Etisalat launches first Ever eBook Store
Etisalat is joining forces with publisher MD Gunasena, and Mobile Solution providers Microimage, to launch Sri Lanka's first ever online eBook store 'Book Hub' and eBook reader. The innovation will see Sri Lankan literary works published electronically ...View the full article here
The Best Ebook Readers
By Jamie Lendino With prices falling below the magic $100 mark, it's a great time to buy an ebook reader. But which one should you choose? A good way to narrow the field is to consider it split into two major categories: E Ink-based ebook readers, ...View the full article here
New game brings handwriting support to the Kindle Touch
The Amazon Kindle Touch is a $99 eBook Reader with an E Ink display and support for touch input. For the most part you use touch to flip pages in books, type on an on-screen keyboard, or navigate through menus or web pages. But game developer Puzzazz ...View the full article here
One Small Step for Schools, One Giant Leap for Education
Students will be able to use AMSCO ebooks with the jetBook Color eBook reader, the only color e-Ink educational eBook system developed specifically for schools. For over 75 years AMSCO has helped educate millions of students with their course texts, ...View the full article here
Love lure malware turns up at Android marketplace
The rogue apps – available via third-party app stores in China – pose as a "love test" application, an ebook reader, and a location tracker. Clued-up users should notice that the dodgy apps request permissions for far more functionality then they would ...View the full article here
Amazon Kindle app bypasses Apple’s iTunes
The web-based app Kindle Cloud Reader replicates Amazon's eBook reader app for mobile devices. It is available via Safari and Chrome browsers and is optimised for the iPad. Dorothy Nicholls, director of Amazon Kindle, said: "We have written the ...View the full article here
Amazon launches web-based Kindle app for iPad
Amazon has released a new web-based, touch-capable ebook reader allowing its Kindle customers to buy and access books on any device. The new Kindle Cloud Reader is compatible with Mac and iPad versions of the Safari browser and Google's Chrome. ...View the full article here
Amazon hits back at Apple with Kindle Cloud Reader
The web app, called Kindle Cloud Reader, uses HTML 5 to replicate the features of Amazon's Kindle ebook reader app for mobile devices. For now it is available in Safari and Google Chrome and works on the iPad but not the iPhone. ...View the full article here
Amazon bypasses Apple’s iTunes with new Kindle app
The web-based app Kindle Cloud Reader replicates Amazon's eBook reader app for mobile devices. It is available via Safari and Chrome browsers and is optimised for the iPad. Dorothy Nicholls, director of Amazon Kindle, said: "We have written the ...View the full article here
Digital Textbook Firm Kno Releases Facebook App
Kno will be the first major eBook reader company to create an application customized for a social networking platform. In essence, the Facebook app from Kno is only a variant of its iPad app that also features the ability to post directly to walls from ...View the full article here