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Ode to Books, or Why E-Book Readers Will Never Replace Them

Photo by Marieke Kuijjer; used under CC license. There is a lot of talk these days about the Kindle and other e-book readers. Will they replace the traditional paper book? How will they revolutionize...

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Six Months With An eBook Reader: Yeah or Meh?

It’s nearly six months since I first took the plunge and entered the world of e-Books and e-Book readers in a big way. As an avid reader and book collector (some would say hoarder), has the digital...

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Testing A Trio Of M-Edge Accessories For Sony Pocket Reader

You’re going to be reading an awful lot about iPads and iPad accessories in the coming weeks, so I thought I’d cleanse the palate, so to speak, with a trio of accessories from M-Edge for one of those...

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A Look at Some M-Edge iPad Cases

Earlier this year, I tested a trio of M-Edge accessories for a Sony Pocket Reader. M-Edge was preparing versions for the iPad at that time, as Apple’s tablet was just hitting store shelves. I’d decided...

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Opinion: The Future of Children’s eBooks (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

Image via Wikipedia Increasingly, those who are interested in how mobile technology is being used to raise and educate our geeklets are telling us that if we just use these Android, iOS or other smart...

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Testing Sony’s Latest E-Readers: Premium Look, Premium Pricetag

It was nearly a year and a half ago that I had the opportunity to spend a few weeks with Sony’s Reader Pocket Edition and Reader Touch e-book readers. You can read the results here (relevant mostly if...

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The Horizon Report Says Education Is Going Mobile (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

The Horizon Report is an annual publication of the trends and technological expectations for K-12 education. It is published by the New Media Consortium and is increasingly a leader in identifying...

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Is the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color Right for Your Family?

E-Books are becoming pretty firmly entrenched around our house. We have iPads, iPods, computers, a Kobo e-reader and several Sony e-readers currently in circulation, but I’d heard good things about...

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Hands On With The Nook Simple Touch and The Kobo eReader Touch

E-readers have continued their march forward, with sales continuing to climb and adoption rates that exceed tablets –in fact, ownership of dedicated e-readers has doubled in the past seven months and...

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Back To School: Should An E-Reader Be On Your List?

E-readers have been in the news quite a bit lately —new models are reaching the feature to price point ratio where sales have been skyrocketing, leaving even tablets in the dust in terms of adoption...

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Ebook Piracy and the Libraries of the Future

Image: Sarah Pinault. Toby's first visit to the library. My husband has been lucky since acquiring his iPhone. He was looking for a book to read to test out the reader function, saw a commercial for A...

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M-Edge Trench Runner Messenger Bag and E-Books for Troops

I’ve reviewed a number of products in the past from gadget accessory manufacturer M-Edge. The company offers a wide range of e-reader and tablet covers, cases and lights, offering a range of well...

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The Case for Buying iPads for Your Kids

When the kids have iPads, there's one less thing for parents to worry about when it pours rain during a camping trip. Photo by Brad Moon. My wife and I made the decision last year to equip our kids...

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Choose Your Own Adventure eBooks Deliver Excitement and Functionality

Image: ChooseCo. Two months ago I announced that Choose Your Own Adventure books were now available in the iBookstore. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to try out one of the books on my iPad. I...

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E-Reader, Tablet or Paper: How Are Your Kids Reading These Days?

The many ways we read… Photo by Brad Moon The primary questions around kids and reading used to be: What do they read? And how much? These days — stuck in some sort of netherworld between competing...

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Kobo Aura H2O: Last Year’s Top Premium E-Reader Goes Waterproof

Proof of the Kobo Aura H2O’s waterproof cred. Photo by Brad Moon Last year I wrote a review of the Kobo Aura HD, a premium e-reader with an ultra-sharp display. Many people thought Kobo was losing it...

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GeekDad Tests More Sony eReaders

While the Barnes & Noble Nook adds more fuel to the eBook reader war, I recently completed two weeks of putting Sony's latest eBook readers, the Reader Touch Edition (PRS600) and the Reader Pocket...

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Gh0strat: A Fantasy Adventure About Real Computer Viruses

Gh0strat is a real trojan horse virus that infects windows computers and is responsible for affecting some of the most sensitive computer networks in the world.  G. L . Sheerin, a real computer network...

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Help Your Kids Make Their Own Books With Tikatok

The idea of turning some of my children’s drawings and writing into book form has always been of interest to me. And with today’s myriad print-on-demand options, I knew I would eventually get around to...

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Literary Geocaching: When Books Leap Into Real Life

Available only in e-book form, these next-generation narratives provide only part of a story. The reader must actually travel to a specific location (germane to the tale) to access the rest of the...

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Why E-Readers Are Still Relevant (Even After Night Shift)

Two recent developments have many people once again questioning the relevance of standalone e-readers, but I'm still a fan of e-readers and I think they are also a worthy investment for kids. Click...

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