MobileRead Week in Review: 04/29 - 05/06

[Alexander Turcic]

Another week, another steady stream of mobile goodness here on MobileRead. Our authentic roundup of what's been going on:

E-book Devices, iRex iLiad
FBReader 0.8.2b for the iLiad released
Mobipocket new release (with iLiad support) on May 3rd
iRex iLiad rumored to hit Switzerland

E-book Devices, Sony Portable Reader
Template & extended font support at Feedbooks (poll)

E-book Devices, Which one should I buy?
Engadget ponders on e-reader choices

E-books, Book Recommendations
Peter Watts' Behemoth released under CC

E-books, Elsewhere on the Net
Could DC Library fire serve as a wake-up call for e-books?

E-books, News
PVI develops color E Ink display for Intel Metro Notebook
Avoid glare and you won't go blind reading e-books
PalmAddicts: E-books or conventional books?

E-books, Reading Software
Sumatra PDF 0.6 released

Miscellaneous, Announcements
FTP access open to new developers

Miscellaneous, Lounge
P-Book Swapping Sites?
How karma at MobileRead works

Mobile Devices, General Talk
American Airlines Begins Offering In-Flight Personal Media Players

Mobile Devices, Handhelds and Smartphones
CorePlayer Mobile Version 1.1 coming May 14, 2007
A new network for Cell Phones: WiFi!

Mobile Devices, Others
PDA247 reviews the E Ink-based MotoFone F3