In a statement today Amazon said that it sold well over 1 million Kindle devices each week in December.  Amazon does not disclose actual Kindle sales figures, but says that millions of Kindle Fires and millions of the e-ink based Kindle ereaders have been sold since the introduction of the new devices.  The Kindle Fire  [ Read More ]

It’s that time of the year. Amazon.com has announced their annual Best Books of the Year So Far list. This mid-year retrospective highlights the best books released in 2011 between January and June. Readers looking for great books this summer will find an eclectic list, from a faux memoir conceived as an introduction to a long-lost  [ Read More ]

I love my iPad, not only because it’s so multi-functional, but because it allows me to access soooooo many eBooks through the multitude of apps available. But which ones are best? Well, I’ve tried just about every one of them, and found that I migrate to only a handful. Here are my 7 favorite apps  [ Read More ]

One of the slimmest tablet till date, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung is finally ready to hit streets. In fact, the super slim Honeycomb tablet is just hours away from making its debut at the Best Buy’s New York Union Square location that will start offering the tablet from noon today as per Eastern  [ Read More ]

In the April issue of Business Review Australia, the best eReaders for business executives are named, including models from Amazon, Sony, and Kobo. The article selects the Amazon Kindle 3, BeBook Neo, iRiver Story, Kobo Wireless eReader and Sony Reader Touch Edition as the best eBooks for travelling executives. Each price and size is detailed,  [ Read More ]

  The Kobo Wireless ereader is now available at Best Buy in the US.  The ereader is priced at .99 through May 14, after which time it will be priced at 9.99.   Bordersalso has been selling the Kobo ereader for for awhile.

As eBooks gain momentum, we should lend an ear towards the humble audiobook, which has been around for decades and was originally designed for those who could not read. When Apple launched the iPod nearly ten years ago, it opened many ears to a whole new way to listen to music, but the iPod proved  [ Read More ]

There you go folks. If the iPad doesn’t appeal to you as an e-book reader, you might want to pick up the Barnes & Noble Nook instead. And no, you don’t have to go to the nearest B&N brick and mortar store, just check out Best Buy online and can score one Nook for yourself.  [ Read More ]

Barnes and Noble recently added lists to their website for the best NOOKbooks of 2010 for fiction, non-fiction, and best teen NOOKbooks. The three lists comprise of 56 titles from a wide range of authors and genres. The main list can be found here on B&N’s Best NookBooks of 2010 page. Now for the free  [ Read More ]

I decided to do a test between the Kindle 3, Kobo WiFi, and Sony Daily Edition to compare which offered the best newspaper reading experience. I subscribed to the New York Times on all three devices and here’s the results. A subscription for the New York Times costs .99 a month and is delivered daily.  [ Read More ]