Gary Ruse, A most prolific and varied author has done it again.  This time he has ventured into the curious world of “Steam Punk” with his latest ebook.  With the wonderful title of “Perseverance Triumphant!”… he takes us into Read More

As promised, ComiXology began sending out emails with personalized links to individuals who asked to be notified about the continuation of the Marvel #1 promotion. The email contains a link that can only be accessed from the email address it… Read More

Remember last month when Marvel was offering over 700 issues #1 for free? And we all crashed their servers? Well, the promotion is back. If you signed up to be notified when it was available, you probably received an email… Read More

Marvel is generously giving away 700 free comics, specifically designed for mobile devices. The announcement was made during SXSW, and the staggering demand has already melted the servers from the popular comics publisher. Marvel is hoping to lure in new… Read More

As part of their SXSW2013 celebration, Marvel is offering over 700 first issue digital comics, for free. Yes, this includes X-Men, Avengers, Spider-Man and other popular characters. You can “buy” them from either Marvel’s Digital Comic store or through Comixology.… Read More

Using Sean Howes’ biography of Marvel Comics as a prism, Daniel Kalder considers the fate of comics, a declining art that makes billions in merchandise and movies.… Read More

One of the marvels of this interactive age is the way it can bring together those who share a common interest. Do you collect exercise videos? There’s a forum for you. videofitness.com. Do you own a Kindle? There’s a forum… Read More

When I was visiting relatives over the weekend, I had a fairly potent reminder of the enduring power of the public domain—and I finally succumbed to the inevitable realization, that in some cases, piracy is just too much work. On… Read More

“We want people to see translation as something instantly engrossing, with all kinds of ethical considerations.” By Anna Clark The trouble with translation is getting it noticed. This seems at odds with the purpose of literary translators, whose textual invisibility… Read More

“The smartphone in your hand is a marvel of innovation, packing sophisticated computing and communications technologies into a sleek digital device,” writes Steve Lohr, in an article posted on the New York Times‘ website earlier today. “It is also a… Read More

The folks of Pocketnow had the chance to play with the Acer Iconia Tab A700 quad core tablet, unveiled back at CES in January. At the time it was one of the few if not the first Full HD display… Read More

Chip designers are confident enough to say that white box tablet shipments could reach 40 million units this year. This is an adjustment from the 30 million predicted initially and now reached 40 million, because of growing demand in emerging… Read More

For all you Olympic tennis lovers, here is a splendid new ebook devoted to the history of this sport in the Olympics. In the words of the press release for this ebook, it offers you the following:- An Historical Snapshot”… Read More

Marvel Comics is the No. 9 bestselling free iOS app in the books genre for the week, according to research from AppData. The comic book app rejoins the list this week after Comic Con. Below, we’ve listed the top free… Read More