05-10-2010, 11:31 AM | #1 |
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borders reading app coming
http://www.cultofmac.com/borders-to-...pad-os-x/42372
looks like borders is bringing their own reader app to the iDevice platform. |
05-10-2010, 01:09 PM | #2 |
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Is the Kobo app the app that Borders will use or are they developing another?
I now have: iBooks (Apple) Kindle (Amazon) GoodReader (mostly for PDF files) Barnes and Noble Kobo Any others? Any what about SONY? Looks like they are more interested in selling their reading devices than selling books. |
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05-10-2010, 01:15 PM | #3 |
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sounded to me like borders was doing their own app.. competition is a good thing, but so many reader apps can get confusing. good thing folders are coming this fall to the ipad.
sony, i doubt they'll do an app. you're right, they care more about selling the hardware than actual books. and fortunately for them their readers support a few different formats. that was the selling point that got me to buy my 600 in the first place. |
05-10-2010, 08:14 PM | #4 |
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Wouldn't it be great if you didn't need a different app for everything. How about 1 app for eBooks and 1 app for Video?
Don't ask about the flash app because it isn't coming! |
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From the Border's website:
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Anybody else note the color cover on the Sony e-Ink reader? lolwut. |
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05-10-2010, 09:07 PM | #6 |
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i guess we'll find out for sure in june. but they said they are releasing an app for a bunch of different platforms. kobo doesn't have apps on the mac, pc, etc.. maybe they're going to release one soon. or maybe borders is. it sounds to me like their app is going to be more kindle like, buy once, read anywhere. would be nice if it were simply a drm-free epub.
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05-15-2010, 03:05 PM | #7 |
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Does anyone know when the Barnes and Noble app for the iPad is schedule to be released?
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05-15-2010, 04:20 PM | #8 |
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Too bad, I'm not that thrilled with the Kobo app.
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But honestly, that doesn't bother me much. Text is text so I'm not too picky about e-reading software when it comes to leisure reading (which is the only e-reading I do currently). |
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05-16-2010, 11:43 PM | #11 |
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Thanks for the update ...
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