People have been buying tablets and e-book readers like hotcakes this past couple of years, considering that the prices for these devices have been dropping. With the iPad and Kindle going for $499 and $79 respectively, it is not a surprise that both of these markets have been growing fast. A Pew Internet survey suggests [...]

We all knew Sony Reader PRS-T1 ran Android underneath it all. But who knew it could be hacked to run other e-reader apps for Android. The device has already been hacked to run AWLauncher. It supports various e-reader apps. You still can’t play games on the device. Some games such as Angry Birds crash on it.

There was a time when people used to buy paper comic books. Some people still do. But devices such as iPhone and iPad make great comic e-readers. These 5 apps for iOS and Android let you read comic books and manga on your smartphone or tablet without any issues: Zeal Comic Reader: turns your iPhone [...]

It is that time of the year again: when e-reader makers preview or release their next generation e-readers to the market. While we are surprised that Amazon has not given us even a hint about the future Kindle, the introduction of NOOK 3 has more than made up for that. Kobo is not giving up [...]

Kindle, iPad, and NOOK owners have plenty of colorful cases, sleeves, and jackets to choose from t0 protect their devices against scratches, dust, and everything in between. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could design your own jacket for your e-reader? M-Edge Accessories has started a service that allows you to do just that. [...]

We have been calling for Amazon to bring a solar powered Kindle to the market for a couple of years now. Amazon does not seem to be interested in that concept at this point. But Toshiba and KDDI have pulled it off with the Biblio Leaf. This solar e-reader, which will be available in Japan [...]

B&N is bringing its e-reader to Walmart. NOOKcolor, which has a 7 inch color screen, is B&N’s latest effort to turn the tables on Amazon and steal more customers. B&N still plans to sell its e-ink e-reader. Bringing NOOK to Walmart ahead of the holiday shopping season is only smart: Sales of Nook devices continue [...]

e-readers have come a long way since Amazon decided to breathe a new life into this market a few years ago. Sony and a few other companies have been in this business for quite a while. But they failed to make e-readers go mainstream. It did take Amazon a few months to get people talking [...]

Amazon and Apple have been going at it hard over the e-book market supremacy. Amazon has been particularly aggressive with its strategy, picking up authors left and right. Kindle is a wonderful device, but it would not be half as appealing as it is today if Amazon did not offer the lowest e-book prices through [...]

It seems Apple iPad is going to have a new challenger after all. With HP Slate and Microsoft Courier dying (Slate is just getting rebranded), Apple iPad has not had too much of a challenge from LCD-based e-readers. EB710 e-reader is 7 inch color LCD screen e-reader that could change that. Featuring a large color [...]

Many e-reader fans have been waiting for e-paper companies to perfect their color technology, paving the way for color e-papers in the future. Amazon and Nook are both rumored to be working on color screen e-readers. It is not clear when those devices will be released. Fujitsu is another company that intends to perfect its [...]

In case you haven’t noticed, your e-ink based e-reader doesn’t come with a back-light, so you are not going to be able to read it properly without a decent light. Amazon Kindle already has a bunch of reading lights that you can use to read more effectively. But sometimes, you just need a light that [...]

Consider Samsung the latest company that has gotten in the business of making e-book readers. We already have B&N, Amazon, Plastic Logic, Skiff, Spring Design, and Sony competing for their pieces of the pie in this market. But that doesn’t mean companies such as Samsung and ASUSTek are going to sit around. Samsung recently launched [...]

2010 is finally here. From all of us at Exxponent and K.indled, happy new year and may 2010 be a great year for everyone. 2009 was one eventful year for e-book reader fans. Not only we got to see the best Amazon had to offer (maybe it wasn’t the best effort by Amazon but I [...]