Blockbuster, the aging video rental company is moving into the digital publishing arena. The company has verified that will be releasing a monthly publication for free on Apple Newsstand. The various issues will feature multimedia trailers, interviews and and reviews on movies that the company offers digital rentals. There is also an extensive gaming section with reviews and … [Read more...] about Blockbuster Launches Monthly Digital Magazine on iOS
Archives for November 2012
eBook Review: The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch
Verdict: 4 Stars With so many high-volume and well-known thriller writers on the market, it’s important to make everything stand out, not just the high action plot. It is far too easy to fall into the trap of my spy thrillers, which is to try to emulate the greats to the point of mimicry. Doetsch’s third book in the Michael St. Pierre series, The Thieves of Legend (Atria … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch
Black Friday Online Sales Top $1 Billion, Gearing Up for Cyber Monday
When the dust settled from the fist fights over great deals on electronics and other gifts, the sales numbers came in and showed a record high for Black Friday across the US. But for those shoppers too timid or too smart to stand in line to shove their fellow shoppers for material goods, the internet proved to be their best opportunity to take advantage of special holiday … [Read more...] about Black Friday Online Sales Top $1 Billion, Gearing Up for Cyber Monday
Nook HD+ and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Comparison
In this exclusive Good e-Reader Video Comparison we check out the Barnes and Noble Nook HD+ and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9! This is a battle of two of the latest devices to feature a 8.9 inch touchscreen, a first for both companies. We will check out the e-reading experience in terms of ebooks, magazines, newspapers, PDF's, internet, comics, and much more! This video was … [Read more...] about Nook HD+ and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Comparison
Digital Revenue On The Rise
While some publishers have noticed a leveling out on their digital sales, especially following circumstances like the hype over a particular ebook decreasing and causing a resulting minor drop in digital sales, others are still reporting record increases in revenue from digital publishing. According to an article from Journalism.co.uk, Future Publishing has recently seen a … [Read more...] about Digital Revenue On The Rise
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review
Amazon has released its first 8.9" tablet and all prior models were of the seven inch variety. The company has scored a major win with a very high resolution display and enhanced hardware. Its form and function gives users a very unique experience and should give the Nook HD+ and iPad a run for their money. Hardware The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 features the highest resolution … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review
Winners Announced for the National Book Award
Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. A pantheon of such writers as William Faulkner, Marianne Moore, Ralph Ellison, John Cheever, Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Robert Lowell, Walker Percy, John Updike, Katherine Anne Porter, and Norman … [Read more...] about Winners Announced for the National Book Award
Top Tablet News – November 24th, 2012
Amazon UK offering Kindle Fire for £99 for Black Friday The Kindle Fire has always been a great entry level tablet, if not the best. However, Amazon has provided you with another reason to go for it—a £30 price rebate from the Amazon UK site, making the total £99. The deal is being offered as part of its Black Friday sales promotions, in spite of the fact that the event has … [Read more...] about Top Tablet News – November 24th, 2012
iPad Mini and Nook HD Video Comparison
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today we take a look at the new Barnes and Noble Nook HD and the Apple iPad Mini. We are primarily evaluating the reading experience, and will show you newspapers, magazines, PDF, and ebooks. You will get a sense of all the options that are available on both devices and how you can augment the text experience. Finally, we will … [Read more...] about iPad Mini and Nook HD Video Comparison