eBook readers
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OnlineKobo Aura HD has high-resolution 265ppi E Ink display for the discerning reader
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OnlineDC Comics monthlies coming to iBooks, Kindle and Nook, digital sales double year-on-year
8 November 2012 -
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OnlineNook Simple Touch GlowLight and Nook Simple Touch now on sale in UK retailers
29 October 2012 -
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OnlineYoung Bond author Charlie Higson: Amazon's business model verges on the criminal
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Reviews & hands-on
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Gadgets
Kobo Aura HD pictures and hands-on
Kobo has one of the most complete ecosystems when it comes to reading. With the bookstore, apps and a choice of both E Ink readers and LCD tablets, there are plenty of ways to get reading with Kobo. The Kobo Aura HD is billed as something of an exclusive...
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Gadgets 2.5 out of 5Kobo Mini review
This, the smallest e-reader on the market at around 5 inches, is gadget nirvana for book-loving commuters. The secret is in its size, which is carefully judged to fit into a handbag, a chest pocket of a shirt, or even the back pocket of a pair of jeans....
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Gadgets 4 out of 5Kobo Glo review
When we first saw a prototype of the 6-inch, touch-screen Kobo Glo and its built-in ComfortLight a few months back, we asked a simple question to its makers: why didn't anyone think of this idea before? As it turns out, they did – you only have to check...
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Gadgets 3.5 out of 5Sony Reader PRS-T2 review
The ebook reader market is polarising. Where there were once plenty of manufacturers pumping out over-priced E Ink devices, we now have a few big names gunning for glory. With ebook readers, the mantra that content is king really rings true. The missing...
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Gadgets 5 out of 5Amazon Kindle Paperwhite review
The biggest issue with the Amazon Kindle and its E-Ink technology is that while it's fantastic for reading on the beach, in broad daylight, or lasting for what seems an eternity on a single charge, try to read it in bed and you'll struggle without some...
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Gadgets 5 out of 5Kindle 6-inch (2012) review
No one could really accuse the Kindle of ever having been massively over-priced. For one, there has always been a good range of models, giving users the choice about what they spend and what options they get. But recently, Amazon has made the entry-level...
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Hands-on: Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight review
US bookseller Barnes & Noble has finally entered the UK eBook reader market by bringing Nook devices to these shores - and from the playtime we've had with them so far, we're mightily glad. Two products will hit the UK in October, the Nook Simple Touch...
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AppsAmazon Kindle for Mac adds gesture support, we flick through some books
Amazon Kindle for Mac has added gesture controls for Lion and Mountain Lion users, so Pocket-lint fired up the app to see whether it makes a difference. The new app hasn't really changed that much although it is also worth noting that if you've got a...
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Gadgets 2.5 out of 5BeBook Pure review
BeBook has been producing ebook readers for several years, offering a more affordable way to get access to a reader device without the premium asking price of some rivals. Much has changed in recent years, with prices dropping as the market becomes more...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Amazon Kindle Touch 3G review
It wasn't all that long ago that we reviewed the new Kindle. As you might imagine, we loved it. This is, after all, the best known and best designed ebook reader on the market. It's simple, cheap, and pretty much single-purpose. What it does, it does...
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Tablets 2.5 out of 5Kobo Vox review
The Kobo Vox eReader is a 7-inch Android tablet looking to offer the same sort of experience as the Kindle Fire in the US. With the Kindle enjoying successes State-side, Kobo is looking to replicate that, and bring reading and wider multimedia capabilities...
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OnlineKyobo eReader pictures and hands-on
The Qualcomm Mirasol has turned up for a bow in the shape of the Kyobo eReader at CES 2012. Kyobo is Korea’s leading bookstore and will give owners of the 5.7-inch device access to 90,000 ebooks including the Steve Jobs biography, a month before any...
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Online 4 out of 5Kobo eReader Touch Edition review
The ebook reader market is a funny one, because it has been typically dominated by a couple of companies. With the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Readers being the most popular devices. The real difference between these devices is content. Amazon distribute...
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Tablets 4 out of 5Amazon Kindle Fire review
Is it a jumped-up e-reader, a cut-price iPad or nothing more than a portable shop window for Amazon’s endless shelves? The Kindle Fire blunders into the tablet wars with something to annoy everyone: an LCD screen to irritate E Ink fans; a GPS-less,...
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Online 4.5 out of 5Amazon Kindle (2011) review
With all the fuss over the launch of the Kindle Fire tablet, it would have been easy to overlook the new Amazon product that Jeff Bezos expects to sell "many millions" - the cheapest Kindle ever, slightly confusingly also called the Kindle. (The Kindle...