There’s a war brewing in the e-reader world. There are currently three major players vying to gain consumer attention. Those major players include Apple, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Until today, Barnes and Noble had a decent e-reader that didn’t gain too much attention thanks to overshadowing by Apple and »
04/30/2012, Jim LewisOne very annoying thing (depending on where you live) about any new device is that most new devices are offered solely within the United States. If you live in any other country, many device developers often wait to see how the device fairs within the United States prior to sending »
04/12/2012, Tom BrookLG has created an electronic paper display (EPD) that can be bent in all kinds of ways. In addition, this new EPD is super thin, scratch resistant, and won’t become damaged when dropped, according to a LG press release. So what’s an electronic paper display? Even though LG is billing »
03/29/2012, Erwin MooreWhen a product (any product) first hits the market, there are bound to be things missing from that device. In Amazon’s case, the recently released Fire didn’t include some basic things, but Amazon is quickly seeing to rectify these issues. As it stands, the company is set to roll out »
03/29/2012, Brad LarsonMany months ago, J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore site was announced. Pottermore was meant to be the ultimate place for Harry Potter fans to congregate and to buy Harry Potter ebooks. Even though the idea behind Pottermore was a great one, little was heard about the Harry Potter ebooks for months following »
03/27/2012, Brad LarsonMost kids today are tech-savvy. Heck, many kids are far more tech-savvy than adults. So it makes sense that one of the largest textbook publishers in the world, Scholastic, would attempt to tap into that kid market by implementing an eBook app that’s just for kids. Scholastic hasn’t yet made »
03/07/2012, Tom BrookIn case it’s been awhile since you stepped foot inside a library, here’s how those buildings stocking hundreds and thousands of well-known book titles work. Libraries purchase books from publishers and these books are then “rented” out to card-carrying library members. In addition to hardcopy and paperbacks, libraries these days »
03/06/2012, Erwin Moore