Fictionwise and eReader.com: 25% Off YA Catalog

Fictionwise and eReader.com (both owned by Barnes and Nobel) are offering a 25 percent off all Young Adult books. Use “ya25″ when making your purchase to receive your discount. The discount will be in effect for only [...]

(Almost) Live from the Sands: iRiver Story + "The Guardian"

Say hello to the iRiver Story via Endadget’s CES coverage. The iRiver Story is a thin, 6″ eReader due later this month. (Note that a WiFi-enable version isn’t due until Q2.) Story owners will be able to purchase eBooks from content providers who provide Adobe Digital Editions (PDF, EPUB). The Story also includes native support for [...]

EFF's eReader Guide to Privacy

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has compiled a “Guide to Privacy” that features today’s major eReaders–Kindle, nook, and Sony eReader. The data sheet also includes Google Books and FB Reader. EFF points out the lack of public TOS or licensing agreement for the nook, but includes some helpful [...]

New Reviews

The Washington Post provides another nook review. The review highlights the usual suspects–interface and slow-mo–with a promise to revisit after Barnes and Noble updates nook’s software. (If you’d like to read more reviews, check out the new nook Reviews compilation page.)

In Chicago Sun Times’ “Last Minute Gift” article, nook gets pummeled with a not-quite-official review. (Not [...]

Barnes and Noble eReader Under WINE

Back in October, Barnes and Noble Admin Phil K. (Am I the only one who immediately thinks of Phil Dick?) stated that BN has “nothing in the works right now in terms of a Linux-compatible eReader.” The lack of support for a Linux eReader is a bit surprising/bizarro given that nook uses Android as its OS [...]

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