Barnes and Noble is intending on releasing a new firmware update for the Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch with Glowlight this June. The 1.50 update is poised to bring a new email client and a new internet browser. The e-readers themselves have a web-browser buried in the search function, but most people were completely unaware of it. The ebook store is also undergoing a … [Read more...] about Nook Simple Touch Tipped to Get Email and Web-Browser June 1st
Archives for May 2013
New York Times Plans to Expand via Digital into Other Countries
The New York Times attracts over 40 million readers to its website every month and the company sees it as a drop in the bucket. The newspaper is planning to expand into foreign language markets with a localized edition and unique content written by reporters based in those countries.One of the big reasons why the New York Times is expanding its digital unit outside of the … [Read more...] about New York Times Plans to Expand via Digital into Other Countries
Digital Comics: Hunter Gorinson on Valiant’s Digital Strategy
Valiant Entertainment is the newest incarnation of a legendary comics publisher that was founded in 1989 by former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, drew in fans with strong, character-driven stories, and then fell on hard times and ceased publication in the early 2000s. The current owners bought the company in 2005 and began launching comics based on updated versions of the … [Read more...] about Digital Comics: Hunter Gorinson on Valiant’s Digital Strategy
Postmedia Implements Digital Paywalls for All Canadian Newspapers
Postmedia Network Canada Corp will be updating the remainder of its digital newspapers and implementing a full paywall structure. The National Post is one of the last big name newspapers only allowing the general public to view 10 free articles a month, before being asked to take out a subscription.Print subscribers of the National Post and the Financial Post can continue … [Read more...] about Postmedia Implements Digital Paywalls for All Canadian Newspapers
Zinio Takes Z-Pass out of Beta
Zinio has officially launched its new Z-Pass digital magazine subscription service after being in Beta for the last four months. Creating a Z-Pass is simple and flexible. Customers choose three magazines from over 300 of the most popular titles among Zinio's 5,500+ digital library, including Car and Driver, Surfer, Maxim, Cosmopolitan, and Food Network Magazine for $5 per … [Read more...] about Zinio Takes Z-Pass out of Beta
Book Expo America Hackathon Focuses on Digital Discovery
eBook and digital discovery is one of the most hot button issues facing the digital publishing industry. Many existing publishers and small start-up companies, such as BookLikes, NetGallery, Slice and many others, are throwing themselves into the fray. To stimulate growth and awareness in a burgeoning sector, a group of major media industry participants led by The Perseus Books … [Read more...] about Book Expo America Hackathon Focuses on Digital Discovery
Google I/O Wrap Up
The 2013 edition of the Google I/O event was without any fancy hardware launches, something that many analysts had predicted. There wasn't even a new Android update announced, which analysts were definitely expecting. Many are now suggesting that Google I/O might just have returned to the way it used to be, with the focus back on developers instead of the products or the … [Read more...] about Google I/O Wrap Up
Morning Manga Magazine Goes Same-Day Digital—but Only in Japan
Kodansha's Morning magazine is one of the most interesting manga magazines in the Japanese marketplace. It's pitched at young adults, and the stories tend to be somewhat more sophisticated than the genre magazines aimed at young teens and pre-teens (Shonen Jump, Ribon, etc.) Many of the Morning series that have been licensed in English have been critically acclaimed, if not top … [Read more...] about Morning Manga Magazine Goes Same-Day Digital—but Only in Japan
Cary Goldstein Joins Simon & Schuster
There is some big news that just happened in the publishing industry today. Cary Goldstein has joined Simon & Schuster as the new Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity and Senior Editor. In his new role, Goldstein will supervise the Simon & Schuster publicity department and acquire a select number of fiction and nonfiction titles.Goldstein was previously … [Read more...] about Cary Goldstein Joins Simon & Schuster
New York Times Bestseller eBook List Shifts to Online Only
The New York Times started to include ebooks in print and online editions back in 2011. The company announced today that it is suspending the inclusion of ebook titles in the newspaper and only posting them on the website. The prices of the ebooks will also not be included going forward, due to the shifting economic landscape of online sellers.Pamela Paul is the current … [Read more...] about New York Times Bestseller eBook List Shifts to Online Only
How to Load Android Apps on the Blackberry Q10
The Blackberry Q10 is the first Blackberry 10 smartphone with a physical keyboard. One of the things that makes it unique is the Android emulator that allows you to run Android Apps. It is not as cut and dry as loading an APK file on your device. You have to convert it to a BAR file first. The Good e-Reader APP Store has a new online converter that you can use yourself, or you … [Read more...] about How to Load Android Apps on the Blackberry Q10
The Amazon Kindle Keyboard Getting Harder to Find
The Amazon Kindle Keyboard has received a number of new firmware updates over the course of the last two years, most notably parental controls. The e-reader is getting fairly long in the tooth, when compared to the Kindle Touch and Kindle Paperwhite. With a product refresh coming at the end of the summer, this device is getting harder to find. Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and many … [Read more...] about The Amazon Kindle Keyboard Getting Harder to Find
New 8 Inch Surface RT Set for June Launch, Windows 8.1 Blue to Arrive in October
Microsoft is all set to officially launch the next iteration of Windows, version 8.1, in October. Towards this, volume production of notebook devices based on Windows Blue is set to kick off in September. However, it remains to be seen is whether a new version of Windows will be enough to spur demand in the notebook segment that is finding increasing competition from tablet … [Read more...] about New 8 Inch Surface RT Set for June Launch, Windows 8.1 Blue to Arrive in October
New E Ink Sony 13 Inch e-Reader Caught on Video
Sony and E Ink announced this week that they have developed a new 13 inch e-reader. This new device uses a screen called Mobius, which is making the rounds in Japan and SID in Vancouver next week. At a recent event in Japan, Diginfo filmed a brief hands-on of the device, which should give you a sense on how it handles PDF files and making highlights/annotations.The Sony E … [Read more...] about New E Ink Sony 13 Inch e-Reader Caught on Video