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Nook Simple Touch Wi-Fi connectivity issues confirmed by Barnes & Noble

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Users have been complaining about connectivity issues on the Nook Simple Touch as a result of a software update (version 1.1). And well, while we have seen the complaints — it now looks like confirmation of the issue has come from Barnes & Noble. Sadly though, while we have seen confirmation that the issue is more »

Review: Audiobooks.com unlimited streaming service

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A lot of us out there are waiting for a company to provide a true Netflix-like experience for e-books. Amazon and Kobo have dabbled in this kind of service with the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library and the Kobo 2012 Book Club, but there is no all-you-can-eat option from either of these companies. On the other side more »

Amazon Kindle Touch now shipping internationally

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It looks like Amazon has expanded upon where they will ship the Kindle Touch ereader. The folks over at The eBook Reader blog have recently noticed that the Kindle Touch is now shipping to quite a few more countries outside the US. And worth noting, this is referring to the Kindle Touch and not the more »

Rumor: Barnes & Noble to release a “fifth e-reading device” in the spring

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While we do not yet have a ton of details, it looks like Barnes & Noble is be planning to release another ereader this spring. The details that have been outed at this point are coming by way of the New York Times who report that a “fifth e-reading device” will be released in the more »

Apple makes it easy to create ebooks with iBooks Author

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Apple was focused on education during today’s event in New York City, but it’s one Mac App announcement isn’t just for educators. Apple has created and app that makes it easy to create ebooks with the new iBooks Author. Apple’s iBooks Author is a WYSIWYG editor for ebooks, the first ebook authoring tool that actually more »

Kindle Fire software version 6.2.2 now rolling out

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Amazon rolled-out software version 6.2.1 for the Kindle Fire back in December, and well, it looks like the next software update has begun showing up. This latest will arrive as 6.2.2, which that alone offers the suggestion of this being nothing more than a minor update. So far we have yet to see a full more »

Amazon touts, the Kindle Owners Lending Library has gotten “off to a strong start”

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Amazon announced the Kindle Owners Lending Library back in early November and since then it appears as if customers have really taken to the service. Of course, while it is interesting to see Amazon release some user stats in terms of the Lending Library we are not all that surprised here. Simply put, people love more »

CES 2012: Hands on with the Octa Whale Tail for tablets and e-readers [Stuff we liked]

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Sure, we cover alot of the more popular items, however that is only a part of CES. If you dive deeper into the halls you will come to some smaller booths and *some* interesting gadgets. That being said, one of those that we spied on the show floor (and found interesting) was the Octa Tablet more »

N-Station, a docking and charging station for the Barnes & Noble Nook (Color and Tablet)

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It looks like those using a Barnes & Noble Nook Color or Nook Tablet will soon have a docking and charging station available. The product is called the ReaderDock and is expected to come available later this month for a yet to be announced price. In terms of the ReaderDock, this one will work with more »

An early look at a very buggy installation of Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

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If you are curious about running Ice Cream Sandwich on a Kindle Fire, this is a video that you probably want to see. If nothing else, the video along with the description coming from Brad Linder over at Liliputing should convince you to hold off doing this to your own. Well, convince you to hold more »