MobileRead Week in Review: 08/17 - 08/24

[Alexander Turcic]

Feast your eyes on some of the discussions from this week at MobileRead...

E-Book General - News

• Kindle Fire HD: More leaked benchmarks; codenamed Soho, Thor and Apollo
• Samsung Galaxy Mega hits the United States (a 6.3-inch eReader?)
• Calibre Companion 3 final released (Android)
• US Gov seeks to strike a copyright balance, wants your input
• Forget about batteries. Use NFC to power your next E Ink display!
• Avid reader kid dominates reading contest, library director miffed
• B&N reports $87m loss for Q1 2014, NOOK business plunges 20%
• EBookDroid 2.0.6 released (Android)
• OverDrive Media Console V3.0 available (Android and iOS)
• Apple iBooks V3.1.1 released
• QUMO Libro Basic, Libro Lux, and Libro TouchLux to launch in Russia
• DRM on e-books? Five possibly good reasons to crack it
• Crowdfunding: E Ink e-reader that can also be used as a PC monitor
• Sony PRS-T3 leaks in various Internet stores / coming on Sep 19?
• Kindle Fire loses ground while Apple and Samsung gain, latest report suggests
• calibre reaches version 1.0, after seven years in the making
• Twistbook dual-screen E Ink reader concept
• Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire

E-Book General - General Discussions

• Google Books Mysterious Deletions
• How aspirin helped Amazon escape the jaws of doom
• Did a writer get bullied on Goodreads? (Salon Article)
• Your kid's Kindle could be X-rated, child protection charity warns
• Bogus takedown notice sent to the wrong person; Harvard Prof. Lessig fights back

E-Book General - Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion)

• B&N Nook Glow gets price drop to $99
• Kindle Fire Refurb Deals, starting at $89 -- 22 Aug only
• Three free e-book bestsellers for new NOOK accounts (possibly UK only)
• Refurbished Nook Glow Light $59.99 today (8/23)

E-Book General - Reading Recommendations

• Book Club September 2013 Book Club Nominations

Miscellaneous - Lounge

• The future of paper books (comic)