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Exactly how waterproof is the Kobo H2O e-reader? Find out before you hit the...
Several decades ago Arthur C. Clarke reminded a friend and me that e-book devices might develop amnesia if dropped in the bathtub. Well, time passes. I myself own a dandy waterpoof case for my Kindle...
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Kobo, American Booksellers Association launch ‘eRead Local’ promotion to...
Kobo is launching a new program in conjunction with the American Booksellers Association to promote the sale of e-books in independent bookstores, reports Publishers Weekly. “eRead Local” will run for...
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New Kindle App Options Not As Great As Amazon Presents
I noticed this morning that my Kindle for iOS app had been updated and included the new font, Bookerly, plus new reading enhancing improvements. Here’s what Amazon has to say about the improvements:...
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E-books on your Windows phone: Try free Freda app—offering text to speech and...
A free e-reading app called Freda might be just the ticket for your Windows phone. Freda already shines by Windows Phone e-reading standards. It’s won an average of 4.5 stars out of 5 from 1,384...
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Morning Links: Captain Ahab and Cinderella as games fodder. Onyx Boox i86...
The Surprising Games People Made with Public Domain Works (Boing Boing) The recent Public Domain Jam has spawned a whole bunch of new works…about Captain Ahab, Captain Hook, Cinderella, Dorian Gray and...
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CHIP Kickstarter makes full-fledged computer available for $9
We’ve seen our share of rock-bottom-priced computers in the last few years—the Arduino, the Raspberry Pi, Rhombus Tech. But a Kickstarter project due to end in just under two days may have them all...
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Does anyone even want cross-platform e-book interoperability?
Proprietary e-book formats have been around for quite some time. Most major commercial vendors use proprietary formats to one extent or another, be they Amazon’s Kindle format or the proprietary DRM...
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E-book-lovers vs. proprietary formats (yes, P is still evil)
TeleRead writers traditionally have been strong supporters of e-book standards. No blinking. No hesitation. ePub is the way to go in most cases. The majority of us have just hated proprietary formats...
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Considering An Android to iOS Switch
While I was quite happy with the HTC One M8 when I got it almost a year ago, I haven’t remained as content with it over time. Just before I received the Lollipop update, I was having both serious...
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Voice Dream text-to-speech reader to appear for Android in August
I’ve praised the Voice Dream e-reader as a stellar way to enjoy text to speech of files in ePub, HTML, plain text, Word and other formats. Other apps offer TTS. But Voice Dream Reader also comes with...
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Oyster Introduces Lumin, a New Light Adjusting Reading Mode
Oyster is tackling the problem of how light from our tablet screens affect both eye health and our ability to sleep. A lot has been written about the effect the blue light from our tablet screens...
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Kindle Paperwhite Getting Upgrade to 300 ppi
Amazon just announced that they are upgrading the Kindle Paperwhite to improve the screen to the same resolution as the Kindle Voyage. The new Paperwhite will also have the Bookerly font (which I am...
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Australian e-book site e-book.com.au to close down
Australian e-book advocacy site e-book.com.au has announced it will close down at the end of June, 2015. Although we have only mentioned the site a couple of times on TeleRead as nearly as I can tell,...
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Morning Links: Instapaper Opens API. Gaming the System
Instapaper Opens Its API, Gives Free Users More App Options (Ink, Bits & Pixels) Instapaper announced on its blog yesterday that it was loosening a restriction on the Instapaper API, finally making...
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eReader Review: New Kindle Paperwhite (PW3) With 300 ppi Resolution
Let me start by saying that Amazon is a class act. When they offered to send me a new Kindle Paperwhite 3 to review, I was expecting a box with a Paperwhite. Instead I got a care package which included...
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Head to Head: Kobo Glo HD vs Kindle Paperwhite 3
Yesterday I reviewed the new Kindle Paperwhite 3, and I promised a shopping comparison between the Kobo Glo HD and the Paperwhite. Right now they are the closest competitors to each other since I don’t...
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ePub and other sacrileges on the Voyage and Paperwhite: Easy jail-breaks ahead?
Nathan ran a great write-up on the challenges of rooting the Kindle Voyage, the Paperwhite and other recent Kindles. He was following up on a how-to video on taking the Voyage apart. Meanwhile, at...
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Beware of Kindle Fires catching fire. Similar hazards on other devices with...
Who says firecrackers are the only things that may explode July 4 (that’s Independence Day here in the United States)? Fires and explosions of lithium-ion batteries, aka li-ion batteries, are rare. But...
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The pros and cons of buttons on e-readers (for page-turning)
Text to speech isn’t the only AWOL feature on the newer Kindles and many other devices. Full-sized controls for page-turning would also help, and at MobileRead, button boosters are debating the...
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E-book insanity at the Washington Post: Michael Rosenwald’s e-bashing just...
Albert Einstein supposedly nailed down a good definition of “insanity.” It’s “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” That fits Washington Post staff writer Michael S....
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