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A few days ago Amazon started to roll-out the v2.5 upgrade to the Kindle's software (for both the Kindle and the Kindle DX). But they have stopped the update, and are working on some small adjustments. They say that the new upgrade will start rolling-out to more users over the coming weeks.

via Engadget

A few days ago Amazon started to roll-out the v2.5 upgrade to the Kindle's software. But they have stopped the update, and are working on some small adjustments. They say that the new upgrade will start rolling-out to more users over the coming weeks.

via Engadget

Barnes & Noble released their eReader application for Apple's iPad, and Engadget has posted a short review. The Application allows Nook users to download most of their content to the iPad, and there's a bookshelf view with jacket art and a library search function. As with the Nook and other B&N clients, the iPad client supports LendMe for certain titles, but there's no in-app purchasing.

You can customize the page, text, highlight, and link colors any which way you want and there are some presets themes as well, ranging from "The Printed Page" to an inverted setting called "Night Light." The only issues Engadget had were with page turns and rendering -- flipping from portrait to landscape too fast would result in some brief wonkiness, and flipping pages too quickly would eventually stall the app and lead to a brief load time

As promised, Amazon is rolling out the v2.5 Kindle firmware upgrade. The new software adds social network sharing (Facebook and Twitter), improved ebook organization tools (Collections feature) and more. Amazon are also boosting the number of fonts on offer, promising sharper clarity and two new larger sizes, along with adding the ability to “zoom into PDFs and pan around to easily view small print and detailed tables or graphics.”

Amazon Kindle DX

The new upgrade is released for both the Kindle and the Kindle DX towards the end of May.

It turns out that Verizon and Google are jointly developing a tablet computer. We don't have a lot of details (like who's making it, timing or pricing info). It's likely that it will include e-reader software, as this tablet is rivaling Apple's iPad...

Via WSJ

Amazon announced a new firmware upgrade (v2.5) to the Kindle, currently in private beta. It adds social network sharing (Facebook and Twitter), improved ebook organisation tools (Collections feature) and more. Amazon are also boosting the number of fonts on offer, promising sharper clarity and two new larger sizes, along with adding the ability to “zoom into PDFs and pan around to easily view small print and detailed tables or graphics.”

Amazon Kindle DX

The new upgrade will be released for both the Kindle and the Kindle DX towards the end of May.