Tuesday 22 July 2014

The Digital Reader

The Digital Reader


The Morning Coffee – 23 July 2014

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 08:23 PM PDT

Here are 8 stories for you to read this morning, including a post on how to cope with piracy,  a number of posts on Kindle Unlimited (they’re all worth reading), a new ebook creation platform, why Amazon scares publishers, and more. 5 How-to...

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Amazon Customers Largely Indifferent to Ongoing Contract Dispute with Hachette

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 03:40 PM PDT

Amazon is regularly cast as the bully in coverage of its contract dispute with Hachette, but a new survey shows that all the negative press is not having much effect. Peter Hildick-Smith of the Codex Group recently released the results of a survey...

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Flexible Battery Plus Flexible Display Equals a Pocketable Tablet

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 01:51 PM PDT

A large screen gadget which can be folded up and stuck in a pocket is one of the holy grails of mobile gadgetry, and in the past few days a couple news stories came across my desk which reminded me that it’s not as far out of reach as I had...

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New Online Tracking Tech Means More Work to Keep Your Reading Private Online

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 10:10 AM PDT

Researchers at Princeton University and KU Leuven University in Belgium have discovered that  several companies including AddThis, makers of the popular sharing buttons toolbar found on many websites, have been secretly testing a new type of cookie....

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Kindle Paperwhite Update v5.4.5 Adds New PDF Features, Book-Buying Options

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 07:26 AM PDT

Amazon is rolling out a new update for their flagship ereader this week which adds a couple nifty features as well as one which might prove more annoying that it is worth. According to the changelog posted by Amazon, the new update includes three...

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Icarus Excel 9.7″ E-ink eReader Updated, Now Runs Android

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 05:55 AM PDT

The Dutch ereader retailer Icarus is back again today with their second device launch in as many weeks. Icarus is launching a 9.7″ ereader called the Excel 2. It improves on the model launched last year with a faster CPU and more RAM, but it...

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WSJ: Apple Places Order for 70 Million iPhone 6, Including the 5.5″ Model

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 04:36 AM PDT

Apple has long been rumored to be releasing iPhones later this year with a 4.7″ and 5.5″ screens, but there haven’t been enough hardware leaks to convince me that the 5.5″ model was going to make an appearance this year....

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