Since right around the time Amazon launched the first Kindle, Sony has had trouble maintaining a place at the front of the eReading world. In a way this is really a shame, since it was the Sony Reader that first brought E INK reading devices to the public in a meaningful way. I still have [...]
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For some time now the Kindle, while retaining its mostly uncontested status as the superior eReader choice for consumers, has been facing increasingly able competitors. The new Nook Simple Touch has made a splash in the US by essentially being the Kindle without a physical keyboard (though admittedly that’s oversimplifying the impressive progress B&N has [...]
Long before the Kindle had a firm grasp on the eBook market, and even before the term eReader had much meaning in the minds of the public, Sony had started up their line of Sony Readers. They were the first company that not only did the job, but did it well. In time, unfortunately, they [...]
News – 1) Amazon updates the Kindle 3 software. 2) Kindles are coming to Best Buy this fall. Tech Tip – John Cog in a post at his Me and My Kindle blog tipped me off to a way to find other Kindle users on Google Maps, courtesy of a computer consultant in Croatia named [...]
News – 1) Scattered reports of Kindle 3 freeze-ups and crashes echo my own experience. Late-breaking news from Abhi indicates Amazon may be working on a software fix soon. 2) Sony announces three new Readers. 3) Staples to begin selling Kindles. Tech Tip – Via A Kindle World, I learn about an easy way to [...]
