Amazon Kindle Writeon is a community where writers share their works in progress and solicit feedback from people on story direction, editing and fact checking. The service publicly launched at the beginning of March and was in beta for numerous months. How is Writeon doing? Sadly, its failing in the marketplace because its trying to compete against Wattpad and that's where all … [Read more...] about Kindle Writeon is Destined to Fail
Archives for April 2015
Sony Digital Paper Loses Retail Visibility
The Sony Digital Paper has been exclusively available online for the last year. Sony sells it directly, but they also have a number of partners that range from law firms to entertainment companies. One of the drawbacks with any piece of technology is being able to try it out before you make a buying decision. In order to make this possible Sony begun an experimental program to … [Read more...] about Sony Digital Paper Loses Retail Visibility
Libraries Opening to Self-Published Authors
There is no question that public libraries are in a difficult position. They're charged with providing valuable technology resources, learning opportunities, and of course, books to their communities while working within the most meager of budgets. As if those budgets weren't already spare enough, libraries are constantly under threat of further cuts, manpower and salary … [Read more...] about Libraries Opening to Self-Published Authors
First Trailer Teases ‘Boruto – Naruto the Movie’
The first trailer for Naruto's upcoming film, 'Boruto', dropped this Friday, giving fans a tease of the animation, voice cast, and style going into this beloved series' eleventh film Almost every fan of anime can tell you that, at some point, they've watched Naruto. Whether you've stopped over time, or continued to watch religiously until the very end, at least a … [Read more...] about First Trailer Teases ‘Boruto – Naruto the Movie’
Coca-Cola Unveils Digital Magazine Concept for UK Website
Coca-Cola has revised their UK website and implemented a very unique digital magazine concept. The company has hired an editorial staff to focus on storytelling in a bid to drive brand engagement by making the site more ‘socially enabled’. I kind of dig the new direction that Coke is going in. There is a sense of Buzzfeed infusion that makes you want to click and read the … [Read more...] about Coca-Cola Unveils Digital Magazine Concept for UK Website
Kobo Will Never Make a Color e-Reader
Kobo has verified that they will not employ color technology on any of their dedicated e-paper e-readers. Michael Tamblyn the President of Kobo said that color screens and interactive features would continue "on the tablet and app side", which now accounts for half of Kobo's business. Color e-paper has really never taken off in the commercial space because both developers … [Read more...] about Kobo Will Never Make a Color e-Reader
Off the Page: Age-Appropriate eBooks for Readers with Obstacles
Having been a teacher of at-risk high school students, I'm going to go out on a limb and declare a recent innovation by two teachers from New Zealand to be the most game-changing application of publishing in 2015, if not in the entire age of digital publishing. What's so astounding about their project, Off the Page? Have you ever looked at an illiterate twenty-year-old with … [Read more...] about Off the Page: Age-Appropriate eBooks for Readers with Obstacles
Amazon Textbook Creator Now Supports Enhanced Media
Amazon has enhanced their Texbook Creator app with the ability to embed audio and video. Publishers will be able to include image pop-ups and have their final product compatible with the Kindle Fire line of tablets and the Amazon app for Android and iOS. The Textbook Creator is fairly bare-bones right now, it only accepts PDF source files. Amazon is testing functionality for … [Read more...] about Amazon Textbook Creator Now Supports Enhanced Media
Paid Apps Soon Available on the Good e-Reader Android App Store
The Good e-Reader Android and Blackberry App store is the largest in Canada and has been gaining solid traction on the worldwide stage. Currently we have over 36,000 free apps and soon will be offering paid apps and an enhanced developers portal. It is our goal to be the best indie app store and we are constantly testing out new features and focusing on innovation. In the … [Read more...] about Paid Apps Soon Available on the Good e-Reader Android App Store
Microsoft Turns Your Android Device Into Office Remote for Android
Multitasking is the name of the game these days, and nobody understands that as well as Microsoft. In support of those pursuits, Office Remote for Android turns your phone into the command centre via Bluetooth for desktop-based Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016 Preview programs (on Windows, Mac support is distinctly lacking at the moment). There isn't much to it, but there are … [Read more...] about Microsoft Turns Your Android Device Into Office Remote for Android