Though I’ve made fun of B&N for taking 4 months to fix Nook’s freezing and speed issues the new Nook update is a very solid one. In addition to the fixes we have – A browser that uses WiFi to surf the Net. In Store Browsing of Books at B&N stores. Two free games – Chess and [...]
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By a strange coincidence there were 4 posts discussing 4 different Kindle rivals open on my browser this morning. It’s surreal to see the wide variety of approaches, strengths, and flaws exhibited by the Kindle’s rivals. Let’s take a look. The Nook – Perennially Late If there was any doubt that B&N have a huge problem sticking [...]
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Having an email conversation with Andrys of Kindle World and talking about magazines and how the iPad is better (yes, the color and the 4:3 aspect make the iPad great for magazines). Then an uncomfortable thought came up – What happens when the Skiff comes out? Wouldn’t Skiff become Magazine Publishers’ #1 choice for magazine readers? [...]
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Free Kindle Pre-Order Let’s start with a free Kindle preorder – The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson is free and includes ‘bonus material’. Strangely, this bothers me – Isn’t it enough that it’s free? Why does there have to be bonus material? Is the book worth minus $1 now and ‘bonus material’ has to be [...]
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Let’s start with a free book – Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices by Julie Clawson, Tom Sine, and Christine Sine. It’s rated 5 stars on 8 reviews and here’s a review – “Julie Clawson gets it. First, she gets it that most of us suburban Americans feel overwhelmed and guilty when we [...]
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