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The Art of Lucid Dreaming – a New eBook Release

With the release of 2010′s sci-fi blockbuster movie, Inception, the world has finally “woken up” to the concept of self awareness in dreams. This scientifically-proven phenomenon is known as lucid dreaming.

Lucid dreams are exceptional for two main reasons: first, they are extremely vivid and lifelike, placing the dreamer in a rich virtual reality existence where anything is possible. Secondly, they allow the dreamer to manipulate elements of the dream at will. This gives us the power to take wild flights of fancy, forge intimate connections with other dream figures, and even talk directly to the subconscious self which lives and breathes within the lucid dreamscape.

Could Disposable E-Readers be in the Near Future?

By Elizabeth Fish, PCWorld Nov 25, 2010 7:15 pm

204180 kindle with books graphite 606 original Could Disposable E Readers be in the Near Future?

Disposable Nooks and Kindles may one day become as commonplace as throwaway cameras, thanks to a discovery by an engineering professor at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Electrical engineering professor Dr. Andrew Steckl discovered that paper is actually similar to glass in host material capability. He used a process called electrowetting (which adds electric fields to color droplets), a variation of the technology behind current e-ink screens..

After demonstrating his findings so far, Steckl predicts that the displays on the paper would be fast, full-color and would last a user up to seven days before needing to be binned.

Which E-Reader or Tablet is right for you?

More Choices, Lower Prices This Holiday Season

By Roger Fidler, RJI Program Director for Digital Publishing

Updated: November 23, 2010

What a difference a year has made for e-reading and digital publishing.

Last year at this time, Barnes & Noble, Sony and iRex were promising to give Amazon’s wireless Kindle e-readers some competition.

Their promises turned out to be premature. Only Amazon was able to guarantee delivery in time for holiday gift giving.

This holiday season, Amazon is certain to have some competition from B&N and Sony as well as from Kobo and a more formidable vendor — Apple. (iRex dropped out of the e-reader market in March.)

Short review: Kobo eReader

The Kobo is getting a lot of attention in the crowded ereader market primarily because of its $139 price. The Borders ereader is also worth checking out because it comes loaded with 100 ebooks, and it has a lot of great features, including the ability to access free ebooks from your local library.
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Specifications and features

  • Device size: 184mm x 120mm
  • Display size: 6″ (diagonal)
  • Weight: 221 grams
  • Width: 10mm
  • E Ink technology
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • USB connectivity
  • Battery life: Up to two weeks or 10,000 page turns
  • Adjustable font sizes

Pandigital’s 9-inch Novel ereader tablet goes on sale

22 November 2010 by Chris Davies

pandigital’s new, black Novel ereader tablet has gone up for sale at QVC, though it’s more expensive than originally expected. The company first said the Novel – which has a 9-inch color LCD touchscreen – would be $199.99, but the retailer is listing it for $213.80.

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That gets you WiFi b/g, 2GB of onboard storage and a 4GB microSD card, as well as a leatherette case. No sign of which Android OS version the tablet is running, however, nor what CPU is inside.

[via The Digital Reader]

Top Trends of 2010: Growth of eBooks & eReaders

By Richard MacManus / November 21, 2010 7:15 PM

ereader 150 Top Trends of 2010: Growth of eBooks & eReaderseBook sales almost doubled over 2010 and now make up 9% of total consumer book sales, according to the Association of American Publishers. This growth was fueled by intense competition amongst eReader manufacturers over 2010. Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook and others attempted to undercut each other throughout the year. Further, the iPad arrived in 2010 and added to the choices for eBook consumers.

A read on e-readers: Top 3 – Kindle, Nook Color and Sony Reader – dominate market for now

12:00 AM CST on Sunday, November 21, 2010

By JIM ROSSMAN / The Dallas Morning News
jrossman@dallasnews.com

I think the e-reader market is just about mature.

I define an e-reader as a handheld tablet-like gadget with an E-Ink screen primarily designed for reading books and other written content.

E-Ink is a type of black-and-white LCD screen that’s clearly visible in full sunlight and uses little power because it’s not backlit.

There is really only so much you can do with the e-reader genre.

LCD vs. e-Ink: The eyestrain debate

By David Carnoy,CNET.com
Nov 02, 2010
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Eye on e-reader displays: Straining for an answer.
(Credit: webfreebies4u.com)

As most people know by now, Barnes & Noble is releasing a new Nook Color e-reader in a few weeks, and that e-reader’s color screen is an LCD. As soon as the company announced that its new e-reader had an LCD and not some sort of more exotic screen technology, some readers cried foul. In fact, the first comment out of the gate on our Barnes & Noble unveils Nook Color post was about eyestrain.

Barnes & Noble launching Nook Kids this week, set to be the Nook Color’s killer app?


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Say what you want about the current spate of e-books, few will do anything to hold the interest of your three-year-old nephew. To those who like to keep peanut butter and jelly out of the keys if their Kindles that’s a good thing, but for Barnes & Noble that’s a business opportunity waiting to be tapped. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company will soon launch Nook Kids, a dedicated collection for young readers expected to start with an impressive selection of 12,000 titles. Many of those will be “enhanced,” like the book Jamberry, having one page with falling blueberries that kids can pop with a tap. That seems to be further proof of a full touchscreen on the rumored Color Nook, expected to be unveiled this Tuesday. Later in the year look for a Nook Kids app on the iPad and other devices, so now might be a good time to start teaching little Joey about regular hand cleaning.
 
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