Amazon Reader Kindle Wi-Fi – Reading Device
16 Feb 2011 - By Omar Mariño

Kindle is a device to read e-books with a 6-inch display. You can load / buy e-books through an internet connection by wifi (or through the computer via an USB port). In this way, it’s possible to store up to 3500 e-books within the Kindle. It has a battery charge duration of up to 3 weeks if the Wifi connection is enabled and up to 1 month without using the WiFi feature.

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Kobo digital book reader: Very affordable
1 Oct 2010 - By Omar Mariño

The American international bookseller Borders Group has updated its ebook reader by adding Wi-Fi wireless connectivity and opting for setting a very affordable price as part of an aggressive commercial campaign. The new model has the same basic design of the former version with a 6-inch diagonal electronic-ink screen. It comes pre-loaded with 100 titles and has access to 2.2 millions of ebooks through the Borders online store.

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Still Need A kindle? This is the Best One Yet!
2 Sep 2010 - By Omar Mariño

If you don’t have a Kindle yet, you can officially consider yourself a Luddite.  If you’ve haven’t heard of Kindle yet, you must have been living on Mars.  If you’ve just been holding out until the features justify the price, well then, Amazon may have just tipped the scales in your favor.  The new Kindle is the best model yet and it’s only $139! Read more >>

Pocketbook Launches New Android-Based eReader (Among Others)
22 Aug 2010 - By Omar Mariño

If you’re one of those Android snobs that thinks every portable device should run on some version of the revolutionary software that’s sweeping the cell phone/netbook/tablet market these days (and why shouldn’t it?) then you’ll be happy to note that Pocketbook is launching a new Android enabled eReader.  Soon you’ll be reading books in style with all your cybernetic buddies! Read more >>

Downloadable books and a new age of digital textbooks
21 Aug 2010 - By Omar Mariño

The eBook readers are palm-size electronic devices and can store newspapers, magazines, and books as digital content. Although they can be used for recreational reading, the eBooks also can offer a big benefit for students.

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Apple Launches iBook Store Across Platforms
21 Jun 2010 - By Omar Mariño

This app is pretty slick if it holds up to the specs listed.  It’s an eBook reader from Apple that’s tied to the iBook store and is now available on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.  It’s definitely not a Kindle and was definitely designed for the iPad but it works passably well on the other two platforms. Read more >>

PC / Tablet Industry – Kindle Getting a Revamp in Response to iPad Success
29 May 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Kindle eBook reader

Even though Amazon just launched its new Kindle 2 in February 2009, the eBook giant is releasing a thinner, sleeker version that’s also supposed to be “more responsive” in August 2010.  The device is no doubt a direct response to Apple’s iPad’s record sales (1 Million iPads in one month isn’t too shabby) and the success of the iBook store.  But is the new device too little too late? Read more >>

e-Books Reader: Barnes & Noble Nook is Better than the Kindle
20 May 2010 - By Omar Mariño

At 8” by 5” the nook is smaller but slightly heavier and generally feels more sturdy than Amazon’s pioneering eBook reader yet it’s interface is much more user friendly.  In addition, the color touch screen controls on the bottom give the device a very iPhoney feel though the E Ink display still remains the same.  It’s not a bad snag but there are a few issues that keep the machine from being a top pick. Read more >>

Ebooks Reader: Is Bookeen’s Cybook Opus a Kindle Wannabe or a Contender?
3 May 2010 - By Omar Mariño

Amazon’s Kindle Wireless reader really re-energized the e-book industry (and made reading cool again) but since then there’s been a host of “knock-offs” attempting to take a bite out of Amazon’s market share—most of them garbage.  At first glance the newly updated Bookeen Cybook Opus may look just like another pretender but when you get down to brass tacks this little machine really has the chops to be a solid contender. Read more >>



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