a time where thousands upon thousands of books and arguably the sum totally of human knowledge was not readily available at your fingertips. And while it's no Kindle, Agostino Ramelli's 16th century bookwheel was a valiant attempt to make that happen. Read More >>
Amazon's got a new way to buy stuff for anyone who has a Kindle Fire. Amazon Coins are a virtual currency that will come out in May in the US, and work for all app and in-app purchases on the Kindle Fire. Read More >>
It's time to decide which side you're on in the e-reading debate. Are you the sort that mewls about technology, whining on about how 'you don't get the smell or the feel of a real, actual book with those computer thingies'? Yeah, or the germs. Read More >>
The Amazon Kindle app for Windows Phone 8 got an update today. It's a good one, too, fixing the awful three-sided letterboxing and giving the app a more Metro-y tile. But it's massively late, and tripped over itself coming out the gate, too. In a way, it's a perfect encapsulation of everything that's wrong with Windows Phone 8 so far. Read More >>
Everyone wants you to share. Share the music you listen to, the movies you watch, the articles you read, the books you read. So Johannes Osterhoff is sharing, just with the guy in charge. Read More >>
The Age of the Ereader is drawing to an close. That's the drumbeat this week, after iSuppli pegged the year-over-year decline of reader sales at a staggering 36 per cent. It makes sense; why get a fuddy little Kobo when there are cheap Kindle Fires aplenty to be had? Turns out, plenty of reasons. Tablets are great, sure. But ereaders — in so many ways —are even better. Here's why. Read More >>
Featured comment by djalice:
"Reading books seems so old fashioned since I started 'reading' audiobooks. You can read in even more situations than with an eReader. In bright sunl..." More »
Buyers of the Kindle Paperwhite who purchased their readers through Waterstones aren't very happy, thanks to the book chain adding its own adverts to the device's lock screen -- even though it costs the same amount as the ad-free model sold through Amazon. Read More >>
Woah! There's a Fire going on over here today! We're not just referring to the price being so hot that it's causing a fire, but that the item in question is CALLED a Fire as well? Have we just blown your minds or WHAT? Read More >>
Featured comment by nerdfly:
"What apps do you need? you can browse, read, chat, watch, stream, share, mail, game, listen, navigate, create, store and so on... everything any other..." More »
Now that Amazon has birthed its Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire devices, it could be easy to forget about the classic e-reader, known to most of us as simply ‘the Kindle’. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jon D:
"Same. Mine is on its last legs. Apparently got a Paperwhite coming for Christmas which will be nice, but I'm not entirely sold on turning pages with t..." More »
Today the Kindle turns five and it's come a long, long way in that past half-decade. In case you don't remember, in 2007 the first generation Kindle had a 800 x 600 screen, 250 MB internal memory, and was the only model to ever have a microSD slot. And it launched for the low, low price of $400. Despite the pricetag, the device was wildly popular, selling out in the first few hours, and remaining out of stock until April 2008. Read More >>
Featured comment by Glenbot3000:
"The screen technology used in e-readers that enables them to last weeks on a single charge and are less severe on the eye makes colour variants vapour..." More »
Remember when pretty much every film that Robert De Niro made was a stone-cold classic? You do? Wow, you’re really old aren't you? Never mind, put your incontinence pants on and brace yourself for today’s deal. Read More >>
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