Zinio has announced that it is developing a Nokia Lumia exclusive digital magazine app. It will take advantage of Microsoft Live Tiles to show you new editions that are automatically synced and delivered to your phone. There are a number of new enhancements found in this new app that are not found anywhere else. There is a preference picker that allows users to define the … [Read more...] about Zinio Announces Nokia Lumia Exclusive Magazine App
Archives for March 2013
Amazon Announces the Acquisition of Goodreads
Amazon has announced today that the company will acquire ebook discovery and social community site Goodreads. The entire deal will be finalized sometime during the second quarter of 2013 and all staff and the headquarters will be property of Amazon. Goodreads was founded in 2007 and currently has over 16 million members and over 30,000 bookclubs. Users have added 530 million … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces the Acquisition of Goodreads
France Helps Out Its Bookstores, Can the US Follow?
In the climate of digital-versus-print publishing and the effects that ebooks and online retailers can have on the bookselling industry, France is taking some very determined steps to ensure that its physical bookstores remain open. According to an article in The Bookseller, new budget allowances from the government are making funds possible for loans for bookstores who need … [Read more...] about France Helps Out Its Bookstores, Can the US Follow?
Blackberry 10’s 100,000 Apps Includes 20k with Android Origin
One way to get people hooked on to a new platform is to ensure there are lots of apps that are compatible with it. Towards that, Blackberry did the right thing by luring in developers to port Android apps to the Blackberry 10 operating system. This ensured BB10 could quickly reach the 100k app figure mark, something that could have been pretty much impossible if the company had … [Read more...] about Blackberry 10’s 100,000 Apps Includes 20k with Android Origin
New PressReader App Released for BB10
PressReader has had a storied relationship with Blackberry, with the entire line of Playbook tablets having the newspaper app bundled on all units. NewspaperDirect has been fairly supportive of the entire Blackberry ecosystem and has debuted a new native app for BB10. PressReader for BB10 allows customers to have replica editions synced to Blackberry HUB, to give you … [Read more...] about New PressReader App Released for BB10
Google Play Movie App Update Now Offers Info Card
Google Play Movies has come up with an innovative pop-up option that can provide you with all sorts of great movie trivia. Thanks to a new update, the Google Play Movie app now features an info card which provides you with a short breakdown of the actor who is presently on the screen. The way it works is this: you are watching a video, but can’t exactly remember who the actor … [Read more...] about Google Play Movie App Update Now Offers Info Card
UK Government Releases New Report on Library eBook Lending
Digital ebook lending for libraries in the United Kingdom has yet to really take off like it has in North America. There are many barriers in place that prevent a wider adoption, such as the current politics of publishers and technology. In September 2012, the UK government commissioned a task force to look into the viability of digital lending for libraries and suggestions on … [Read more...] about UK Government Releases New Report on Library eBook Lending
Penguin Revises Digital Library eBook Terms – New Titles Available Immediately
Penguin was one of the last companies to launch a program to allow their eBooks to be available through services like 3M and Axis 360. Today, Penguin announced that they were revising the terms of their agreements to allow new book titles to be available immediately. The new eBooks will be available for libraries to purchase on April 2nd and should give a dramatic boost in the … [Read more...] about Penguin Revises Digital Library eBook Terms – New Titles Available Immediately
EU Approves Random House and Penguin Merger
The merger between Pearson and Bertelsmann is right on track with the summer 2013 timeline established when it was first announced last year. The companies have received the quintessential OK from Australia, New Zealand, US, and now the European Union, leaving only Canada and China to approve everything. The upcoming merger between two of the largest publishing companies in … [Read more...] about EU Approves Random House and Penguin Merger