The Netherlands is the fastest growing market when it comes to digital publishing. There are a ton of startups and established companies that are taking advantage of gaps in the marketplace. Elly's Choice and Kobo both have unlimited e-book subscription programs. Storytel is enjoying a monopoly when … [Read more...]
Activist Investor Recommends Barnes and Noble Go Private
Barnes and Noble is a public company and everything they do is scrutinized by the media. The decline in bookstores and their beligered Nook unit are the subject of thousands of news articles and investors. Negative sentiment surrounds the bookseller and investors are urging the them to go … [Read more...]
Will Amazon Compete with Paypal and Alipay?
Amazon is rumored to be developing their own Alipay and Paypal clone and it would dramatically change the landscape of credit card payment processors. Sanford C. Bernstein & Co bases its view on signs that Amazon is creating a branded staged wallet payment service that it could leverage. The … [Read more...]
PDF Editing and Note Taking on the Sony Digital Paper DPT-RP1
The new Sony Digital Paper has a number of great PDF tools for those of you that need a dedicated note taking device and editor. You can initiate split screen view to work on two different PDF files at the same time, or you can have one PDF open on one side of the screen and the note taking app on … [Read more...]
Harry Potter Audiobooks Now Available in MP3 for Dutch Customers
The entire Harry Potter audiobook saga is now available in Dutch. Luisterrijk is offering all seven Harry Potter digital audiobooks through their web shops in the Netherlands and Belgium. This is the first time ever Dutch Harry Potter digital audiobooks are available as MP3 DTO (Download To … [Read more...]
Top 10 Android Apps of the Week – July 23 2017
This week a number of new Android Apps and Games have been released and we are drawing attention to them on Good e-Reader. There was also a few that have received big updates, such as Google Play Books which dramatically simplified the main UI and made it more intuitive to use. All of the apps on … [Read more...]
Oaxis Inkcase i7 Plus Review
The Oaxis InkCase i7 Plus is a secondary e-Ink display that has a built in case and was designed exclusively for the iPhone 7 Plus. Once the case is attached to your iPhone, you can read e-books, news articles, photos and display a series of widgets, such as the current time or weather. The … [Read more...]
StreetLib is a viable self-publishing solution for Independent Authors
Streetlib is an online self-publishing solution that is geared towards independent authors. When you register for an account you can upload your e-book use a free ISBN that they give you. There are a ton of distribution options, but Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Google Play and Tolino generate the most … [Read more...]
Draft2Digital Will Distribute e-books to Overdrive in August
Draft2digital is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the world and they will soon be offering another compelling reason to sign up for a free account, distributing your e-book into the Overdrive catalog. Rakuten Overdrive is the premier digital library system and they have a strong … [Read more...]
Sony Digital Paper DPT-RP1 vs Onyx Boox Max Carta
The Sony Digital Paper and Onyx Boox Max are two 13.3 inch e-readers that are geared towards professionals who need an E-Ink device that can read and edit PDF files and also take notes. They both offer different value propositions depending on your needs. The Max Carta features a 13.3 inch E-Ink … [Read more...]
Rakuten Kobo CEO Discusses Tolino, Shelfie and Kobo Plus
Kobo Books is the third largest e-book and e-reader company in the world and their primary focus is underserved markets. Instead of competing in the ultra-competitive US market they instead developed infrastructure to sell their line of products in bookstores all over Australia, Canada, Europe and … [Read more...]
You can read eBooks on the Sony Digital Paper DPT-RP1
The Sony Digital Paper is not billed as an e-reader, but you can most certainly read your collection of eBooks. This device can read PDF files and it is quite easy to download them online. If you have your own collection of DRM-Free EPUB, MOBI and DOC files, you can convert them to the PDF format … [Read more...]