Sony and LibreDigital has entered into a content delivery deal whereby the later will be delivering digital newspapers and magazines such as New York Times, The New Yorker and PC Magazine. The Sony device which will get these content is the newly released Reader Daily Edition.
LibreDigital to Deliver Electronic Content to Sony E-Readers
Posted in Other e-Readers.
– March 10, 2010
Oppo Enjoy E-Reader Full Specs
Here’s another e-book reader running on Android OS – the OPPO Enjoy E-Book Reader. Aside from running on Android OS, this device boasts of a 6-inch 800×600 e-ink display with 16 shades of gray, 2GB of storage and microSD card slot that supports up to 16GB of storage.
The Oppo Enjoy E-Book Reader supports TXT, HTML, CHM, EPUB, PDF, Microsoft files including doc, xls, and ppt. It can also render jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, GIF as well as playback mp3, wma, wav, ogg, aac and flac audios.
The device battery can max you out 8000 page turns. Pricing and release date is still unknown.
Via Cloned in China
Posted in Other e-Readers.
– March 10, 2010
Samsung E6 E-Reader Available in the US this Spring
Remember the Samsung E6 E-Reader which was previewed during the CES 2010 in January? Well, it’s heading to the U.S. market pretty soon, Spring soon actually. And guess what? Samsung was able to snag an e-book content distribution deal with Barnes and Noble.
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Posted in Other e-Readers, eBook Readers.
– March 10, 2010
Runwei A50 is a e-Book Reader with LED Display
Having a LED display instead of e-ink is one of the reason why the Apple iPad may not be fit for long period of reading e-books. But this didn’t seem to stop the makers of the Runwei A50 device which is designed for ebook reading and yet does not utilize e-paper.
But if you can bear the eye strain may cost you, you might want to consider this e-book reader. It is running on a 500Mhz ARM9 processor, has 5-inch display in 800×480 touchscree, 2 GB of RAM and running on Windows CE OS.
In addition, the Runwei A50 supports TXT, HTML, PDF, WORD, XLS, PPT, ZIP, CHM, UMD.It can also display videos, audios, and pictures.
It seems like a pretty cool device, right? Un fortunately, there are no words on pricing and availability yet.
via Cloned in China
Posted in Other e-Readers, eBook Readers.
– March 8, 2010
Sony Offers Up Free E-Books for All Mothers Who Buy Their E-Reader
With Mother’s Day approaching, Sony is offering a special gift for buyers of the Sony PRS-300 Reader until March 14. Sony is giving away free e-books ready to be loaded to the E-Reader. So, if you purchase the e-reader for your mother, all she needs to do is to send in the receipt and claim form that come with the package and she’ll receive a voucher for claiming ten free e-books.
Here are the titles of the free e-books:
- Joanne Harris’ Chocolat,
- Ruth Rendell’s End In Tears,
- Chris Ryan’s Firefight – is this really a book for mums, Sony?
- Jessica Hart’s Cinderella’s Wedding Wish,
- Sarah Morgan’s Powerful Greek, Unworldly Wife,
- Abby Gaines’ The Rebel Tycoon’s Outrageous Proposal,
- Carol Mortimer’s Pregnant with the Billionaire’s Baby,
- Sophia James’ Knights of Grace,
- Kate Hardy’s The Children’s Doctor’s Special Proposal and
- Margaret Leroy’s The Drowning Girl.
As a bonus, your mother will also get a purple or tan lether case for the e-reader
Via RegHardware
Posted in Other e-Readers, eBook Readers.
– March 5, 2010
Asus DR-950 Eee Reader Shows Up at CeBIT
The folks at Engadget managed to get a quick hands-on of the much awaited Asus E-reader device, which is now officially called the Asus DR-950 E-Reader. The DR-950 sports a 9-inch SIPIX panel and features Wi-Fi, 3G option and multitouch feature.
This is in addition to what has been known so far about this e-reader namely, 4GB of storage, 3.5mm headphone jack, and support for various formats including PDF, TXT, MP3 and ePUB.
Unfortunately, no words on pricing and availability yet. Are you excited or what?
Posted in Eee Reader News, eBook Readers.
– March 2, 2010
Kindle App Goes to BlackBerry Devices
There you go, Amazon’s latest offering for all you Kindle-loving mobile phone users – Kindle for BlackBerry. If you’ve been waiting for this since Amazon released Kindle for iPhone and Kindle for PC – you’re in luck. You may now download the app on your BlackBerry Devices by simply pointing your phone’s browser to – www.amazon.com/kindlebb.
And will you be able to do with Kindle for BlackBerry? Same thing that you can do with Kindle e-Reader, and all the other apps for various platforms. These include: Continued…
Posted in Kindle.
– February 18, 2010
iRex DR800SG e-Reader Available at BestBuy for $399
IREX has released its wireless eReader DR80SG and you can now purchase it from BestBuy.com starting today. The eReader combines paper-like reading experience, readability, portability and 3G wireless capabilities. It also has direct tie-up with Barnes and Noble eBookstore for quick access to ebook contents.
Major features of the IREX e-Reader include:
- Purchase content on the go –
- 8.1-inch screen equipped with e Ink’s Vizplex imaging
- Easy navigation features
- Customized reading
The IREX DR800SG retails for $399.99.
Via Engadget
Posted in Other e-Readers, eBook Readers.
– February 18, 2010
New Bookeen Orizon E-Reader Gears Up for a May Debut
If you’re planning to buy a new e-reader right now, you might want to hold up until May as the new Bookeen e-reader called Orizon is about to be released then. With a price tag of $250, this e-reader is definitely a good deal.
For the price you’ll get an e-book reader with 6-inch SiPix multitouch display, 1GB of memory, micro-SD slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, accelerometer, mini-USB and support for ePub and PDFs.
The Orizon e-book reader will start hitting both U.S. and UK stores in May 2010.
Via E-reader info
Posted in Other e-Readers, eBook Readers.
– February 17, 2010
Sony Offers Up the Reader Touch Special Valentine’s Day Bundle
If you’re looking for a nice gadget gift for your significant others on Valentine’s Day, look no further than the Sony Reader Touch Valentine’s DaySpecial Bundle. Currently available at the Sonystyle USA, this package comes with the Reader Touch Edition, a matching red cover with light and download code for free ebook.
It would certainly put a smile on your loved ones this Valentine’s Day. This Special Edition Valentine’s Day Bundle of the Reader Touch goes out for $329 at the Sonystyle.
via Sony Insider
Posted in Other e-Readers, eBook Readers.
– February 10, 2010
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