Awesome E-books

Geek out and expand your tech skills with this collection of e-books from No Starch Press. Pay as little as a buck to unlock the first four books or more than $18 to access the full library, which includes books on problem-solving, development strategies, and practical programming in Java, Python, C, C++, Rust, and more.

Amazon’s backlit e-book reader now has a high-resolution 300 ppi 6″ screen. It has a new font made for e-books, and better typography and page layouts to preserve the original format even when you increase the font size.

The Kindle Voyage is lighter and smaller than the Kindle Paperwhite. It has a 300ppi touchscreen, an adaptive backlight as well as forward and back page turning haptic sensors on each edge for one-handed use.

The latest version of the Kindle Paperwhite has a faster processor and an improved touchscreen. It also has new features such as a quick page scanning feature and intuitive word and phrase lookup tools.

Barnes & Noble’s new 6″ touchscreen e-book reader has a built-in backlight, so you get the best of both worlds: e-ink that’s easy on the eyes and illumination for reading in the dark.

Written by CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker, Dark Prophecy combines traditional literature with other forms of media, special effects and interaction, letting readers act as the protagonists’ partner.

While enTourage’s 7-inch “dualbook” isn’t the sexiest gadget out there, it does give you a powerful Android tablet on one panel with an easy-to-read electronic ink reader on the other.

If you don’t already have an iPad, Kindle or one of the many other ways to read e-Books, Barnes & Noble’s next-gen Nook adds a 7-inch full-color screen, Wi-Fi, web browsing, games and music.