It's been almost a year since Studio Ghibli's film 'When Marnie Was There' came out in Japanese theatres. Now, North American fans are getting the chance, as the GKids English dub of the movie is coming to select theatres starting May 22. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name, changing the setting to Japan instead of Great Britain. It follows a girl name Anna, … [Read more...] about “When Marnie Was There” Coming To More Theatres
Archives for April 2015
BookShout Partners with Cheerios for Free e-books
Bookshout has a novel business model, partner up with established companies to give away free e-books. The company has just ironed out a new literacy campaign with Cheerios to give away free titles from Karma Wilson, Frank Asch, Andrew Clement, Ashley Wolff, John Lithgow and Lenore and Daniel Jenneweinarma Wilson, Frank Asch, Andrew Clement, Ashley Wolff, John Lithgow and … [Read more...] about BookShout Partners with Cheerios for Free e-books
Kobo Aura VS Kobo Glo HD Comfortlight Test
The Kobo Aura and Kobo Glo HD both have an illuminated screen. This allows you to read in the dark or other low-light conditions. The source of "comfortlight" as Kobo likes to call it is 5 LED lights on the bottom of the bezel that project light upwards. Today, we give you a sense on how these two e-readers perform. Both of these e-readers have innovative ways to control … [Read more...] about Kobo Aura VS Kobo Glo HD Comfortlight Test
New Kindle Direct Publishing Dashboard to Help Indie Authors
Amazon is famous for surprising its authors with new features, new offers, and newly revamped designs, all while keeping quiet about it. Past moves have included adding whole new sales territories in foreign countries, and only revealing to authors that their books were available in Mexico, for example, when they found the country listed on their sales dashboards. It's akin to … [Read more...] about New Kindle Direct Publishing Dashboard to Help Indie Authors
Kindle Voyage and Kobo Glo HD Nighttime Reading Test
The Kobo Glo HD and Amazon Kindle Voyage both of front-lit display screens. Five LED lights are on the bottom of the bezel and project light upwards. Today, we compare these two e-readers side by side to definitely answer the question, which one is better. The Amazon Kindle Voyage has an ambient light sensor that will automatically adjust the brightness of the screen, … [Read more...] about Kindle Voyage and Kobo Glo HD Nighttime Reading Test
Reese Witherspoon to Narrate Go Set a Watchman Audiobook
Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon has committed herself to narrating the upcoming Harper Lee audiobook, Go Set a Watchman. “As a Southerner, it is an honor and a privilege to give voice to the Southern characters who inspired by childhood love of reading, Scout and Atticus Finch,” said Witherspoon, who won the best actress Oscar for the role of June Carter in the … [Read more...] about Reese Witherspoon to Narrate Go Set a Watchman Audiobook
Publishers Target e-book Pirates
The International Publishers Association is taking e-book piracy seriously and has started to target websites offering free downloads. A series of websites have been targeted that have a massive collection of pirated content from 16,000 different publishers. The IPA has successfully won a judgement for $37 million dollars against Avaxhome and Avaxsearch which illegally … [Read more...] about Publishers Target e-book Pirates
Amazon Destinations Takes on the Travel Industry
Amazon has just gotten serious about its years-long venture into travel offers with the rebranding of its previous travel deals as Amazon Destinations. With the new website and its tie-in to its Amazon Local deal site, Amazon Destinations (like so many other things that Amazon has taken on over the years) is looking to change up how consumers book their travel plans and how … [Read more...] about Amazon Destinations Takes on the Travel Industry
How Good is the Kobo Glo HD Comfortlight?
The Kobo Glo HD has technology that allows you to read in the dark via an illuminated display. Traditional LCD displays have blue light that emits from behind the screen, causing eye strain for long reading sessions. Frontlight has 5 small LED lights at the bottom of the bezel that project light upwards, not into your eyes. How solid is Kobo's new screen tech? The brand new … [Read more...] about How Good is the Kobo Glo HD Comfortlight?
When Will Publishers Learn? Direct to Consumer Doesn’t Work
We're going to go out on a limb here and make a sweeping prediction, one that hopefully will be ridiculed in fifty years: consumers do not buy books directly from the publisher. Why not? Because in most cases, they don't know who the publisher is. In even more dire news for publishers, consumers also don't care who the publisher is. That truth hasn't stopped Penguin Random … [Read more...] about When Will Publishers Learn? Direct to Consumer Doesn’t Work