Amazon has confirmed with Good e-Reader today that new firmware updates are going to be available for the updated Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD in the next two weeks. There are plenty of new features being packed into this update to let you have a bit more control over your tablet experience.The first change is with the advent of Kindle FreeTime, a tablet experience just … [Read more...] about New Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD Firmware out Soon
Archives for September 2012
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Inventory Will Be Limited Due to Manufacturing Issues
We reported last week that the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite will not see a broad international release until 2013. The company instead will focus on the core US market at the end of October for the debut of the company's first glowing e-reader. Digitimes is now reporting that there are manufacturing issues with the new device and we will likely see only a few million units produced … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Inventory Will Be Limited Due to Manufacturing Issues
Overdrive Now Available on the Nook Tablet
Barnes and Noble has officially rolled out its first app to allow people to borrow ebooks from the public library. Hitting the app store today for all Barnes and Noble tablets is the brand new Overdrive app! This free download will allow customers to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the public library.Over a year ago Barnes and Noble limited the ability to load in your own … [Read more...] about Overdrive Now Available on the Nook Tablet
Kindle Fire 7 HD App Emulator Released
Amazon has just made the life of app develops a bit easy by announcing an app emulator that emulates its recently released 7 inch Kindle Fire HD. What this means is that developers will now be able to test their apps for the 7 inch version of the new Kindle Fire HD to ensure everything is working just the way it should. This without the developer having to procure the Kindle … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire 7 HD App Emulator Released
Digital eBooks Took Center Stage at the Shanghai Book Fair
This year at the Shanghai Book Fair, ebooks were brought to the forefront with the biggest ever Digital Zone. There is currently massive growth in China, with 56.69% more book sales and 32% increase in ebooks in 2011 from 2010.According to Kan Ninghui, deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Press and Publishing, total output value of Shanghai's digital publishing … [Read more...] about Digital eBooks Took Center Stage at the Shanghai Book Fair
Nook Simple Touch, GlowLight Announced in the UK, Prices Start at £79
It seems Barnes & Noble is on overdrive right now. Just back from launching its new range of Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablet devices, the company is now eager to spread its footprint into the UK with the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch GlowLight devices. Both the devices are on pre-order in the UK where prices start at a comfortable £79. The Nook has been the first off … [Read more...] about Nook Simple Touch, GlowLight Announced in the UK, Prices Start at £79
Amazon Sees Lackluster Sales on Debut eBook under New Imprint
Amazon shook up the publishing world when it announced earlier in the year that it was going to setup a new publishing label. Larry Kirshbaum is spearheading the new East Coast imprint called New Harvest. The company releasing ebooks and distributing them to stores in a deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The first mainstream release officially went on sale last week by Penny … [Read more...] about Amazon Sees Lackluster Sales on Debut eBook under New Imprint
Amazon Introduces Facebook Timeline for Author Pages
Amazon Author Pages will soon be adding more social media functionality to give authors an edge. In the near future, Author Central accounts will be able to stream the Facebook Timeline, which will help authors build more relationships with their fans.For the most part, authors spend a great deal of time on Twitter or Facebook to share updates with their fans. This will … [Read more...] about Amazon Introduces Facebook Timeline for Author Pages
Publisher Sues for Return of Book Advances
An article for TheSmokingGun.com this week explained how New York-based publisher Penguin is suing a number of authors in order to get back the hefty advances those writers were paid. The advance is the money stipulated in the contract that the author will receive against the sale of the actual books; anything sold past the amount of the original advance then is shared with the … [Read more...] about Publisher Sues for Return of Book Advances
Barnes and Noble Announces the NOOK HD and HD+
Barnes and Noble has announced two new tablets to hit the market this November. The Nook Tablet HD is a 7 inch edition and the new HD+ is a 9 inch Android tablet!The Nook Tablet HD is a seven inch high-resolution display and will have a mighty resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels and 243 pixels per inch.Video playback will allow you to watch videos in 720p. The pixels are really … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Announces the NOOK HD and HD+
Barnes & Noble Partners with Sainsbury’s for Nook eReaders
It seemed like only yesterday that Barnes and Noble announced its new partnership in the UK with Dixons. Wait, it really was just yesterday! Today it seems the company is increasing its retail ambitions with a new arrangement with Sainsbury’s. Together they will bring the award-winning NOOK reading experience and digital products as the exclusive e-reader to over 270 … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble Partners with Sainsbury’s for Nook eReaders
Follett Reveals New Joint Destiny Platform
While public schools seem to be working to do their part in incorporating affordable measures that involve technological literacy among their students, one key factor to a successful adoption of student devices—whether purchased by the schools or provided by the parents—is a strong support system from a well-known and capable company.Follett School and Library Group, the … [Read more...] about Follett Reveals New Joint Destiny Platform
Rowling’s Upcoming Title Already Attempting to Set Records
With the release of JK Rowling’s first fiction title for adult and non-wizarding fans, The Casual Vacancy, just days away, early figures on the book’s sales show that it has already taken in one million purchases in pre-orders, causing some to speculate that it will quite possibly reach the number one spot on several bestseller lists on its first day of sales this … [Read more...] about Rowling’s Upcoming Title Already Attempting to Set Records
Barnes and Noble Locks in Dixons for Nook UK Distribution
Barnes and Noble has been on a rampage in the UK, locking in John Lewis, Argos, the leading academic bookseller Blackwell’s, and award-winning independent bookstore Foyles. Today B&N announced a new partnership with Dixons, which oversees PC World and Currys.Currys and PC World will feature Barnes & Noble’s NOOK products in over 600 stores across the country and … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Locks in Dixons for Nook UK Distribution