Just Four Years Ago …

https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/519560617812713473

Previously here:

Another Kindle With a Five-Inch Screen
Kindle With A Five-Inch Screen

Adobe Digital Editions Is Spyware

I can confirm that AD4 (OSX) is sending reading data even for non-DRMed EPUBs. Can’t confirm it searching my drive. http://t.co/5MaUYQWKOi—
Liza Daly (@liza) October 07, 2014

Adobe is Spying on Users, Collecting Data on Their eBook Libraries

Now I wonder if Apple’s iBooks software collects data? I know that Kobo does — otherwise they couldn’t give out their steenkin’ badges.

Xiaomi MiPad Disassembled Again

ZOL has a disassembly of the Xiaomi MiPad [Google Translate].

I’m suspicious of it and the timing.

It was disassembled once before, so why a second time?

Stealth marketing by Xiaomi?

China eBook Software

PCPop has an article with “recommended” (most popular?) eBook reading apps [Google Translate].

Support for Web, iPad, Android, Kindle, and other platforms.

I’m intrigued by the claim that Watercress can do Kindle format eBooks. Do they really mean DRM-free MobiPocket?

Ummmmm… No.

— via @avitalks tweet