It is that time of the year again when parents and students buy their supplies for the upcoming school year. With tablets being in vogue, these no doubt have superseded laptop and notebook devices as the preferred choice of mobile computing devices. However, with tablet devices that are to be used by the student community, it is perhaps those that come with an attached keyboard … [Read more...] about Back to School Tablet Buying Guide
Archives for August 2013
Swedish Company Revolutionizes EU eBook Lending
As US publishers and libraries still struggle to create a mutually beneficial yet fluid ebook lending model, Swedish company Atingo thinks they have the solution, one that has worked in several thousands public and school libraries in both Sweden and the UK. By recognizing ebooks not as a commodity that can be bought, sold, and consumed, but rather as a service item with … [Read more...] about Swedish Company Revolutionizes EU eBook Lending
Back to School: Digital Comics for the Common Core
As students head back for the start of school, teachers and administrators have something new on their minds: The Common Core, a set of educational standards that are being rolled out in 45 states. There's a lot of debate around the Common Core, but nonetheless, it's the educational trend du jour and will be with us for a while.Savvy teachers have been using comics and … [Read more...] about Back to School: Digital Comics for the Common Core
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 25th 2013
It's time to compare and contrast the digital comics best-seller lists. What will we learn today?ComiXology1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #32 2. Justice League Dark #23 3. Superman Unchained #3 4. Avengers, vol. 5 #13 5. Superior Spider-Man #16 6. Batman and Robin #23: Nightwing 7. X-Men, vol. 4 #4 8. Wonder Woman #23 9. The Walking Dead #113 10. Trinity of Sin: … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 25th 2013
eBook Review: This Girl by Colleen Hoover
Verdict: 3 StarsColleen Hoover's This Girl (Atria) is book three of her Slammed series, a new adult romance that features Will and Layken. In this book, she wraps up the series by retelling the events of book one and two from Will's point of view, artfully giving readers a different viewpoint on events that fans may already know.This book was a tough one to rate. Taken … [Read more...] about eBook Review: This Girl by Colleen Hoover
British Library Partners with NLB Singapore to Digitize Rare Malay Manuscripts
The British Library has joined hands with the National Library Board in Singapore with the aim of digitizing an extensive collection of materials related to the island state. This includes Malay manuscripts considered to be extremely rare, which includes a Malay letter written in golden ink in 1857 by the ruler of Johor, Temenggung Ibrahim, to Emperor Napoleon III of France. … [Read more...] about British Library Partners with NLB Singapore to Digitize Rare Malay Manuscripts
New eBook Titles Added to the Good e-Reader Best Seller List
The Good e-Reader eBook Best Seller List is a new project we launched a month ago and we monitor all of the big Torrent and File Sharing websites. We check out what Books people are downloading and reading the most. We also look at the level of user engagement and how often people are talking about it. This provides new insights on what genres, authors and titles are popular. … [Read more...] about New eBook Titles Added to the Good e-Reader Best Seller List
What’s Wrong with a Little Healthy Book Discussion?
All we keep hearing from the world of successful, bestselling indie authors is that they owe their success to their fans who are active on social media. Readers have embraced the access they have to their favorite authors, relishing in the Facebook interactions, Twitter chats, live Google Hangouts, and more.So what's wrong with an author responding to a book review, much as … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong with a Little Healthy Book Discussion?
Indie Authors Need to Develop a Thick Skin for Bad eBook Reviews
Self-Published authors often have to do a great deal more then simply writing and distributing their titles to online bookstores. They often to have to wear the additional hat of a marketer, and hype up their titles via social media and through interacting with their growing fan base. All authors, traditional or indie, have had to deal with negative book reviews and often have … [Read more...] about Indie Authors Need to Develop a Thick Skin for Bad eBook Reviews
Blackberry World has 47,000 Apps from a Single Developer
Blackberry likes to promote the fact that their app store has over 120,000 apps that are compatible with the latest generation BB10 smartphones. Visiting the store, you often find popular apps like Skype and Whatsapp, but what the other apps available? Well, for starters there are 47,000 apps from a single developer and the quality of said apps, well, its fairly … [Read more...] about Blackberry World has 47,000 Apps from a Single Developer
Digital Comics Bargains: Last Blast of Summer
Summer's almost over, but there's still time for some comics reading before school starts in earnest. Dark Horse's big sale this weekend is on kids' comics, with 99-cent issues of Axe Cop, Groo, and Usagi Yojimbo and heavily marked-down graphic novels, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and the Eisner-nominated Chimichanga—possibly the best $2.99 … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains: Last Blast of Summer
Authors, Readers Band Together to Stop Goodreads “Bullying”
Who knew the book industry was filled with such venom, such mayhem, such...death threats?Book discovery and discussion site Goodreads has been the battlefield recently for a game that is causing concern among both authors and readers alike. According to some reports from actual users, there are roving bands of "bullies" on the site, some of them actual moderators approved … [Read more...] about Authors, Readers Band Together to Stop Goodreads “Bullying”
Apple Taps Into Education with Products and Services
Apple has introduced a new "Apple and Education" section to its website, carrying forward the company’s new focus, the education segment. The central idea is clear and simple: ease the introduction of technology both as a learning and teaching aid. This way, while it will be easier for the educators to teach, the students will be able to grasp the topics more easily. The … [Read more...] about Apple Taps Into Education with Products and Services
Google Updates Word Search Functionality
Google has updated its search function for words; while it might seem too minor for the casual user, logophiles can feel blessed by Google for this enhanced functionality. Searching a word now yields far more details than ever before. The additional details include not only the meaning of the world, but also synonyms and antonyms along with the way the word is actually used in … [Read more...] about Google Updates Word Search Functionality
Sony PRS T3 Has a September 19th Release Date
Sony is releasing their next generation e-Reader on September 19th, 2013. The exact date comes from a number of online retailers that traditionally stock a large array of Sony products. The new e-Reader is expected to retail for around $150 dollars and will come in three colors: white, red and black.The Sony PRS-T3 will feature a 6-inch E Ink screen with a resolution of … [Read more...] about Sony PRS T3 Has a September 19th Release Date
Good e-Reader Radio – B&N Earnings Call, Future of the Nook, eBook Discovery and e-Paper News
Welcome to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World joins Michael Kozlowski to talk the latest news in digital publishing. Today on the show we talk about Barnes and Noble's latest earnings call and how the company isn't giving up on Nook tablets just yet. Nook Video just launched for iOS and Android, and we talk about … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio – B&N Earnings Call, Future of the Nook, eBook Discovery and e-Paper News