Review of the Viewsonic VEB620 ereader – not a winner says The Register
The European-oriented reader is not given good marks, according to The Register.
The reviewer finds it overpriced and says:
The tiresome part here is that the processor is slow. It really...
Two Irish Kindle firsts – simultaneous p and e
Irish Publishing News is reporting a Kindle first in Ireland - two publishers are releasing their books simultaneously in paperback and on the Kindle.
O'BrienPress has released Niall O'Dowd's American Voice and...
Amazon offers Blackberry Bold for 1 cent with AT&T contract
If refurbished $109 Kindles aren’t your thing, perhaps you might be interested in a penny Blackberry. TechDealDigger reports that Amazon is offering the normally-$200 Blackberry Bold 9000 for one cent...
Vizio 8″ Android tablet gets “thumbs up” from MobileTechReview
MobileTechReview, which I consider to be the best review site on the web, gives the new, inexpensive, Vizio tablet a good review. They have an extensive video review of the $300...
Quick Note: Kindle Fire to ship one day early
From the press release:
Amazon.com today announced it is shipping Kindle Fire, already the bestselling item on Amazon.com, one day early. Kindle Fire offers more than 18 million movies, TV shows, songs,...
Nook WiFi for $79 on Ebay – B&N is the seller
B&N is selling the Nook WiFi on ebay for $79. This includes free standard shipping. The units, however, are manufacturer refurbished. There's also a 14 day money back guarantee, but you...
Kindle with Special Offers price model represents sea change for e-reader market, by Felix...
TeleRead reader Felix Torres originally posted this as a comment to my earlier story, but I felt it was so cogent and well-written it deserved promotion to the front page. –CM...
Mobile phones in China increase reading – 120 million readers
I've often expressed the opinion here that mobile phones are a major way of bringing literature to people - far more important than the classic ereader, such as the Kindle, that...
Think Ereaders Summit: ereader tactics and strategy
David Renard, mediaIDEAS
In next 5 years magazine industry will loose 35% of its revenue but by 2020 the industry will recover because of digital delivery. By then industry will be...
Kinstant provides a ready-to-go homepage for your Kindle browser
The website Kinstant.com is designed to serve as a pre-configured home page for your Kindle browser–just visit kinstant.com on your Kindle for a list of links to some of the most...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
