It was so obvious, Amazon could not hold its little secret any longer. Amazon has just announced new additions to Kindle family. Kindle 3 will come in two flavors (WiFi or 3G) and is priced aggressively to give Amazon the boost it needs to keep up with other top players in the market. Kindle “Shasta” [...]

Amazon Kindle 2 has gone out of stock. Amazon promises this to be a temporary issue, but we are getting awfully close to Kindle 3′s alleged announcement date (early August). Unless Amazon is planning to keep Kindle 2 around and offer it as a budget option to e-reader fans, there is no reason for the [...]

Remember how Amazon was almost forced to get rid of Read-to-Me feature on Kindle due to its potential legal risks? Apparently, that is not such an “illegal” thing to do (in some cases). Not according to the Library of Congress. It has added 5 new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, deeming jailbreaking phones [...]

The nature of our books is changing. People are getting more used to those dynamic e-books that are full of interactive content. Let’s not forget that a lot of people spend hours each day watching videos. Amazon Kindle and other E-ink-based e-readers may not support video-books at this point, but there are indications that future [...]

Publishers are not too happy with the fact that some prominent authors are deciding to bypass traditional publishers to strike better deals with Amazon. Wylie Agency’s move to launch Odyssey Editions has enraged some of the big players in the publishing industry. Odyssey Editions will bring top modern classic works to Amazon Kindle store. Since [...]

Amazon and Borders are not the only companies with e-reader apps for Android. B&N has just released nook for Android to give Android phone owners the chance to download and read e-books on their devices. nook for Android is compatible with devices that run Android 1.6 or above. It is very similar to nook for [...]

Amazon Kindle’s days of dominating the e-reader market seem to be all but over. When Amazon launched Kindle a couple of years ago, its timing could not have been better. The e-book reader market was stagnant at that point and Sony was not able to get its e-reader to go mainstream. Kindle has been impressive [...]

A while ago, we ran a story about Pixel Qi display that netbook owners can pick up to turn their mini laptops into an e-book reader. Regular laptop screens have a backlight that puts strains on our eyes when reading documents on them for long hours. Pixel Qi displays give their users the option to [...]

Kobo Reader may not be the best e-book reader around, but it is one of the least expensive ones. The device managed to put some early heat on Nook and Kindle with its low price. It took B&N and Amazon a short amount of time to drop their prices, putting the pressure back on Kobo [...]

The die-hard Amazon Kindle fans have had trouble accepting the iPad as a real e-book reader. It’s not a device you can use under some sun-shine. The screen does not take advantage of E-ink technology, and the device can be too distracting. While these are valid points, they do not mean Apple does not care [...]

The e-reader market is expected to grow significantly in the next few years. No wonder lots of companies are trying to get their piece of the pie in this market these days. Velocity Micro is the latest company to enter the e-reader/tablet markets. It is planning to release an Android tablet and e-reader to compete [...]

Amazon has been trying hard to conquer the education market with Kindle DX. It has not been successful so far. Barnes & Noble is not expected to introduce a larger screen nook in the near future, but it does intend to debut NOOKstudy. NOOKstudy is a free application for PC and Mac that lets students [...]

In case you have missed it, Amazon is already shipping Kindle DX graphite. The device has a better display and is expected to be more in demand considering the price cut that it has received. The trouble is Amazon is still selling the old Kindle DX. This is the first time that Amazon has not [...]

Remember iRiver Story? The e-book reader that was expected to challenge Kindle a while go. The device may have not gotten enough action in this side of the globe, but it has apparently done enough business to encourage iRiver to upgrade it. iRiver WiFi Story, which was announced recently in the UK, now gives its [...]

Reading e-books on regular laptops can put some strain on your eyes. That’s why devices such as Kindle are so much fun. They make it much easier to read for hours without tiring your eyes out. Besides, you can use your e-reader outdoors, under sun-light. That’s not something you can do on regular laptop LCD [...]