The Kindle Library Lending service launched in the fall of 2011 started with 11.000 libraries. The number has grown to about 15,000 libraries and counting in the US, and 18,000 worldwide. This new service offered via a partnership between Amazon and OverDrive has been very instrumental in facilitating this big jump in membership. more Kindle [...]
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“Maybe we’ll just go with ‘Barnes’”…B&N considers spinning off the NOOK business Back in June, I said this about Barnes & Noble: “They are doing some smart things, and I think there is a good chance they’ll survive…even if that doesn’t mean having anywhere near the brick-and-mortar presence they did before (at least for books).” [...]
Want more storage for your stuff? The Fire crushes B&N’s tablet Read that headline again, because it’s the opposite of what you’ll hear over the next few days in coverage of the Kindle Fire versus the new NOOK Tablet. I need to explain this one. First, the NOOK Tablet has twice the onboard memory as the Fire (16GB [...]
B&N announces the NOOK Tablet I’m watching The Verge’s live blog of Barnes & Noble’s announcement this morning. I often watch Gizmodo…but interestingly, I don’t think a ton of people are liveblogging this. Says something about the cultural prominence of B&N right now, perhaps. I’m bouncing between Verge, the B&N site for the NOOK, and [...]
androidcentral: “Leaked: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet release date, pricing and full specs!” Thanks to M. Francis in the Amazon Kindle community for the heads-up on this androidcentral article They claim to have seen a presentation for Monday’s Barnes & Noble presser (press event). They say it will be a $249 tablet (fifty dollars more [...]
Michael Hart, the founder of ebooks and Project Gutenberg, died on September 6, 2011 at the age of 64. His death will be a huge loss for the digital book and literary community. However, the work he has already done has set the groundwork in the ebook world. Other members of the literary community will [...]
It’s that time of year again and students new and old are heading back to college for the fall. Now, more than ever, having an eReader just makes sense for anybody serious about their education. That said, with so many options on the market it can be hard to choose. Kindle or Nook? eReader or [...]
Starting August 7, Office Max will start carrying the Kindle. It is the latest major retail chain to offer the e-reader. It joins Best Buy, Target, Radio Shack, Staples, and most recently, Toys R Us, in selling the Kindle. It is not clear whether the office supply retailer will be selling both the Kindle 3 [...]
