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Before E-Readers, a 1930s Writer, Bob Brown, Reinvented the Book With “Readies”

2023-06-012023-06-01 Danie
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I suppose he was just way ahead of his time with his mechanical display, and of course then really cheap paperbacks killed off his idea. It’s a bit like internal combustion engines killed off early […]

Blogereader, reading, technology

Audible and Beyond: A Guide to the Best Audiobook Services

2023-03-052023-03-05 Danie
Three books stacked on each other, with haedphones lying next to them, with the cord "plugged" into one of the books pages.

There’s more than one way to enjoy a good book. You can read it in the form of an eBook on a Kindle, or take it in the good old-fashioned way as a physical book. […]

Blogaudiobooks, books, reading, technology

Have those who diss e-books actually used e-Ink e-Readers, or just their phones, I wonder?

2022-07-042022-07-04 Danie
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I’ve long been using proper e-Ink e-readers and, in fact, the last 15 or so paper books I bought a few years ago, still lie on my unread bookshelf. I have four tall bookshelves with […]

Blogebooks, ereader, kindle, reading, technology

7 book recommendations from open source enthusiasts covering everything from a fun cozy mystery to non-fiction works that explore thought-provoking topics

2022-06-212022-06-21 Danie
Not All Fairy Tales

An extract of one book recommendation: Written by 73 different authors working in all aspects of the software industry, the secret to this book’s greatness is that it actually applies to much more than just […]

Blogbooks, opensource, reading, technology

iSinkwe app, developed by CSIR in South Africa, can help children with their reading and listening skills in all 11 official SA languages

2022-05-202022-05-20 Danie
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The app, called iSinkwe – the isiZulu word for a bushbaby – adds and synchronises human-narrated or computer-generated audio to text. It aims to make textbooks, class notes and other documents more accessible to learners […]

Blog#literacy, education, reading, southafrica, technology

Kindles Now Support ePubs Sent by Email – It’s still converting them though to Amazon’s proprietary format

2022-05-012022-05-01 Danie
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Amazon even has ePub listed as a supported format now for the Kindle Personal Documents Service, and there’s a note saying the Send-to-Kindle applications will also support ePub starting in late 2022. It gets treated […]

Blog#epub, books, kindle, reading, technology

New 7.8″ Onyx Nova Air C Released with Colour E Ink Screen for about $420

2022-03-232022-03-23 Danie
Nova Air C

Yep it’s not cheap at all, but colour does fill a useful niche for magazines, textbooks and comics. This is Onyx’s third commercial colour eInk device, and this is important as newer iterations are going […]

Blogeink, ereader, reading, technology

Where to start with: Agatha Christie (The Original Queen of Crime)

2022-01-232022-01-23 Danie
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I have every one of Agatha Christie’s around 113 novels and play adaptations (paper editions), and have enjoyed reading most of them more than once. Her books are way better than watching a condensed film […]

Blog#crime, books, reading

Wolfing down ebooks during lockdown? You might want to check out free, open source, and cross-platform Calibre, the Swiss Army ebook tool

2022-01-222022-01-22 Danie
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Calibre converts almost any file type into almost any other file type, so you can read whatever you want, wherever you want, no matter what format it’s in. It’s free and runs on Windows, Linux […]

Blogebooks, opensource, reading, technology

Onyx Boox Nova Air review: Android-powered e-ink tablet that takes notes, and can read Kindle books

2022-01-162022-01-16 Danie
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An interesting review and well worth reading right through to the end, as there is also an update at the end after further usage and software updates. It is always going to be a question […]

Blogeink, ereader, reading, technology

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