Tue September 24 2013
BookONO wants to be a Calibre alternative |
10:08 AM by Katsunami in E-Book General | News Has anybody looked into this? I've not seen any topics on the forums about this new software. Google Translate (Not perfect, but quite readable.)
A more open approach than being open source, running on about every existing platform in the world and having a plugin-structure to extend functionality? Hard to imagine. The author himself posted in the thread (real English):
- Not open source. Big disadvantage. I for one, am very sceptical that any e-book manager started today can ever catch up to Calibre, let alone overtake it, assuming Calibre stays in development. True, Calibre is not a pretty program to look at, but that is probably its only disadvantage. For everything else, at this point in time, Calibre is to e-books what Photoshop is to image editing: if you need the options, the kitchen AND the sink to get stuff done, it's the only option. |
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Mon September 23 2013
Tesco Jumps on the Tablet Bandwagon |
07:30 AM by Gilmartin in E-Book General | News Seems a pretty basic and cheap device:
More details at http://www.androidcentral.com/tesco-...19-hudl-tablet |
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Sat September 21 2013
October Book Club Vote |
03:36 PM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs October 2013 MobileRead Book Club Vote Help us choose a book as the October 2013 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is multiple-choice: you may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on October 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard Spoiler:
• Dr. Izard by Anna Katharine Green Spoiler:
• The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers Spoiler:
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Spoiler:
• Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery Spoiler:
• The Case of the Golden Coprolite by Ralph Sir Edward Spoiler:
• Le Morte Darthur by Thomas Malory Spoiler:
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Spoiler:
• The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright Spoiler:
• The Martyrs of Science by David Brewster Spoiler:
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New frontlit HD reader with MP3 & page turn buttons |
01:45 PM by xendula in E-Book General | News The Icarus Illumina HD e-reader with front light is a new, Dutch 6 inch eink reader with page turn buttons, frontlight, MP3 playback with 3.5 headphone jack, and gyroscope (it auto rotates) EURO 110 including taxes or for 129 on amazon.de (see more pics there) The product pictures are a bit bizarre, with gigantic font on them, so maybe they are targetting seniors who often have worse eyesight? Image and article found on lesen.net |
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Goodreads Goes for Censorship |
01:42 PM by Ravensknight in E-Book General | News Goodreads Will Now Censor Reviews, Shelves and Groups Starting today, we will now delete these entirely from the site. We will also delete shelves and lists of books on Goodreads that are focused on author behavior I wasn't ruffled by the Amazon takeover of Goodreads, but since it seems to have led to this, I think I'm done. I've already joined Booklikes.com and will be creating a wordpress book blog. Blast it!!!! I've got YEARS invested in Goodreads and now it is going down the drain. |
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MobileRead Week in Review: 09/14 - 09/21 |
07:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review Ok kids, time for the weekly roundup of what we've covered this week: E-Book General - News
E-Book General - General Discussions E-Book General - Reading Recommendations |
Fri September 20 2013
Book Club October 2013 Book Club Nominations |
06:26 AM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs MobileRead Book Club Help us select the book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for October, 2013. The nominations will run through midnight EST September 30 or until 10 books have made the list. The poll will then be posted and will remain open for five days. Book selection category for October is: The Patricia Clark Memorial Library This month's selection will be a public domain selection from our own MobileRead Library, AKA The Patricia Clark Memorial Library. For newer members who never had the joy of knowing her, Patricia Clark was one of the most helpful and beloved member/moderators ever to grace MobileRead, and many of the books in our Library were carefully crafted, proofread, and uploaded by her. In order for a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third). How Does This Work? How Does a Book Get Selected? How Many Nominations Can I Make? How Do I Nominate a Book? How Do I Know What Has Been Nominated? When is the Poll? The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area.
(1) Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard Spoiler:
(2) Dr. Izard by Anna Katharine Green Spoiler:
(3) The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers Spoiler:
(4) Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Spoiler:
(5) Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery Spoiler:
(6) The Case of the Golden Coprolite by Ralph Sir Edward Spoiler:
(7) Le Morte Darthur by Thomas Malory Spoiler:
(8) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Spoiler:
(9) The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright Spoiler:
(10) The Martyrs of Science by David Brewster Spoiler:
The nominations are now closed. |
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Thu September 19 2013
Ebooks help dyslexics to read |
08:21 AM by fjtorres in E-Book General | News From Today by NBC News: http://www.today.com/health/e-reader...ily-4B11187917
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