eBook Readers

Digital eBook readers - a product category jump-started by the Amazon Kindle and now fed by offerings from Barnes & Noble, Plastic Logic, Sony, and others - are poised to take the market by storm. Here's what you need to know to stay informed during the deluge.

eBook Reader News

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Google Launches Buzz, A Twitter Competitor for Posting Updates From Gmail, Phones, Google Maps

Today, Google announced Buzz, a service that will let users post Twitter-esque updates from within Gmail, as well as from select mobile platforms. The service is free, and will roll out over the next few days..

Motorola Droid Owners to Get Android 2.1 Update Starting Next Week

Well, that was quick. Just a month after Nexus One debuted as the first and only phone with Android 2.1, giving it a slight edge over slightly older Android handsets, Motorola announced, via its Faceb...

Watch Out, JooJoo: The X2 iTablet is Here, Will Ship in April

When Apple announced its tablet as the iPad, a world full of women groaned, while UK company X2 must have heaved a sigh of relief: the name iTablet was still up for grabs! A week and change after the ...

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Reviews and Hands-On

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Hands-On With Fujitsu's FLEPia Color eReader

Almost since the day the first eReaders were introduced both fans and detractors have asked: what about color? The main manufacturing focus was and continues to be on black and white/grayscale display...

Skiff's eReader and Service Demoed: Device and Service Could Reinvent Print Media

Do you know Skiff? It's the Hearst-sponsored initiative to insert magazines, newspapers, and blogs into the book publishing industry's nascent shift toward digital content. Mostly Skiff is associated ...

Hands-on with Notion Ink Adam Prototype: It's Amazing

There were plenty of gadgets and technolgies we saw at this year's CES that we liked, but very few that made us say "Wow." The Notion Ink Adam is one of those devices. This 10-inch prototype Android t...

Video Hands-On With The PDA-esque Astri Dual Screen Android eReader

I was walking the show floor today at CES when I spotted the Marvell booth. The semiconductor company is showing off the full range of devices powered by their technology -- that includes tablets, multimedia devices, and eReaders.

Kindle for iPhone: Convenient But Full of Compromises

As a former librarian, I never thought I'd like eBooks. In fact, the concept seemed wrong to me. There is something romantic about the smell of the paper and the heft of a real book. But after about 1...

Hands-On With The Sony Reader Pocket And Touch Editions

Sony's new Reader digital devices are set to challenge the Amazon Kindle on three fronts: price, functionality, and breadth of access. Yesterday, I spent some time with the Pocket and Touch Edition Readers to get a feel for what Sony is offering.

Amazon Kindle DX Review

The larger Kindle DX is a well rounded e-book optimized for reading textbooks and newspapers, but we wish it were less expensive.

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Tips

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Amazon Kindle Tips & Tricks

We found 5 ways to help you trick out your Amazon Kindle, and none of them will take you longer than 3 minutes.

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