WSJ Fight Club: Kindle vs. Nook

The WSJ pits the two most popular ereaders against each other: Kindle and Nook.  Which one wins?  I have the conclusion after the break!

Star Wars collection coming the Digital Age

LucasBooks and Random house have unleashed the large world of Star Wars to the ereader world including Kindle, Nook and iBook!  This collection introduces more than 100 books from authors like Timothy Zahn, Michael Reaves, Kevin Anderson, A.C. Crispin, and Michael A. Stackpole, going the whole range of the Star Wars saga.  The books will start at $7.99.


The books will also include bonus content including timelines and overviews of major Star Wars eras.


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Crave calls New Nook: Best overall e-ink reader

John Falcone has kept a running tab on the best ereaders and which one is best for which purpose.  That article has just been updated today taking into consideration the new Nook Touch.  Each category is given a winner, but the over all winner (for now) is given to the new Nook Touch ereader.  Check after the break for the top contender in each category.

Maps for your E-Reader

Nate at The Digital Reader got a letter from a developer who has put together map books for 200 cities around the world for the Kindle, Nook and Sony Readers.  The developer used maps from the Open Streetmap Project  and apparently they work rather well on his K2 despite one or two slight glitches.


You can check out Ebook Maps here.  Unfortunately I can't comment on their accuracy as I've never lived in the 200 cities for which they are available.


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www.ebookmaps.com

B&N Reports Big Losses Despite Strong Nook Sales

Publishers Weekly reported that despite strong sales of the Nook and BN.com huge 65% sales jump for the year, Barnes & Noble, the nations largest bookseller, still reported a $74 million loss for the year, partly due to R&D for their digital expansion.  You can get all the number crunching details after the break!

Re:Post - Getting Blogs on your Kindle (or any ereader)

If you have a decent selection of blogs that you like to read it is actually easy to get them on an e-reader with calibre.  I've been using Calibre to get News Downloads for a long time now, but it never occurred to me to use it for Google Reader too.

Here's how: