The Good e-Reader Android App Store was first unveiled a few weeks ago when we rolled out our web version tailored to e-readers and tablets. Since then we have amassed a collection of almost 200 apps that are basically our top picks of the very best. We are diligently working on an actual Android App  [ Read More ]

Audiobooks.com announced today the launch of a cloud-based audiobook subscription service.  For .95 per month you get unlimited access to over 10,000 audiobooks that can be listened to on any PC,  iOS or Android device that is connected to the Internet.  Support for Blackberry and Windows Mobile is said to be on the way. I  [ Read More ]

That’s the question the guys at Gizmoslip.com were wondering, so they got an iPad2 and dropped it from various heights on the sidewalk. It didn’t end well, so iPad lovers beware. Of course, this is all in the name of science.

Being able to borrow books was not always possible on Kindle. Amazon did finally make that happen a few months ago. Not everyone prefers buying e-books all the time. Finding local libraries that lend e-books is not that challenging if you know your way around OverDrive’s website. Let’s not forget that public library books for  [ Read More ]

We are giving away one of our review copies of the previous generation Amazon Kindle Keyboard! This is the only Kindle still marketed by Amazon that has a physical keyboard to type words or internet addresses. You can surf online, share book updates via Twitter and shop for plenty of newspapers and books! We are  [ Read More ]

A few more ebooks that are briefly free at the Kindle Store and elsewhere.  Getting close to Valentine’s Day, so there are a lot of romance titles this time. The Nail Knot (Fly Fishing Mysteries) by John Galligan (4 1/2 stars/3 reviews) Mystery.   Also free at Barnes & Noble. Test Pilot’s Daughter: Revenge by Steve  [ Read More ]

A look at the top news stories in the world of eBooks, Books and publishing this week…so far. Barnes & Noble: We’re ‘Not Competing’ With Independent Bookstores (MocoNews) E-Book Bummer: Growth Slower Than Thought—‘Incremental, Not Exponential’ (Paid Content) Hard work of publisher restructuring begins – and the #1 reason many will fail (eReport) ALA Midwinter  [ Read More ]

Those of us who spend a lot of time reading books than watching TV don’t hear about the ads Amazon has been running for Kindle devices. But Amazon actually has run a number of them already to promote these products. The latest one is all about the Kindle Fire. The commercial is one of the  [ Read More ]

One of the surprises of the panel discussions at today’s Digital Book World conference was the amount of talk about print-on-demand, both of its benefits and its drawbacks. While some of the talk was about how not enough emphasis is being put on POD as a viable program option for authors, and more than one  [ Read More ]

MeFeedia has launched Kids Videos, a free curated video application that brings child and family-friendly videos from around the web to the iPad and Kindle Fire tablets. This type of app is designed for parents who don’t feel comfortable letting their young children browse unattended at sites like YouTube where they are likely to encounter  [ Read More ]