Many kids are finding themselves back in the classroom wallowing in the doldrums, but their online alter-egos can find some solace in some new updates from J.K Rowling's virtual world, Pottermore. Young wizards attending Hogwarts are enjoying the second installment of the Chamber of Secrets, which encompasses chapters five to eleven.This latest edition to the Harry Potter … [Read more...] about A New Semester Starts at Pottermore with Chamber of Secrets Expansion
Archives for September 2012
Chapters Will Have the Kobo Mini and Kobo Glo September 30th
Chapters Indigo has confirmed with Good e-Reader today that the company will begin offering the new Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini September 30th 2012. The stores should have received them a few days ago in order to familiarize the staff with the new products. If you live in Canada, you can pre-order them directly from Chapters right now, but there are some factors to be aware of. In … [Read more...] about Chapters Will Have the Kobo Mini and Kobo Glo September 30th
Digital Publishing Start-up Payhip Appeals to Indie Authors
A few weeks ago a new digital publisher has hit the scene in the form of Payhip. This new London based company is attempting to get indie authors to sign up with its service and writers will retain 100% of the royalties on the ebooks they sell. It sounds appealing and services like this are perfect for added exposure for your books and author profile in Google and other major … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Start-up Payhip Appeals to Indie Authors
Project Austin Revives the Microsoft Courier with a New Windows 8 Note APP
When Good e-Reader first started many moons ago, one technology we were plenty excited about was the Microsoft Courier. It was designed to be a dual-screen tablet that appealed to business professionals, designers, and artists. This project was unceremoniously canceled, but the technology was recently revised. It has transitioned from hardware into a new note taking app … [Read more...] about Project Austin Revives the Microsoft Courier with a New Windows 8 Note APP
eBook Publisher “One Bite Reads” Aims to Make Mini-Novels Fashionable
The digital ebook publishing start-up company One Bite Reads is trying to specialize in small bite-sized novels. These books are meant to be read in one sitting and the company is seeking to compete with Kindle Shorts and Kindle Serials. Right now, One Bite Reads is looking for new authors to help themselves launch by contributing an idea for an ebook between 5,000 and 10,000 … [Read more...] about eBook Publisher “One Bite Reads” Aims to Make Mini-Novels Fashionable
Kindle Highlighting Coming Under Fire
Laura Hazard Owen for GigaOm posted an interesting article this week that unearthed an issue making waves involving the highlighting feature on Kindles. A recently launched startup called Findings enabled users to sync their highlighted Kindle clippings and allow others to see those clippings. However, Amazon pulled the plug on the service citing a violation of their terms of … [Read more...] about Kindle Highlighting Coming Under Fire
Amazon Expected to Launch Kindle in Japan Next Month
Amazon had been expected to release its Kindle line of e-readers and new ebook store in Japan late this month. This launch has been postponed until next month while publishers are busily converting digital content over to Amazon's proprietary ebook formats. The Nikkei newspaper said that Amazon is hurrying to secure Japanese content in time for the year-end sales season.The … [Read more...] about Amazon Expected to Launch Kindle in Japan Next Month
Sony PRS-T1 Vs. the Sony PRS-T2
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today we check out the core differences between the Sony PRS-T1 released in 2011 and the new Sony PRS-T2 that came out a few weeks ago. We dive into the core differences that really make these two devices very unique.If you take a look at the hardware, there is not much of a difference between these two units. They both … [Read more...] about Sony PRS-T1 Vs. the Sony PRS-T2
The Penguin Group Launches Graphic Novel Imprint InkLit
Penguin Publishing is launching a new imprint that is focusing exclusively on graphic novels and comics. The new initiative called "InkLit" will take some of the most notable mainstream book franchises and carry them over into the comic book world.Inklit will be officially launching on October 2nd and will have a big name attached to the first title. Patricia Briggs will be … [Read more...] about The Penguin Group Launches Graphic Novel Imprint InkLit
BookRix Absolves Pay to Self-Publish Business Model and Offers New Free Service
BookRix initially started in 2008 and has become one of the largest international book communities of its time. BookRix connects ebook distribution with social media on a single platform that houses over 500,000 members. Writers can distribute their work on BookRix and also submit it to Barnes and Noble, Kobo, iBooks, Thalia, and Amazon. The company has announced today that … [Read more...] about BookRix Absolves Pay to Self-Publish Business Model and Offers New Free Service
Bard and Book Publishing CrowdSources Which eBooks Will Get the Print Treatment
Bard and Book Publishing announced today a new initiative that puts the power of publishing into the readers' hands. This new program asks its extensive base of users to vote on which ebooks will make the transition into print publishing. Bard and Books community allows subscribers to read free ebooks, although free members can only read new titles for a short time after they … [Read more...] about Bard and Book Publishing CrowdSources Which eBooks Will Get the Print Treatment
Scholastic Storia Adds eBooks by Albert Whitman
Scholastic announced a new deal with Albert Whitman & Company (one of the most established children's publishers best known for their large collection of picture books, novels, and non-fiction titles) to offer a selection of books on the Storia platform. New ebooks will be available on the teacher-recommended e-reading app for kids at the beginning of spring in … [Read more...] about Scholastic Storia Adds eBooks by Albert Whitman
Walmart to Discontinue Amazon Kindle e-Reader and Tablet Sales
A few months ago Target decided against carrying Amazon e-readers and tablets because of the superstore's growing relationship with Apple. Today Walmart has announced that it will cease to order new shipments of Amazon Kindle devices across the entire company, but will continue to sell them until the existing stock is depleted."We have recently made the business decision to … [Read more...] about Walmart to Discontinue Amazon Kindle e-Reader and Tablet Sales