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GOOD THINKING

Local libraries to offer free eBook rentals

By Paul Lester

17:03 October 27, 2009 PDT

Offering eBook rentals online could help increase library visits - of the virtual kind

It would come as no surprise to hear that your typical local library isn’t exactly a hive of activity these days. The availability of information online and swathes of technology capable of distracting us during quieter times has seen memberships declining. But a scheme designed to embrace modern alternatives to the weighty tome could breathe new life back into the service. Taking a leaf from Amazon’s book, if you’ll pardon the pun, select local libraries in the UK are now subsidizing conventional methods by offering eBook rentals online. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Amazon Kindle e-book reader goes global

By Gizmag Team

15:59 October 7, 2009 PDT

Amazon Kindle e-book reader goes global

Amazon has announced an international version of its Kindle e-book reader. Priced at US$279, the global version of the Kindle will work in over 100 countries and shares the same specs as its U.S. only counterpart - a 6" diagonal E Ink anti-glare display, slimline 8" x 5.3" x 0.36" footprint, 2GB internal memory (1.4GB of which is available for user content - that's enough for 1,500 books) and a weight of just 10.2 ounces (0.29kg). Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Asus to release world’s cheapest eBook reader

By Paul Lester

17:01 September 10, 2009 PDT

The new Asus reader could be the device that finally kick-starts the eBook market

Despite being around since the mid-nineties, eBooks have never really taken off and this is mainly down to the fact that eBook readers, which have been available for about a decade, have proven prohibitively expensive and barely more convenient than lugging around a couple paperbacks. Sony and BeBook have seen relative success in recent times, along with the Amazon Kindle, but a new competitor in the form of Asus could be set to breathe new life into the market. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Kindle DX: Amazon upsizes e-reader

By Paul Best

23:41 May 6, 2009 PDT

Amazon.com offers several improvements with the Kindle DX, its larger 9.7-inch screen the ...

Amazon.com has added an upgraded version of its wireless electronic reader Kindle, with several improvements, its larger 9.7-inch screen the most obvious. The Kindle DX also introduces a PDF reader, auto-rotation and expanded memory that can store up to 3,500 books. Read More

 
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