Oh, oh, glancing over at my bookshelf, I came up with another name of the Collinsesque school: Sidney Sheldon. Now, his last few books were just “meh” but get in the Wayback Machine and go pick up copies of Bloodline,…
E-Reader Olympics
The Sony Daily Edition: a Drive-By Review — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on December 29, 2009
Yesterday I went to the mall to return a sweater and found myself fondling digital readers. It’s really quite risky to take me anywhere, I…The Words Move Me Celebration and Giveaway Winners — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on December 04, 2009
After reading through 1000+ entries at Words Move Me, I’ve developed an extensive reading wish list (dammit) and have picked the two winners for the…Words Move Me: A Celebration and Contest — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on November 30, 2009
Sony Style has a very cool page called Words Move Me, where users submit short passages from written works that they find memorable, moving, or…Everywhere you go, there’s a Kindle or an App — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on October 22, 2009
In other news of the digitally bookward today, Kindle has released a PC application that allows you to buy Kindle books without… actually owning a…Hey Waiter, There’s a Slot in my Nook — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on October 22, 2009
In the financial world, companies and investments are upgraded and downgraded in a big ol grade scale, and I’ve been using a similar scale to…Digital Reading, Tools of Change, and Reading Tools — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on October 12, 2009
First: from Teleread, a Kindle 2/DX Hack to improve the font. I recently used two Amazon gift cards and a refurb discount to order a…Sony 505 Review: A Report from Karen — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 21, 2009
So I’ve been looking at ebook readers for a while, as I’m a voracious reader and I am rapidly running out of space for all…Sony 700 Review: A Report from Laura — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 20, 2009
I've had a couple of weeks to spend with my borrowed toy, and here's my impressions, based on my unscientific but personally demanding testing methods.…Sony 505 Review: A Report from Anita — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 19, 2009
My background in ebook reading is online with my laptop which I don’t like because I can’t get comfy and also with my iPod Touch…Sony 505 Review: A Report from Theresa — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 18, 2009
There are few things I like doing better than reading. Which means it’s surprising I haven’t picked up an e-reader of any kind until the…The Sony 505: A Novella Review by Lee — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 13, 2009
Lee’s review is a novella, complete with cover illustration, in PDF form, titled “The Broke-Ass Housewife’s Expensive Plaything. It’s available here, and there’s a sprawling…Sony 700 Review: by Test Driver Linsey — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 10, 2009
I was waiting for the bus, reading The Virgin Secretary’s Impossible Boss on my Sony 700—finally HPs and I could once again indulge in our…Sony 505 Review: A Report from Corrina — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 05, 2009
In retrospect, I think I expected a wondrous magical device. When I was picked to test drive the Sony eReader, I was more than thrilled.…Sony 505 Review: A Report from Jennifer — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 03, 2009
I was tickled pink when the magic box of future books showed up on my front porch. The Sony 505 is a thing of beauty. …Sony 505 Review: by Test Driver Shannon — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on September 01, 2009
I never thought I would be in this situation—a woman torn between two devices. After six months of blissful monogamy with my iPod Touch, I…Sony 700 Review: by Test Driver Les — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 31, 2009
Pt. I: Meet Cute So Sony 700 showed up on my front porch in a plain brown box, with none of the exotic fairy-tale wrapping…Sony 700 Review: A Report from Evangeline — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 30, 2009
Since getting a hold of my Sony Reader I now characterize my life in two parts: BS and AS (Before Sony; After Sony, natch). Before…Sony 505 Review: A Report from Randi — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 30, 2009
I made the switch to Ubuntu when I got my new laptop - Ubuntu is a Linux-based operating system. As far as the Sony estore…Sony 505 Review: A Report from De — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 29, 2009
I think I’m a little different than most of the other test drivers. I’ve had an eBookwise reader for 5 or 6 years, that I…Sony 700 Review: by Test Driver Tami — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 28, 2009
PERMISSION GRANTED Now that I’ve poked, prodded, played with, dropped, and otherwise abused my Sony PRS-700 eReader (thanks again to the generous folks at Smart…My Kingdom for a Press Release: Sony Announces Wireless Reader — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 25, 2009
The website isn’t updated at Sony and I’d give anything for a detailed press release, but here’s the data on Sony’s new Daily Edition wireless…Sony 505 Review by Test Driver Phyllis — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 14, 2009
I was picked for this test drive because I said, “I don’t think so. Convince me.” And then I was picked. And then I got…Good News From Around the World — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 13, 2009
First: from the ever-so-sexy Shelf Awareness newsletter: Sony will announce that it will sell e-books only in the open ePub format and will scrap its…Sony 505 Review: A Video Review from Liz M — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 06, 2009
Behold! A video review! First: I want to play with her Lego collection. Second: the DRM visual analogy at the end made me howl.Hear Ye, Hear Ye: New Sonys Ahoy — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 04, 2009
Dubbed the “Pocket” and the “Touch,” Sony has released formal data about the two new digital book readers they plan to release later this month…It slices, it dices, it reads your ebooks! — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 02, 2009
The $199 barrier has been broken by a digital reader, if J&R Music World is to be believed. After much discussion of the Sony service…Kindle vs. Book: A Showdown — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on August 02, 2009
Keep your eye on the Green Apple Books blog for a continued video series pitting paper books against the Kindle. Hilarity promises to ensue more…Sony Reader Accessories: A Shopping List — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on July 31, 2009
There are a few things I’ve used with my Sony Readers that I’ve found supremely useful, and it occurred to me that this list might…If I Had a Bazillion Dollars: eBooks in Stores — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on July 24, 2009
When I presented at Digital Book, one of my fellow panelists was Michael Santangelo, the Electronic Resources Specialist at the Brooklyn Public Library. In his…My opinion, for what it’s worth — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on July 22, 2009
Barnes and Noble announces digital bookstore and Plastic Logic partnership.My opinion, for what it’s worth: Big fat whoop. The store isn’t all that, there’s still…Test Drivers Not-So-Quick Startup of Sony Reading — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on July 15, 2009
First, Brandyllyn received her Sony 505 for the Smart Bitches Test Drive, and was so moved with the joy, she got all comic on our…The Smart Bitches Test Drive with Sony Readers and Harlequin — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on June 25, 2009
Thanks to the fine people at Sony and the very savvy folks at Harlequin, I’m announcing a very cool and unique opportunity. For those of…Sarah to Kindle DX: WTF? — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on May 06, 2009
The collective WTF? on Twitter in response to the debut of the KindleDX was hi-larious, and I’m cranky enough to admit I’m enjoying seeing Amazon…Sony 700 Review: Individual All-Around Competition — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on March 10, 2009
After more than 6 months using Kindle I: Triangle Man, I had the chance to try the Sony 505 and the Sony 700 almost at…Kindle II Review: Individual All Around Competition — A+
Reviewed by SB Sarah on March 05, 2009
Bottom line: the device itself is a marked improvement over Kindle I. Does it beat Sony 505 or Sony 700? That remains to be seen.…
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