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03:26 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
New Features
Bug Fixes
New and improved news sources
Unsure how to use calibre? Check out the calibre forums where you're likely to find all the help you need. |
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07:41 PM by GA Russell in E-Book Readers | Barnes & Noble NOOK
The chief executive of Barnes & Noble's retail division, Mitchell Klipper, has in the past few days sold two-thirds of his shares, raising $5.5 million. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...97Q01D20130827 Related: B&N reports $87m loss for Q1 2014, NOOK business plunges 20% (image: Mike Kalasnik / Flickr) |
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07:15 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
To start with, below is a list of the new devices along with the specifications. Kobo Aura Specs:
Kobo Arc 7 Specs:
Kobo Arc 7 HD Specs:
Kobo Arc 10 HD Specs:
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06:36 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book Readers | Android Devices
Version 2.2.3 adds:
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05:41 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | General Discussions
Publishers who elect to disable text-to-speech could prevent the visually impaired from reading the books, in particular if the title is not available in the alternative audiobook form. Bufo Calvin of the I Love My Kindle blog penned an impassioned open letter in this regard:
As a matter of principle Bufo wouldn't recommend any e-book that has text-to-speech access disabled. What do you think? How important is text-to-speech to you? Since the technology is readily available, shouldn't everyone embrace it for the benefit of those who cannot consume content otherwise? Related: Amazon, Kobo and Sony request e-readers be exempt from accessibility laws |
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10:59 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Announcements
We also like to officially welcome kguil, the developer of Marvin. kguil has certainly been busy over the past couple of months, and he is currently working on releasing an iPhone-supporting update that should make e-book reading with Marvin even more satisfying. Finally, a big thanks to GRiker who is not only responsible for bringing a native calibre driver to Marvin, but who also volunteered to help us moderate the new section. |
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06:53 AM by Cyberman tM in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No...
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06:10 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
There is no denying that e-book piracy on the Internet is rampant; yet the question remains: Should private organizations such as BREIN, who have no legal or investigative authority, be allowed to access private customer information in their attempt to identify the people alleged to be offering pirated content? [image: Ruben Holthuijsen /Flickr] |
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