Barnes and Noble first got into the e-reader business in 2009 and the first few years were very profitable, primarily due to the lack of entrenched competition. The only company that mattered at the time was the Amazon Kindle, but it launched only two years prior. Barnes and Noble started to lose money when companies … [Read more...]
Note Taking and Manga on the Onyx Boox Note 10.3
The Onyx Boox Note is designed to write and edit PDF files, but it also does a bunch of other things. Many people who are thinking about buying the Note are wondering how the note taking experience functions and what type of options are available. Additionally, there are millions of manga readers out there and … [Read more...]
You can enroll in Kindle Unlimited for $3
Amazon Kindle Unlimited is running a promotion for people who have never used the service before. You can enroll for $3 for a three month subscription. Once the discounted trial is over there will be a $9.99 recurring fee, so don't forget to cancel it if you do not find value. Kindle Unlimited gives you full access … [Read more...]
Amazon Prime Reading Launches in China
The Chinese eBook market is one of the largest in the world and by 2020 it is expected to generate over $5.3 billion dollars. In 2017 ebook sales increased by over 29.2% and Amazon is hoping to capitalize with Prime Reading, which just launched in China this week. Prime Reading China only has a paltry 500 titles and … [Read more...]
Kobo eBook Sales Increase by 60%
Kobo ebook sales have increased 60% year on year, according to the latest financial report by their parent company Rakuten. This includes the money that Kobo made from purchasing the Tolino assets last year. Kobo offers its digital reading experience to millions of readers around the world in 190 countries through … [Read more...]
Kobo Audiobooks are now available in France
Kobo Audiobooks are now available in France and customers can now subscribe for €9.99 per month and get access to a single audio title. There is currently only 5,000 French audiobooks on the platform, but more should be coming soon. In order to promote the Kobo platform, their primary distribution partner FNAC has … [Read more...]
Amazon has 100 million Prime Subscribers Worldwide
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has finally divulged that there are 100 million Prime Subscribers worldwide. This is the first time official figures have ever been released. In 2017 Amazon shipped more than five billion items with Prime worldwide, and more new members joined Prime than in any previous year – both worldwide and … [Read more...]
Kindle for PC has New Fonts and Reading Mode Features
Amazon Kindle for PC has just been updated to version 1.23 and it brings a slew of new features, including two Column mode, split screen mode and formula mode for math equations. There is also a bunch of new font options available; Baskerville, Caecillia, Helvetica, Helvetica Light, Lucida and Palatino. Kindle for … [Read more...]
These are all the new ereaders that are coming out in 2018
Over the course of the past few years e-readers have been enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Companies are taking more design risks and small startups are enjoy robust sales for very niche devices. Some of the most notable new e-readers that have been enjoying massive success are the Remarkable, Sony DPT-RP1, Onyx … [Read more...]
Amazon Launches Lite Internet Browser for Android
Amazon has just launched a lite internet browser for emerging markets. The app is less than 2MB and is primarily designed for phones that have a 2G data connection or don't have much internal storage. Amazon is hoping that people download this app instead of other browsers which range from 21MB to 50MB in size and they … [Read more...]
Amazon is Giving Away a Bunch of Free eBooks for World Book Day
Amazon is giving away a dozen free ebooks for World Book Day. These titles are from AmazonCrosssing, which is an imprint devoted towards that are translated into English from other languages. The first translated books were the French-language novel The King of Kahel and the German-language novel The Hangman's Daughter … [Read more...]
Amazon Kindle Voyage Facing Stock Shortages Worldwide
The Amazon Kindle Voyage has been facing stock shortages for the past month. In Canada the Voyage WIFI model has been unavailable for weeks and in the US only the WIFI is available. Other countries are also either completely sold out or just have a few units left in stock. I think Amazon is phasing out the Voyage, … [Read more...]