Introduction I’ve been picked to beta test Akademika.no‘s online shop, and got sent a Sony Reader PRS-600 that I could keep after testing. Akademika.no is to sell digital books in the formats PDF and ePub, and they are using Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) to add DRM to the books you buy. In the following weeks I will be writing about ADE and my experiences with buying books online from Akademika.no. We will also get access to a few Norwegian books, but these will only be available […] Continue reading →
Instapaper is a perfect example of useful cloud computing. A service that lets you “bookmark” articles that you wish to read later, in the chair or in a spare moment, as for example the subway to and from work. A lot of people have been blogging about it lately. By adding a Read Later button in your browser’s toolbar, articles will get stored on the Instapaper site: To read the articles you can later visit the Instapaper site and read them. But is more useful is to use […] Continue reading →
The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave is an excellent example of what you can achieve on an modern multimedia device. We are now living in the multi-media age, the book itself is only part of the story. So: The Death of Bunny Munro isn’t just a book. It’s also an audio recording! And an iPhone app! And a tour! You can read this electronic book yourself or listen to Nick Cave reading it, while following the text. Or you could watch the video clips of Cave reading from the book. […] Continue reading →
Bookeen today released their pocket ebook reader Opus and a new look on their web site. I badly want to try both ePub and the new improved PDF support. But still have to wait. […] Continue reading →
Bookeen is soon to come with their new mini ebook reader, Cybook Opus. The device will come with support for both ePub and PDF. Here are some pictures from the French site Ebouquin: Here are some specifications for Opus: 5″ high definition e-ink screen (200dpi, 600×800 pixels) Ultra light-weight : 150 gr 1 GB internal memory (twice the capacity of the Cybook Gen3) Excellent ergonomy with convenient well-placed page-turning buttons on the side of the screen for one-handed use An […] Continue reading →
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