Nancy Drew and the case of the handmade eReader covers that look like books
Riddle me this, Miss Drew: what looks like a book and feels like a book but is actually thousands of books? Oh… you already solved it by reading the title. Well, you’ll never guess how pretty this handmade e-Reader cover is on the inside. I love real...
5 romantic book download ideas for Nook, Kindle, or your iPad
It’s Valentine’s Day, and for a bibliophile like me there’s no better gift to celebrate romance than a great love story. Since these days, love stories are more likely read from a Kindle, Nook or the Kindle app on iPad than a hardcover, it can be a...
Some of our favorite kids’ apps make the leap from iOS to NOOK.
It’s always great when great iOS kids’ apps that we feature here make their way over to different platforms. More education and entertainment for everyone! That’s why we were thrilled to hear that Nosy Crow, makers of really terrific kids e-book apps...
The NOOK Tablet goes HD!
With all the new Android tablets hitting the market over the new few weeks, I can’t say I was surprised to see that Barnes and Noble released two new HD versions of their popular NOOK Tablet. If you’re wondering how these stack up against the new Kindle...
Father’s day gift dilemma – Kindle Fire or NOOK Tablet?
My husband and I have been using our Kindle Fire and NOOK Tablets respectively for the last six months, and over that time, we’ve definitely developed strong opinions about these two new tablets. Let’s just say one of them is getting a lot more use than...
Accio Harry Potter eBooks! Pottermore Bookshop Open for Business
Part of the magic of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series is that my kids are still as crazy about the stories as they were when they first read them a couple of years ago. And today, they are all aflutter about the lastest news about The Boy Who Lived: J.K....
The most fashionable NOOK cases
If you read Kristen’s awesome NOOK vs Kindle Fire review last week and decided that the NOOK is more your style, I bet you’re now looking for some advice on fantastic covers. Hey, that’s what we’re here for. It seems like most existing NOOK...
Web Coolness: Roomba Revenge, Twitter Redesign, and Instagram for Android
Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! In Roomba Revenge, your beloved iRobot can fight those nasty dust bunnies. On your iPhone. If you’re having trouble picking between a NOOK Tablet and a Kindle Fire,...
NOOK Tablet vs. Kindle Fire – A tablet smackdown
I’ve been waiting to get my hands on both a NOOK Tablet and Kindle Fire since the news of their release hit the Internet. I’m definitely smitten with my first generation iPad, but the new tablets have been getting a lot of buzz–not just because they...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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