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Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology March 26, 2013 at 6:02 pm PT

How Much of a Tablet Can You Get for Under $300?

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology March 19, 2013 at 6:03 pm PT

Nook HD’s Screen Dazzles, but Quirks Detract

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on November 13, 2012 at 5:17 pm PT

The Nook HD stands out with the highest-resolution small screen, and its redesigned interface proves that Barnes & Noble takes software seriously.

A Little Night Reading With Light-Up Devices

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on October 2, 2012 at 3:11 pm PT

Katie tests two touchscreen e-readers with light-up screens: Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight.

App Makes Readers’ Thoughts an Open Book

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 24, 2012 at 3:26 pm PT

Katie looks at Subtext, a free iPad app designed to enable and encourage conversations among readers within digital books themselves.

In Your Hands, Just What You Want to Read

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on December 6, 2011 at 9:05 pm PT

Until now, personalized-reading apps have been mostly found on tablets like the iPad, but Wednesday, the first of those apps moves to the smartphone for reading on the go.

A Kindle Swipes Fine, but Still Hooked on a Nook

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on November 15, 2011 at 3:23 pm PT

A head-to-head comparison of the new Amazon Kindle Touch and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch.

A Tablet Children Can Grow Into

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm PT

LeapPad Explorer from LeapFrog Enterprises, a company known for its educational children’s toys, is a tablet aimed at ages 4 through 9.

Judging E-Readers by Their Book Readability

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on June 28, 2011 at 4:39 pm PT

If you’re heading to the beach this summer and you plan to read an e-book, you won’t want to take your iPad. Luckily, the latest versions of the Nook and the Kindle offer glare-free screens and other reader-friendly functions.