All Entries in the "Books" Category

Mega Reader App Review for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Sara Bateman | Sep 01, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Mega Reader is a great app for reading and storing the American classics, made by Inkstone Software Inc.

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QuickReader Review for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Sara Bateman | Aug 26, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Quick Reader is a great app to increase the speed you read and the pace at which your eyes move while seeing words. Made by Inkstone Software, Inc.

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Atheist Pocket Debater Review for iPhone and iPod Touch + Promo Codes

Posted by Jake Wright | Jul 26, 2010 | Comments View Comments

The Atheist Pocket Debater contains old and new arguments against the existence of God. The Debater gives many ways to argue against many religions. It is set up for very quick reference and memorization, yet contains full arguments as well as different ways to argue the same topics, great for anyone who enjoys a religious debate.

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AudioBookShelf Review for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Jake Wright | Jul 23, 2010 | Comments View Comments

AudioBookShelf has been carefully curated to include only the highest quality audio books. Using audio books from the LibriVox project, which has volunteers from around the world read their favorite books; the developers took the time to identify the most popular books with the best readers. They did all the work for you; your only job is to enjoy high-quality audio books at the touch of your finger.

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Apple Responds to iTunes Fraud

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Jul 06, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Over the weekend we heard about the iTunes Appstore HACK! Apparently the developer was successfully able to take over 42 out of 50 Top Sales in the Book category. Apple recently responded and decided to just throw Thuat Nguyen the developer out of the app store. Apple recommends that if any fraudulent were made to cancel your credit card. Below is Apple’s full response:

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Interview with Yves Saada, Vice President of Digital Media for Disney Publishing Worldwide

Posted by Jason Coe | Jul 05, 2010 | Comments View Comments

For thousands of years, books have been used as a way to transcribe historical events, thoughts, stories, and images onto paper (and various other materials) for reading at a later time. Flash forward to modern day history beginning in the 1970′s, books have made their way onto an electronic format dubbed “e-Book” to be used on “e-Readers”. The two most common e-reader devices used today are Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPad, however the iPad offers additional experiences that are changing the way both children and adults are reading books.

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Kindle for Android is Ready for Download

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 28, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Now Android users can join the e-reading frenzy as Kindle for Android is now available. As a standalone Kindle app, there is nothing that separates this app from other Kindle apps or the Kindle itself, per se. You can access your Kindle books using Kindle’s WhisperSync software, sync last page read and annotations between devices, change font size, add bookmarks, read in portrait or landscape mode, shop for books, and flick to turn a page.

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iBooks Launches for iPhone Today

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jun 21, 2010 | Comments View Comments

For those of you who got your fancy tickled by the announcement that iBooks would become compatible for the iPhone, today is your day. Immediately following Apple’s release of iOS4 for iPhone devices earlier today, iBooks became available for iPhone.

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European Publishers Fail To Reach Deal with Apple

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 27, 2010 | Comments View Comments

According to a report by The Bookseller, Apple continues in their struggle to reach a deal with European publishers for their iBookstore. Currently, the only titles available to iPad owners in Europe are from the Project Gutenberg’s collection of free classic books. Go to iPadmodo for more.

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Barnes & Noble’s eReader App for iPad Released, Share eBooks with Friends

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 27, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Barnes & Noble’s BN eReader for iPad app has made its way into the App Store. The free app allows you access to Barnes & Noble’s million titles and offers their exclusive LendMe™ technology which lets you share eBooks with your friends. Go to iPadmodo for more.

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iPad App Updates: ArtStudio for iPad, Weather HD, iBooks

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 27, 2010 | Comments View Comments

There are updates available for several of our favorite iPad app titles today, ArtStudio for iPad, Weather HD and iBooks. Go to iPadmodo for the breakdown.

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GQ iPad Edition Sales Low, Publisher Remains Optimistic

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 18, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Although it has been reported that only 365 people purchased the GQ, December 2009 Men of the Year, iPad Edition, the publisher remains in high spirits. “This costs us nothing extra: no printing or postage. Everything is profit, and I look forward to the time when iPad issue sales become a major component to our circulation.” Go to iPadmodo for more.

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The Elements: A Visual Exploration, iPad Book Review

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 11, 2010 | Comments View Comments

The Elements: A Visual Exploration for the iPad can be best described as a book like no other. An electronic rendering of Theodore Gray’s book, The Elements is every science fan’s dream, a world full of elements that is delivered in a way that we have never seen before. Go to iPadmodo for more.

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Self Help Classics HD Receives Major Update, Now iPad Capable

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 04, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Get motivated, work on your leadership skills, and improve yourself with the Self Help Classics HD for the iPhone, iPod Touch and now, the iPad. A unique ebook pack containing some of the best classic self help guides has just been updated to Version 3.0, enhancements include a new redesign and simplified interface. For those who would like to purchase Self Help Classics HD, it is available at the App Store for $.99.

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