The Blio e-reading platform launched today,  promising to deliver the Holy Grail of a rich visual experience and good readability on mobile devices. Unfortunately, today’s launch was of the Windows version only and this probably explains why, like many commentators, I’m feeling a little underwhelmed and even disappointed by it. After months of build-up, Blio [...]

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It looks like Kiwi Christmas shoppers will be spoilt for choice this year on the ebook reading front. The much-delayed Sony ebook readers will ship sometime in October, according to an NBR report. This follows the arrival of the also-much-delayed Kindle last month. And unlike the Kindle, which shipped to Australian buyers almost a year [...]

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It’s August 27, and here in New Zealand we’re first to see the new day and last to see the Kindle. But finally it’s on its way. Almost a year after its global release, and as the third generation Kindle rolls out, Kiwis can finally order theirs here with delivery slated for mid September. Vodafone—the [...]

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The third generation Kindle has just been announced, due for delivery 27 August. There will be two variations of the new Kindle – a US$189 3G version like the present model, and a US$139 WiFi-only model. And according to this NBR story, the Kindle will finally ship to New Zealand with the new device’s release. [...]

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While book lovers console each other with anecdotes about how hard it is to beat the experience of a real book, it seems that they’re already telling researchers a different story. A new usability study by leading usability researcher Jakob Nielsen lined up the printed book against digital editions on the Kindle, iPad and PC. [...]

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