Sun August 18 2013
Kindle Fire HD: More leaked benchmarks; codenamed Soho, Thor and Apollo |
11:23 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News Only few days after the leaked benchmark of the upcoming 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, fresh into our tattle box we received the equivalent benchmark information of the 7-inch model. See attached screenshots for all the details. Also, if you care to know, the three Kindle Fire devices go by the names Soho, Thor and Apollo.
Now let's hope that Amazon hurries to get these toys on the street! |
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Google Books Mysterious Deletions |
02:19 AM by Nate the great in E-Book General | General Discussions Has anyone ever heard of this happening before?
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Renting textbooks from Amazon? Do not dare to cross state borders |
02:12 AM by doctorow in E-Book General | News Not quite sure what to think of this. If you strictly follow Amazon's terms of use for textbook rentals, you're not allowed to cross state borders with your rented books. Under "Rentals by Warehouse Deals, Inc.", it states
What if you don't follow their terms?
Why all this? Most likely it's related to Amazon's attempt to evade certain state sale taxes. Inside Higher Ed has the full story. image U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Flickr |
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Sat August 17 2013
calibre V0.9.44 released |
03:09 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News We here at MobileRead love calibre updates, especially when new features and functionalities are involved. The 0.9.44 refresh offers a few pleasant additions, including:
Also, the following bugs were fixed:
Lastly, the following new and/or improved news sources are included:
Want to know more about calibre? Head over to the Calibre forums. |
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Fri August 16 2013
Rumor: Next-gen Kindle Fire HD 8.9" aka KFAPWA benchmark leak |
07:01 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News Benchmark information has leaked that puts teeth in an earlier rumor suggesting that the next Kindle Fire HD will be powered by a speedy Snapdragon 800 CPU and comes with a prodigious 2560x1600 screen (8.9-inch model). [via Android Community] |
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E Ink net sales plunged 46% in Q2 2013, is still upbeat |
05:26 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News A troubling sign for us e-paper lovers? E Ink yesterday announced its net sales to have dropped by 46% in Q2 2013 from its prior quarter. Yet, according to the investor conference held yesterday, things are not as gloomy as they might appear:
Source: Taipei Times. It's also reported that overall shipments of e-readers will remain flat compared to last year, with between 10 to 15 million units. Further key points from the investor conference:
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Amazon Publishing Announces the Launch of “Icons” |
04:57 AM by Jessica Lares in E-Book General | News Amazon teams up with authors to bring a series of short biographies under the brand "Icons" to its library. Released on a bi-monthly basis, the first is set to be "Jesus" by Jay Parini and will be available in December. http://www.pubexec.com/article/amazo...-launch-icons/
image: The Last Judgement (cropped), Michelangelo |
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