Archive for the ‘ eBooks ’ Category

Read my guest post on LongShortStories: ‘Resurrecting the Short Story’

Oct 05 2009

I’ve always been in love with short fiction. It’s precise like poetry, yet can take you to new worlds like the novel. There was a time when the short story was a popular form of entertainment. But the last few decades have seen a decline in popularity of short fiction, to the point where writers get paid mostly in contributor copies. Now, the short story is making its grand comeback. Continue Reading

Love my Sony Pocket Edition Reader, hate the Sony ebook software

Oct 03 2009

Earlier in September I purchased the new Sony Pocket Edition (PRS-300), which I gave a detailed review of here. The Reader itself is great. It sports a crisp display with plenty of contrast between the text and background. I love it! But the software Sony makes you download to buy their ebooks and load them onto your Reader is a totally different story.

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13 comments - Latest by: Christina : Ok this ebook stuff is starting to get on my nerves! The software won't open on my computer at all. I downloaded ... More

Amazon’s ‘1984′ deletion lawsuit settled in court

Oct 02 2009

It has been known for a while now that Amazon compensated those Kindle users who had ‘1984′ deleted off of their Kindles by offering affected users a new copy of George Orwell’s novel or a $30 gift certificate. What hasn’t made the news, until now, is the status of the lawsuit brought on by student Justin Gawronski who not only lost the ‘1984′ novel, but also the notes he had taken on the Kindle for a class assignment.

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Are ebooks sucking the blood out of print books? Some say yes.

Sep 18 2009

Sometimes I forget that just because I love ebooks so much, doesn’t mean that everyone does. In fact, there are still a lot of people out there who don’t like anything about ebooks. And some will even go so far to say that ebooks will be the downfall of authors and literature alike.

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5 comments - Latest by: Xerxes : True, but I've spoken with people who have a gadget drawer for go time. PSP, DS, Handheld Sudoku games, why ... More

Review: The Sony Pocket Edition (PRS-300) Reader

Sep 07 2009

My decision to upgrade to the new Sony Pocket Edition Reader was based on two reasons: First, I wanted to take advantage of Sony’s move to ePub as its standard ebook format. Second, the price was right. At $199 it was worth the upgrade and I decided to do it now, while I had a little extra cash and not wait until such a purchase would break me.

Now for the nuts and bolts. As I played with my new Reader after bringing it home on Saturday night, I took notes (once a student, always a student) about my experience. Here’s how the Pocket Edition stacks up as an ebook reader.

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17 comments - Latest by: H.L.Jolly : My daughter brought me sony reader PRS300 and i was happy to get it. While loading book an error ... More

Unboxing pictures of a new Sony Pocket Edition Reader

Sep 06 2009

Last night I bought the new Sony Reader Pocket Edition Reader (PRS-300) at my local Sony Style store. I’ve been wanting to upgrade my first generation PRS-500 for a while now, and for $199, the Pocket Edition seemed like the right price at the right time. I tried to hold off buying one as long as I could, but I lasted less than a month after the new ebook readers were released.

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3 comments - Latest by: Cricut Cartridges : I'm still having a hard time deciding between this and the Kindle. Thanks for the review! :) .-= Cricut Cartridges´s last ... More

Almost 2 months later, Amazon offers compensation for deleted Orwell titles

Sep 05 2009

It was back in mid-July when Amazon decided to remotely delete two George Orwell titles from the Kindles of customers who purchased the ebooks. As expected, the controversial move brought down a rain of criticism on Amazon. Jeff Bezos issued an apology, which was nice, but seemed more like a desperate public relations stunt than a genuine attempt at atonement for a company that crossed the line of privacy. And it appears Amazon is still thinking about the incident, which has prompted their latest offering.

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CellStories.net serves up digital content on your cell phone

Sep 01 2009

Have a cell phone? Have a web browser on your cell phone? If so, then that’s all you need to sign up for start-up website CellStories.net. The stories, some fiction and some non-fiction, are delivered through the site that can be easily accessed on your mobile browser. The content appears to be free.

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Smashwords teams up with Barnes & Noble to give indie authors a boost

Aug 31 2009

This news has been floating around the internet for a couple days now, so it’s probably old news. But I thought it’s worth it for me to comment on because it involves ebooks, indie authors and the large corporation Barnes and Noble. Strange bedfellows? Possibly. Though not in a bad way.

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Sony releases new ebook software, compatible with Mac, leaves out PRS-500 support

Aug 28 2009

Oh Sony, how can you break my heart? After all my excitement over your new and shiny ebook reading devices, you are now going to let me drown in a sea of obscurity only because I was an early adopter and took a chance when you first got into the ebook business. I didn’t think you’d forget about me, or at least, not this fast.

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1 comment - Latest by: Reader Owner : Sony continues to completely suck at user support. I used the previous eBook Library software version today on my PC ... More


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