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Review: AnyBizSoft PDF Converter (with Giveaway!) [Update]

Written on July 26, 2010 by gadgetboy in AnyBizSoft, Apps, Software, eReaders, iBooks, iPad

AnyBizSoft PDF Converter for Mac When Stevie J. unveiled the iBooks application for iPad, I was quite excited. Not just because I could buy and read books from the iBookStore (though, nice) but because I could transfer any ePub-formatted book or document to my iPad and read it in the iBooks app. This was exciting to me partly because I’m writing an eBook for distribution on many eReader platforms (including the iPad) and was glad for the ability to test pilot the document, but also because I just enjoy that silly “page flipping” animation.

Read on for a full review, screenshots and a giveaway.

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iTunes 9.1 Now Available; Supports iPad, Books

Written on March 30, 2010 by gadgetboy in Software, eReaders, iBooks, iPad, iTunes

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iTunes Books Media Type If you haven’t checked Software Update in a while, you may not have found the newly released iTunes 9.1 software.

Ready for Saturday, the software supports the iPad including the new iBooks eBook content and software. What’s interesting about this update is that the Audiobooks media type has been removed and replaced with the Books media type. Under that item, you’ll find your current audiobooks and presumably, when they’re ready, your iBooks.

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Kindle for iPad Announced

Written on March 22, 2010 by gadgetboy in Amazon, eReaders, iBooks, iPad

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iPad or Kindle?! Kindle or iPad?!

You no longer have to struggle with that decision as Amazon has revealed it’s plans for tablet computers, including the upcoming iPad.

Kindle for iPad takes advantage of the device’s large LED screen, allowing you to view your library in new and interesting ways. (It looks sort of like the iBooks bookshelf but then, that’s nothing really new, I guess.) Slow page turns are also a feature, letting you “flip” the page slowly with the digit of your choice.

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Barnes & Noble eReader Software Coming to iPad

Written on March 13, 2010 by gadgetboy in Apps, Software, eReaders, iBooks, iPad, iTunes

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Barnes & Noble BN eReader for iPad Not only will Apple have it’s own iBookStore selling titles in ePub format, but it will allow any unprotected ePub formatted eBook to be installed and read on the iPad using the company’s iBooks app.

Amazon already offers its Kindle Reader for iPhone and iPod Touch, so it will be no surprise when they announce their eBook Reader software for iPad. The company also continues to offer the Stanza eBook reader software for iPhone that it acquired last year.

Beating them to the proverbial punch it seems, Barnes & Noble has announced the upcoming availability of its own B&N eReader software “to be released around the time of iPad’s expected availability.”

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Read Any ePub Formatted eBook On Your iPad – Or Have It Read Aloud To You

Written on March 13, 2010 by gadgetboy in Apps, iBooks, iPad, iTunes

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iBooks Landscape Apple released some additional information about the eBook reader capabilities of the iPad, specifically the iBooks app.

When the iPad is made available (presumably alongside an updated version of iTunes) you’ll be able to sync any (non-DRM protected) ePub book with your iPad using iTunes. That means any book can take advantage of the slick page-flipping interface found in the iBooks application, even if you didn’t buy it in the iBookStore.

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How Penguin Intends to Create Books for the iPad

Written on March 2, 2010 by gadgetboy in Apps, Software, Video, eReaders, iBooks, iPad

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In London on Tuesday Penguin CEO John Makinson demonstrated what the company believes books will look like in the new iPad world – or at least how his company envisions they will look.

They’re not really books at all, but rich immersive interactive experiences. Everything from children’s books to textbooks to teen vampire fiction will exist as custom iPad apps. Quotes and video after the jump.

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Nook eReader is Barnes & Noble’s ‘Best-Selling Product’ and ‘Critical to the Company’s Success’

Written on February 24, 2010 by gadgetboy in eReaders, iBooks, iPad

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Barnes & Noble Nook eReader In a conference call with investors yesterday, Steve Riggio, CEO of Barnes and Noble, described the Nook eReader as their ”single best-selling” Barnes & Noble branded product and “critical to the Company’s success”.

I find both comments very surprising.

First, how many other significant Barnes & Noble-branded products does the company offer? (Sketchbooks don’t count.)

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SXSW Interactive Adds Last-Minute iPad Panel Discussion

Written on February 20, 2010 by gadgetboy in Apps, Games, Software, Video, iBooks, iPad

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The window for submitting speakers proposals for SXSW closed months ago but with the recent announcement of the iPad, conference organizers couldn’t pass up the opportunity to discuss it.

iPad: New Opportunities for Content Creators

With the launch of the iPad, Apple is creating a third category of mobile devices positioned between smartphones and laptop computers. Utilizing the successful iPhone operating system coupled with a tablet form factor, the iPad has the ability to deliver content in a variety of formats – from native apps to web sites to eBooks and more. Hear from experts in the interactive, book publishing, periodicals, and video gaming industries about the impact of the iPad in regards to content packaging and distribution.

No word yet on time, date or panelists but I’ll be following this for updates.

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Kindle for BlackBerry Available [Update]

Written on February 18, 2010 by gadgetboy in Software, eReaders, iBooks, iPad

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In addition to beefing up its Kindle eReaders, Amazon is continuing to roll out it’s multi-device, multi-platform strategy. The company has announced the availability of its Kindle for BlackBerry software, now in public beta. The software is supported on the following BlackBerry models:

BlackBerry Bold 9000
BlackBerry Bold 9700
BlackBerry Curve 8520
BlackBerry Curve 8900
BlackBerry Storm 9530
BlackBerry Storm 9550
BlackBerry Tour 9630

[Update] Kindle for BlackBerry is only available for U.S. customers at this time.

This brings the number of supported Kindle platforms to five which now includes the Amazon Kindle eReaders, Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for PC and soon, Kindle for Mac.

This begs the competitive question: Will Apple also make the iBooks reader software available for the iPhone, iPod touch and possibly the Mac?

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