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Monday, December 26, 2011

A Google tablet to challenge Apple’s iPad?

Apple’s iPad is the dominant tablet computer on the market these days. It is also a very popular device for reading eBooks. According to Fox News Google might be planning to take a shot at Apple’s iPad supremacy. They report that:

“During an interview with an Italian newspaper this week, Eric Schmidt, Google’s Executive Chairman, mentioned plans “to market a tablet of the highest quality”.

Google doesn’t mess around. Neither does Apple. This could get interesting…

To read the article click HERE:

Vick Mickunas

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Best selling eBooks of 2011

Millions of eReaders were sold over the past month. Nooks, Kindles, iPads, etc. That means millions of eBooks are being downloaded. The top ten best selling eBook downloads for the past year have been announced. The top seller was “Unbroken” followed by a trio of titles written by the late Stieg Larsson. Here’s the list:

  1. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand

  2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

  3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson

  4. The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson

  5. A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin

  6. The Litigators, by John Grisham

  7. The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain

  8. Smokin’ Seventeen, by Janet Evanovich

  9. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson

  10. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese

For more info on the list click HERE:

Vick Mickunas

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