There are plenty of silly books around that we all can spend hours reading. You would want to get your hands on classic literature once in a while. Studying literature can be quite gratifying no matter where you get to do it. These 3 iPhone apps can help you get more out of your literature [...]

When Amazon launched Kindle with ads a short while ago, many experts were skeptical about its potential. After all, promoting ads via screensavers does not seem like a huge opportunity for Amazon. Many of those ads would be useless to Kindle owners anyway. The company is planning to change all that by bringing AmazonLocal ads [...]

Starbucks is quite popular for throwing all kinds of promotions to keep its customers coming back for more. The company has allowed its customers to sample apps in the past. In a partnership with iTunes and the iBookstore, Starbucks will be offering ebook “Picks of the Week” to its customers. The first title is Erin [...]

Have you ever wanted to take your e-reader with you underwater? We haven’t either. But professional divers who spend a considerable amount of time underwater (like Mark Thurlow and Robin Jacoway) may have the need for it. Some of these divers go down to depths of 300-400 ft and can’t come out of water right [...]

We have been calling for Amazon to introduce a book subscription plan for a couple of years now. It was clear that such a service could do Amazon Kindle wonders right from the start. But launching such a service in the e-book industry is not without its complications. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting [...]

In case you have not noticed, the number of Kindle games and apps has increased significantly in the past couple of months. Amazon does not offer thousands of apps for Kindle. But it has enough to keep Kindle owners busy. If you are a fan of word games, these 5 Kindle apps are worth checking [...]

For the past couple of months, we have been wondering what Amazon plans to do with Kindle DX. The company has clearly decided to focus more on making tablets. Kindle DX has been one of the best e-book readers around. But it simply did not have the success Amazon expected in the education market. Kindle [...]

Anyone who has looked for free e-books online should know about Project Gutenberg. Michael Hart, the founder of this amazing site, has passed away at the age of 64. Michael Hart’s project now holds thousands of copyright free e-books. As Dr. Gregory B. Newby put it in Mr. Hart’s obituary: Michael S. Hart left a major [...]

The E-ink technology is dear to the heart’s of those who love getting a book-like reading experience on their handheld devices. Kindle, NOOK, Kobo, and many other e-readers come with E-ink displays. Unfortunately, most e-readers do not use color e-ink at this point. At the IFA 2011 trade show in Berlin last week, E-ink touted [...]

We have known for quite some time that Amazon intends to bring a Kindle tablet to the market. Many experts consider Amazon to be among few companies possibly capable of challenging Apple in the tablet market. Amazon’s upcoming tablet will have a 7 inch screen with a dual core processor inside. It will cost $250. [...]

In the past couple of weeks, we have been covering Sony’s latest creation, Sony PRS-T1 reader. The days of Sony dominating the e-reader market are truly over. PRS-T1 has a touch screen and WiFi on-board. The device is not as expensive as some other Sony readers of the past. Users can interact with their books [...]

In this day and age, many of us find it difficult to stay focused on our tasks (such as reading) for too long. Some of us have developed short attention spans due to being addicted to the Internet. If you find reading more than a couple of pages of your books each night boring or [...]

We have heard a ton of rumors about Amazon’s upcoming tablets. The company plans to introduce as many as 2 new e-readers and 2 tablets to enhance its presence in the e-reader and tablet-PC markets. Amazon may not be going after Apple iPad directly with its first tablet but it does intend to introduce a [...]

Sony many have had an early mover advantage in the e-reader market but the company has managed to squander its lead by not being innovative enough. The market is now being dominated by Kindle and NOOK, with Kobo holding its own. This may be the case of being too little too late for Sony but [...]

Have you ever been in a situation where you have wanted to ask your favorite author a question while reading his/her latest work? Amazon has introduced a new service (@author) to give Kindle users the chance to ask authors questions on their device. As the name of the service suggests, it is powered by Twitter. [...]