Amazon has plans to refresh their entry level Kindle with an E Ink Carta HD screen, instead of Pearl. The Voyage 2 will also be released and not much will change with the overall design, instead most of the enhancements will be under the hood, such as Bluetooth for Audible audiobooks.The entry level Kindle came out … [Read more...] about Entry level Kindle and Voyage 2 will be released this year
Boyue Releases the Likebook Muses e-Reader
Boyue has just released the Likebook Muses, which can be considered the second generation Likebook Mars. This device has the same specs as the Mars, except it has a WACOM layer and comes with a stylus with take notes and edit PDF files. It also has more internal storage to house all of your apps and files, with 32GB … [Read more...] about Boyue Releases the Likebook Muses e-Reader
Amazon Kindle 5.10.3 Update Makes Page Turn Speed Faster
Amazon has implemented a new firmware update for most of their Kindle e-readers, such as the Oasis 2, Paperwhite 4 and Voyage. Version 5.10.3 simply states that it increases performance issues, but does not go into detail on exactly what that means. I have found that this update drastically increases page turn speed … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle 5.10.3 Update Makes Page Turn Speed Faster
This engineer made his own E Ink Typewriter
There are a few E Ink typewriters on the market such as as the Pomera and Freewrite, but they are expensive and considered too hipster for most people. An engineer as just created his own typewriter and it has a built in printer and that outputs his mini stories.The SPUDwrite is a total DIY project that has a … [Read more...] about This engineer made his own E Ink Typewriter
Kindle and HTML5 – A Match Made in Heaven
When it first launched, Amazon’s Kindle offered direct competition to the established publishing industry. The close-to-trillion-dollar company had already enjoyed great success in the early days of the internet as a simple online book shop. The firm has since expanded dramatically and now you can have just about … [Read more...] about Kindle and HTML5 – A Match Made in Heaven
Simon and Schuster experiences strong gains with audiobooks
Simon and Schuster generated $825 million last year and CEO Carolyn Reidy stated that digital was on the rise, thanks to audiobooks. Looking back on 2018, Reidy said sales of downloadable audio once again had gains well into the double digits that countered declines in e-book sales. Overall, total digital sales rose by … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster experiences strong gains with audiobooks
New Wacom Pro Pen has 8,196 levels of pressure sensitivity
Wacom has just unveiled a new pen that is a game changer for technical artists. It is called the PRO Pen and it has 8,196 levels of pressure sensitivity. The new pen is thinner than Wacom’s current Grip Pen, and is designed to emulate the feel of brushes and pencils.Most of Wacom’s styluses, which come included … [Read more...] about New Wacom Pro Pen has 8,196 levels of pressure sensitivity
Barnes and Noble should release a new Nook in 2019
Barnes and Noble is in a sordid state of affairs, in the most recent quarter, the company has $11.2 million in cash and $63.7 million in accounts receivable. While it doesn’t have any short-term debt, it does have over $621 million in accounts payable. This means it owes landlords, publishers and suppliers a copious … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble should release a new Nook in 2019
10,000 Arabic books have been digitized to ebooks
The Arabic Collections Online project has just formed and they are making available 10,000 Arabic ebooks across 6,000 subjects for free. It was established with support from NYU Abu Dhabi, and by major grants from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, and Carnegie Corporation of New York. … [Read more...] about 10,000 Arabic books have been digitized to ebooks
Apple will launch their new Texture Service on March 25th
Sources in the digital publishing industry have told Good e-Reader that Apple plans to relaunch their Texture service on March 25th at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park campus. Right now Texture only has digital magazines and Apple is planning on incorporating digital newspapers.Apple reportedly plans to … [Read more...] about Apple will launch their new Texture Service on March 25th
Hundreds of romance audiobooks and ebooks on sale via Kobo
Kobo is having a massive sale on romance titles for both audiobooks and ebooks. You can pick up a scintillating read for under $3.99 and this includes books from major publishers and self-published works. There are only 80 audiobooks on sale, but they are super cheap, $3.99 each.Kobo is not discounting any of their … [Read more...] about Hundreds of romance audiobooks and ebooks on sale via Kobo
Audiobook increased by 37.1% and ebooks declined by 3.6% in 2018
Since 2013, downloaded audio has been the trade book format with the greatest percent growth. In 2018 it grew by 37.1%, adding $127.1 million in revenue compared to 2017. eBooks declined slightly during the same period by 3.6% and generated over $1 billion dollars.Revenue for trade book publishers was $7.49 billion … [Read more...] about Audiobook increased by 37.1% and ebooks declined by 3.6% in 2018