Crunchyroll is one of the premier anime and drama services and offers hundreds of streaming videos via their fleet of apps. The company is experimenting with a new vertical with Japanese publisher Kodansha to launch Crunchyroll Manga on October 30th 2013.Crunchyroll Manga will launch on a subscription model, which will be different from other platforms that just sell … [Read more...] about Crunchyroll Manga Platform Launches Oct 30th
Archives for October 2013
AudioGO Faces Challenges in the Audiobook Market
The audiobook industry is starting to undergo dramatic shifts in their content delivery methods and major publishing companies are now investing millions of dollars into expensive productions. The entire audiobook industry is currently worth around 1.6 billion dollars and that figure should climb further. The main reason? Audiobook producers have been increasing their output. … [Read more...] about AudioGO Faces Challenges in the Audiobook Market
Good e-Reader Radio – Amazon Publishing, Oyster Royalties, Enhanced eBooks and Lots More
Welcome to another edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield. Today the two lads talk about Amazon Publishing and what the future may hold with a major executive leaving the fold. Smashwords has announced the royalty structure that Oyster is employing and sheds light on similar agreements with major publishers. Enhanced eBooks, are … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio – Amazon Publishing, Oyster Royalties, Enhanced eBooks and Lots More
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 Now at Big W and Dick Smith
The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 is making its way over to Australia courtesy of Big W and Dick Smith. The Wi-Fi only model retails for $159, while a Wi-Fi + 3G will retail for $229. Currently stock is fairly light at these two retailers, it should populate more after the holiday season.BIG W is always looking for ways to bring the very latest in cutting edge technology to … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 Now at Big W and Dick Smith
One Quarter of Europeans Prefer Buying Books Online
A survey carried out by Eurostat to determine the extent that information or communication technologies has permeated in the lives of the average European has revealed the online buying pattern that the Europeans have engaged in in 2012. For instance, what has come to the fore is that it’s about a quarter of them that prefer online means to source their requirement of digital … [Read more...] about One Quarter of Europeans Prefer Buying Books Online
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for October 27, 2013
Here's my weekly look at the best-selling digital comics of the week, as of Sunday evening.ComiXology1. Wolverine and the X-Men #37 2. Justice League #24 3. Uncanny Avengers #13 4. Pretty Deadly #1 5. Young Avengers, vol. 2 #11 6. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #28 7. Velvet #1 8. Justice League Dark #24 9. Aquaman #24 10. Captain America #25Marvel takes the … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for October 27, 2013
eBook Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Verdict: 2 StarsJust when you think you've endured as many pages of suffering and hurting as is possible to squeeze between the covers of a book, it gets worse.Allegiant is the long-awaited final book in the Divergent trilogy, a young adult series by author Veronica Roth. Without having to write the dreaded words "spoiler alert," let's just say that Roth spent a great … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Leadership Change at Amazon Publishing
When online book retailer Amazon decided to venture into traditional publishing more than two years ago, it staged a coup of sorts by winning over long-time industry professional Larry Kirshbaum to head up their operations. Now, with eleven distinct imprints and a staff of editors nearly thirty-strong, Kirshbaum is leaving Amazon Publishing and returning to his former role as a … [Read more...] about Leadership Change at Amazon Publishing
Kobo Arc 7 and Kobo Arc 7 HD Comparison Video
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today we look at both of Kobo's latest generation seven inch tablets that are available right now. I am of course talking about the Kobo Arc 7 and Kobo Arc 7 HD. We put these two devices head to head reading eBooks, watching videos and a whole lot more!You can think of these two new gadgets as looking aesthetically the … [Read more...] about Kobo Arc 7 and Kobo Arc 7 HD Comparison Video
Japanese Publishers Demand Foreign Companies Be Levied Consumption Tax
The digital publishing industry in Japan is eager for a change in the current tax structure that imposes consumption tax on the domestic providers while foreign content producers are left free. The consumption tax, which can be considered the equivalent of value added tax now in place in Europe and some other parts of the world, is applicable if anyone in Japan buys an ebook … [Read more...] about Japanese Publishers Demand Foreign Companies Be Levied Consumption Tax
Who Uses ComiXology? Part II
The day before New York Comic Con, the comiXology folks invited the press to their office for a presentation about their user groups and a chance to hear some actual comiXology users talk about their comics reading habits. We covered the statistics in Part I of this story, and now here are some of the comments we heard from users.The group consisted of three men and two … [Read more...] about Who Uses ComiXology? Part II
My Singing Monsters to Invade eBook Scene as Part of Deal With Egmont UK
The popular game My Singing Monsters will soon be seen in ebook format as part of an agreement reached between Big Blue Bubble and publishers Egmont UK. Among the other areas where the My Singing Monsters property is expected to venture into include printed books, audio books, as well as magazines to be sold via both newsstands, bookshops along with other conventional book … [Read more...] about My Singing Monsters to Invade eBook Scene as Part of Deal With Egmont UK
Digital Comics Deals for the Weekend Before Halloween
It's the scariest time of the year, and there are plenty of digital comics deals this weekend to help you get into the Halloween mood.ComiXology has two scary series on sale. 30 Days of Night, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, is a vampire tale set in an Alaskan town, where it stays dark for a month in winter—giving the local vampires free rein. The first issue is free, … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Deals for the Weekend Before Halloween
Kobo: Writers Free to Write What they Want, We’re Not Compelled to Sell It
Amid the uproar and media firestorm surrounding the recent discovery of inappropriate subject matter available in the children's digital sections of some ebook retailers' websites, Kobo and several other self-publishing platforms took a bold stance and blocked self-published titles from sale until a thorough review could be conducted. Angry accusations filled the social media … [Read more...] about Kobo: Writers Free to Write What they Want, We’re Not Compelled to Sell It
Smashwords Illuminates Authors on Oyster eBook Royalties
Oyster is out to win over the reading community with an offer that is hard to resist: a library full of ebooks for just $9.95 a month. No wonder the Oyster offer is being equated to Netflix, which has a similar monthly plan for watching videos.  The company has recently released a series of apps for phones and tablets and helps readers tap into an ecosystem of  100,000 ebooks. … [Read more...] about Smashwords Illuminates Authors on Oyster eBook Royalties
LinkedIn Pulse App Offers Users Content Based on their Professional Profiles
With so much news happening each day and so many news outlets, newspapers, 24-hour talk channels, and more offering instant access to worldwide content, it's becoming impossible to stay informed. There's a sentiment that the more connected people become online, the less aware they somehow are of what's happening around them.LinkedIn, which acquired news and content app … [Read more...] about LinkedIn Pulse App Offers Users Content Based on their Professional Profiles