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I love to read, but I've never quite trusted eReaders. To me, it doesn't matter if the eReader in question is a Nook, or a Kindle, or any of the other varieties. It just isn't the same as holding an actual book, made of paper, in my hands. The electronic version cannot replace the feel of the weight of the
Apple and several publishers including Penguin, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Pearson and Simon & Schuster and Hachette have been accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of price-fixing and collusion. According to the Bloomberg various high level officials of these companies along with a representative from Apple met several times in secret at various locations in New York city prior to
Ford has produced a brand new feature called SYNC. This is the perfect name for the first system designed to give you in-car tablet compatibility. In other words, SYNC will allow drivers to hook up their favorite tablet device to their car, and access it through voice commands while they are driving. The voice commands make things safer. Drivers won't
CourseSmart is a higher education content delivery system that delivers e-textbooks to over 2.5 million students and faculty members. Sean Devine, CEO of CourseSmart talks to Jeffrey and Andy about the system. CourseSmart brings together content producers and content consumers, typically publishers, lecturers and students in over 7,000 universities and colleges. The organisation is owned by a group of publishers but
The E Ink screens of e-book readers are much easier on the eyes than traditional LCD ones but as they're not backlit, reading in low light or the dark is a little tricky. SolarFocus's lighted Kindle cover solves this problem and more. Andy takes a look. The SolarKindle lighted Kindle cover is a combination of a hard case, LED light, battery
Griffin has a great range of accessories for all kinds of smartphones, MP3 players and tablets, so it's no surprise that they've a few additions to their product range here at CES. This year they're announcing a two in-car mounts, some power solutions and a mount for air travellers. First up, if you have a car that has an aux
More time is spent reading with children but parents are finding modern life tiring and stressful, according to research commissioned by Booktime. The average time spent by parents reading with their child (4 & 5 year olds) is now one hour 26 mins per week, an increase of 10% over 2009. 60% of parents read with children for pleasure on