Posts tagged with ebooks

Barnes & Noble gift card does not work with eBooks

Posted on November 6, 2009 11:05 AM

Some guy known as Dave had a Nook pre-ordered for him from the local Barnes & Noble store, picking up a $100 gift card in the process to kickstart the eBook collection. Unfortunately, when the bloke tried to buy a few books virtually, he realized that the gift card was useless, and this without having the staff at Barnes & Noble inform him earlier. Hopefully not too many people will suffer the same fate this holiday season.

Google To Sell eBooks

Posted on June 1, 2009 7:11 AM

Google is on its way to put eBooks up for sale before 2009 is over, and looks set to eat into Amazon's territory. Currently, the Internet search giant already enables people to look for and read extracts from books through its Book Search service, alongside links to book stores such as Amazon and Waterstone’s, where those who are hooked on such a short read can place orders for print and electronic versions of the titles. Google will allow publishers to price their own titles, a move that is unlike what Amazon has been doing with many publishers, selling eBooks at less than cost price. It would be interesting to see how Google's participation will affect Amazon's sales - is the pie going to expand, or will Amazon going to have to settle for a smaller slice?

Kindle 3 Spoof

Posted on May 26, 2009 2:00 PM

CollegeHumor has put together a cool Kindle Spoof about what the Kindle 3 would be and they think that reading isn't sexy... jump to their video.

BeBook And BeBook 2 Details

Posted on May 14, 2009 8:26 AM

BeBook is yet another e-book reader that ough to cater to the entry level market with a price point of €199, while those who want something beefier might consider the BeBook 2 which will see Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity built-in. Unfortunately, it seems to be priced in the same neighborhood as the Kindle 2, which places it between €350 ($476) and €400 ($544), so make sure you have enough dough before taking the plunge into a wireless book environment.