Devs: Adobe Reader Mobile SDK for EPUB DRM Now Available for PlayBook & BlackBerry 10
This is a nice addition for any developer thinking of creating a EPUB reader for the PlayBook or BlackBerry 10. RIM has announced that the Adobe Reader Mobile SDK for EPUB DRM (Digital Rights Management) is now supported on the PlayBook and BlackBerry 10. The Adobe Reader Mobile SDK is used by quite a few…
Free OverDrive Media Console for the PlayBook Gets Small Update
Thomas let us know that OverDrive has updated their popular OverDrive Media Console eBook and audio book app for the PlayBook. The app is a port of their Android app that runs in the PlayBook Android player so its nice to see it getting bug fixes instead of just being left as is. There are…
OverDrive Releases Their Free ePub eBook Reader for PlayBook OS 2.0
I have been waiting for OverDrive to bring their OverDrive Media Console to the BlackBerry PlayBook. From what I can tell they have done it by using the new Android Player to port their Android app to PlayBook OS 2.0 so this is OS 2.0+ for now. In case you are not familiar with…
PlayEPub eBook Reader for the BlackBerry PlayBook (ePub Formats)
We have mentioned a few ePub ebook readers for the PlayBook since it launched but PlayEPub is one of the top contenders. It offers up a pretty solid feature set including what they call “real book-like pagination” if that is important to you. It can read any non-DRM protected ePub book and should be…
Book Reader for BlackBerry PlayBook is Best ePub eBook Reader Yet
In case you have not noticed yet I have been hunting for a solid ePub eBook reader for my PlayBook. We have covered quite a few of them as alternatives to the closed Kobo reader but so far many of them have been found wanting. That was until I found Book Reader by Untangled Development….
SVIT ePub eBook Reader for the BlackBerry PlayBook
I have been on the search for a solid ePub reader for my BlackBerry PlayBook. I spotted a new release by Pronic called SVIT which is an eBook reader with ePub support. for $0.99 the app works relatively well and connects to Project Gutenberg for tons of free books.
ePub Reader for the PlayBook Updated to v1.0.9 With Better Calibre eBook Support
We mentioned VOS IT Solutions EPUB Reader for the PlayBook earlier this month and we are happy to say it got an update to v1.0.9. Users were complaining about issues with ePub ebook format compatibility and VOS has taken some steps to correct that. The new version 1.0.9 adds better support for Calibre, a free…
ePub Reader for the BlackBerry PlayBook Shows Promise
Since I picked up my BlackBerry PlayBook I have been looking for a solid ebook reader for it. While Kobo reader is nice they do not let you bring your own books which is a huge turn off. While Overdrive does a great job as an ePub (eBook file format) reader for my smartphone I…