news, tips & advice for UK eBook lovers
When I saw that Waterstones had decided to discount the price of the less than a year old Sony Pocket Edition reader to £99 my immediate reaction was that it simply wasn’t a big enough to compete with Amazon’s new £109 Kindle. Let’s face it, when for a mere £10 more customers … [Read more...]
Until recently the UK eBook market was dominated by a few brands of readers which all supported Adobe’s DRM system, but today the biggest selling eBook capable device is the iPad which - so far - doesn’t. The result of this, as we’ve looked at before, is that DRM-protected … [Read more...]
Before the iPad hit the shops a number of commentators, myself included, doubted the capabilities of the device's backlit screen to rival the clarity and comfort of a dedicated eBook reader's e-ink screen. Having had a few days to actually use an iPad I'm feeling a need to qualify … [Read more...]
Smartphone manufacturers must rue the day they allowed media discussion of their sector to be dominated by the iPhone. Journalists and bloggers couldn't wait to tell readers about their new gadget and, for reasons which will make a worthwhile topic for future academic study, established … [Read more...]
