Overlooked in much of the hype about the iPad announcement earlier in the week was a comment by Steve Jobs in the Keynote presentation where he mentioned that the iBooks app for iPad would take ...

How to quickly convert EPUB files to Kindle format - and why it matters ...

The open-source EPUB e-book format is great for sharing books between different readers and making life easier on readers generally--but Amazon's Kindle, the big player, doesn't support it.

If you are an avid reader, you may have come across the term eBook at least a few dozen times over the past decade or so. While at the time, you may have been skeptical about replacing paperbacks ...

It’s almost hard to remember, but when it came out, iBooks could read only EPUB files, not PDFs, and the only way to load them was by syncing with iTunes. Over a number of releases of both iBooks and ...

Initially released in 2007, ePub or Electronic Publication is an open e-book format that’s easily accessible on various devices, including e-readers, tablets, phones, etc. It gives flexibility to the ...

Reader Susan Erich seeks a bit of organization in her literature. She writes: I’ve downloaded hundreds of free ebooks in a variety of formats and I need help organizing them. Some, I guess, are meant ...

The fact is, ebooks are still going through a lot of growing pains, which often leaves ebook early adopters like you in the lurch. As the always excellent Matt Buchanan over at Gizmodo explained, the ...

Got an old Kindle? How to resurrect your e-reader with new books ...

What's hot: Touch interface is a pleasure, ePUB format support for library books. What's not: Screen has a wee bit less contrast than non-touch screen readers. Editor's note, Oct. 2010: Check out our ...