Google announces eBookstore with 3 million titles for a variety of devices

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google today announced their cloud-based Google eBookstore which starts out with 3 million titles.. Initially available only to US customers, the eBookstore is expected to expand internationally in the coming months. This is a potential solution to the biggest challenge facing eBooks which is fragmentation. Each of the major eBook sellers have their own libraries, closed formats and strict list of devices that can accomodate these titles. The Google initiative's open-to-all approach makes them the most formidable and most open player in this billion dollar marketplace.

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Review: Amazon Kindle 3

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We were big fans of Amazon’s Kindle 2 eReader when it was released in Canada two years ago. At that time, its free-3G wireless feature (which allowed users to search for and buy eBooks, magazines and newspapers instantaneously) was positively cutting edge.

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Sony revamps eReader line with touch screen technology

Sony recently announced its  new line of Readers that  feature a host of new design and technology enhancements that make them the perfect device for any reader’s lifestyle. 

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Review: Amazon Kindle 2.0 now selling at $189

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

You can thank the iPad, and the Barnes and Noble Nook, and the Sony Reader....heck, even the Kobo Reader. All that competition has shaken and stirred Amazon to reduce the price of their Kindle 2 ebook reader to a sensible US $189.00 (it originally cost Canadians $312 plus import taxes late last year!)

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