Saint Seiya fans can rejoice to know that Netflix is now streaming a classic favourite! The streaming library has included Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter- Sanctuary, Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter- Inferno and Saint Seiya- The Hades Chapter- Elysium.The animes will be streamed in Japanese and English subtitles, Spanish subtitles along with a Spanish dub. This will be the … [Read more...] about Netflix To Stream Saint Seiya!
Archives for February 2015
Irish Times Adds Digital Subscription
The Irish Times is the latest news outlet to make the important leap to offering a subscription to its digital edition, while keeping a freemium paywall in effect. The fairly generous paywall--ten free articles per week on its website, or twenty free articles each week via the mobile app--allows those who have an interest in the outlet's local coverage but may not rely on daily … [Read more...] about Irish Times Adds Digital Subscription
Amazon Rolls out Paperwhite 2 and Voyage Installment Plan
Every so often Amazon offers an installment plan for their e-readers and tablets. For a low upfront fee, you can get one shipped out and play around for it for a few weeks. If you don't like it, you can return it within 30 days for a full refund or keep it and pay a low monthly fee on your credit card. Today, Amazon has brought back the program for the second generation Kindle … [Read more...] about Amazon Rolls out Paperwhite 2 and Voyage Installment Plan
Lost Sherlock Holmes Tale is Stirring Controversy
A long lost  Sherlock Holmes short story has been unearthed and is garnering a fair amount of controversy.  Did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle pen the 1,300 word adventure or not?In 1902 in the Scottish town of Selkirk experienced a massive flood. A local wooden bridge over the river Ettrick had been destroyed and the town needed money to build a new traffic bridge. The famous … [Read more...] about Lost Sherlock Holmes Tale is Stirring Controversy
Romancing the Developers: Yahoo Offers Analytics, Search, Ads
One of the best things about not being in the spotlight, is being able to do good work behind the scenes and then sneak up on people. While it is true we had a few hints that Yahoo was putting their focus on mobile (by way of acquisition last year, bringing Flurry Analystics under their umbrella), nobody was really talking about how lucrative that partnership could be. Yahoo … [Read more...] about Romancing the Developers: Yahoo Offers Analytics, Search, Ads
Underserved Communities Turn to Digital Publishing for Local News
When experts mourn the demise of the locally-owned (often family-owned) newspapers, they don't cite things like fast-breaking news or 24-hour headline news coverage; it's the local news and it the hometown coverage that get lost when big name media outlets become the only surviving players in the game. And there is possibly no greater loss in news coverage than that of the … [Read more...] about Underserved Communities Turn to Digital Publishing for Local News
Google Updates Mobile Search to Display Recent Content
There are reasons that Google remains the (nearly) undisputed king of Internet searching --they are always adding features, making changes for the better, and evolving the way their software functions. To this end, one the of the latest updates to Google's mobile search takes your search terms and displays other related article and videos for that specific topic (all in a … [Read more...] about Google Updates Mobile Search to Display Recent Content
Google Play Developers Receive Fake Terms Violation Email
The actual content of the email varies somewhat, but a large number of Google Play Android developers have received phony notifications that their apps are violating Google terms of service. Not only that, the email informs developers that their app will be removed from the Play Store and their account likely terminated. How can you prevent this from happening? Just click the … [Read more...] about Google Play Developers Receive Fake Terms Violation Email
The Independent Steps up Coverage of US News
The Independent is one of the leading newspapers in the United Kingdom and they are stepping up their coverage of US based news.The newspaper company is basically setting up a virtual office to add more coverage to news coming out of Washington and major stories occurring all over the United States. The stories will chiefly be available on the web, but the odd news item … [Read more...] about The Independent Steps up Coverage of US News
Being an Author is Sexy but Self-Publishing is Not
The writing profession as a whole, has a captivating allure. Looking at old pictures of Jack Kerouac at his type writer defined a generation. These days the people kids look up to are bloggers who became celebrities and YouTube personalities getting major publishing contracts. Now more than ever, everyone wants to write the next Hunger Games or Harry Potter or 50 Shades of … [Read more...] about Being an Author is Sexy but Self-Publishing is Not
Waterstones Makes e-book Recommendations via Source Code
Waterstones is the largest bookstore chain in the United Kingdom. The bookseller prides themselves positioning titles in the stores and online in order to assist people in discovering a brand new title. The company has gone beyond algorithms that monitor your website browsing behavior and is making active recommendations within their source code.Many young web developers … [Read more...] about Waterstones Makes e-book Recommendations via Source Code
Pros and Cons of Mobile Payment Services for Indie Authors
Indie authors need to be able to have their own point of sale systems in order to sell their books. Major conventions like the Romance Writers of America and other tradeshows don’t provide any avenues for authors to sell their print or digital books. Instead, authors are now employing mobile payment systems in order to gain a higher share of the revenue and have more … [Read more...] about Pros and Cons of Mobile Payment Services for Indie Authors
Marvel Promotes Two for One Digital Comic Weekend
The new Avengers movie is dropping in a couple of months and to get everyone prepared Marvel is doing a two for one digital comic weekend. It starts today and ends Monday at midnight. Everything in the Marvel online store, Marvel app and Comixology is eligible for the deal.With all of the deals to be had, what should you read? Star Wars #1-2 have been pretty good, but … [Read more...] about Marvel Promotes Two for One Digital Comic Weekend
Wattpad Adds Tools for Greater Engagement
One of the sleeping giants in the world of self-publishing is the unassuming platform Wattpad. While the rest of the industry battles it out to be the biggest names with the flashiest systems and lure the most authors or books, Wattpad has quietly been amassing a user base of forty million registered users who actively engage in the site's content and communities. How … [Read more...] about Wattpad Adds Tools for Greater Engagement