In an interview with Russian news agency RIA Novosti, Neon Genesis Evangelion's creator, Hideaki Anno, has stated his thoughts on the numbered days for the Japanese animation industry. Expressing his thoughts and concern, Anno has stated that he believes the anime industry will begin declining within the next five to twenty years, saying that the “death” of the industry is … [Read more...] about Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno Predicts the Decline of the Animation Industry
Archives for May 2015
Microsoft Apps Now Available on Samsung, LG, and Sony Tablets
Microsoft is on a rampage trying to woo companies to bundle their Office line of apps on all sorts of Android tablets. They have been very successful ironing out deals with Samsung, LG, Sony, Haier, Positivo and Wortman. Officially Microsoft has signed deals with over 31 different companies to have Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype loaded on Android … [Read more...] about Microsoft Apps Now Available on Samsung, LG, and Sony Tablets
Amazon Unveils New Bookerly Font for iPhone and iPad
Amazon has just released a new version of their seminal Kindle e-Reading app for the iPad and iPhone. The company has made a big step towards better typography with the advent of Bookerly, the first typeface designed for the Kindle for scratch. Additionally, it looks like Amazon is trying to solve the Kindle's typesetting problems with an all-new layout engine that introduces … [Read more...] about Amazon Unveils New Bookerly Font for iPhone and iPad
Microsoft Cortana Available on Android and iPhone this June
If you are not a huge fan of Siri or the Google Now you may soon have an alternative. Microsoft is porting over Cortana to Android in June and an iOS version a few months later. Cortana’s arrival is part of a larger cross-platform mobile strategy centered around the newly announced Phone Companion app for iOS and Android, which will help users configure their phones to work … [Read more...] about Microsoft Cortana Available on Android and iPhone this June
Google Signature Font Roboto is now Open Source
Google has announced that their signature font "Roboto" is now officially free to use by any e-reader company. This font is the default one that is currently being used in Android and Chrome OS. The font files for the Roboto family of fonts were first released under the Apache license as part of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in 2011. With this launch, Roboto is now a true … [Read more...] about Google Signature Font Roboto is now Open Source
3M Cloud Library Implements New Web Features
The 3M Cloud Library system by Baker and Taylor has been embraced by hundreds of libraries in the US. In order to provide a robust experience for patrons, the company has totally revised their user interface. Meanwhile for librarians, 3M added the ability to reclassify the age range for books. What has changed on the user interface? Well, newly enhanced personalization … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library Implements New Web Features
John Scalzi Signs Massive 13 Book Deal with TOR
Author John Scalzi has just signed a 13 book deal with TOR. For the next ten years he will be writing for the DRM-Free publisher and will be garnering over $3.4 Million dollars. The first book will launch a new far-future space opera series. Scalzi will also return to the Old Man’s War universe. Other titles will include sequels to 2014’s bestselling and critically acclaimed … [Read more...] about John Scalzi Signs Massive 13 Book Deal with TOR
Periscope for Android Now Available
Periscope is a live streaming app that was developed by Twitter. It launched on iOS two months ago and has been a hit with celebrities and citizen journalists alike. In its first 10 days of operation it reached over 1 million users and now the app is available on Android. The first iteration of the Periscope app for Android requires a fairly modern version of the OS. You … [Read more...] about Periscope for Android Now Available
Harlequin is Producing Audiobooks
Audiobooks are quickly becoming a billion dollar industry and this has prompted a number of publishing companies to take advantage of new digital distribution platforms. Romance and erotica publisher Harlequin has just announced the formation of a new audiobook unit and will begin pushing out new content this June. 200 audiobook titles will be produced in the first year and … [Read more...] about Harlequin is Producing Audiobooks
Amazon’s Tax Woes Hit EU
The past few years have not been kind to Amazon in terms of sales tax. Once various states around the country discovered a veritable cash cow in trying to force Amazon to collect and submit sales taxes, lawsuits sprung up from every corner of the country, with states' attorneys general filing lawsuits to recover back taxes and state governments introducing new legislation aimed … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Tax Woes Hit EU
Google Play Books Publisher Program Has Been Closed
Google has closed their Play Books publisher program amidst concerns of rampant e-book piracy. The Google Play Publisher Program allows independent authors and publishing companies to include their novels and app guides on the Google Play bookstore. Sadly, this program has been taken over by fake publishers and people uploading pirated apps. There has been many documented … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Publisher Program Has Been Closed
Microsoft Battles Copy and Paste with OneClip
Copy and Pasting a body of text has been around forever. I am sure everyone has made the mistake of accidentally posting the wrong thing, to the wrong person. In other cases if you want to send a link to yourself on a cool article on Good e-Reader, you often have to email it, if you want to read it on your smartphone. This all will change with a new cross device, secure, … [Read more...] about Microsoft Battles Copy and Paste with OneClip
Amazon and Apple are Waging War Against Jailbreaking
Amazon and Apple are waging a secret war against people who want to jailbreak their e-readers, smartphones and tablets. The two companies are making it near impossible for hackers to augment the software or to add in new features. Amazon has pulled out all the stops in a recent firmware update for the Kindle Voyage, Kindle Basic Touch and the Paperwhite 2. The new 5.60 … [Read more...] about Amazon and Apple are Waging War Against Jailbreaking
The New Self-Publishing: Amazon Takes on Etsy
What Amazon has done to reshape the publishing industry as a whole is nothing short of miraculous. The launch of the Kindle line of e-readers sparked a revolution in reading, just as the launch of KDP self-publishing completely revamped how books even come into being. Of course, Amazon has branched out in countless ways, offering everything from toilet paper to original content … [Read more...] about The New Self-Publishing: Amazon Takes on Etsy
How Would You Change the Kobo Glo HD?
Kobo has a long track record with issuing e-readers and it is the companies sole focus, aside from their fleet of e-book apps. The company has gotten out of the tablet game and every year they release a new e-reader or two. Their first new device in 2015 is the Kobo Glo HD. It has a lot going for it, but how would you change it? The Kobo Glo HD features a six inch e-ink … [Read more...] about How Would You Change the Kobo Glo HD?
New Book Chronicles the Rise and Fall of Blackberry
A new book is coming out on May 26th 2015 that chronicles the rise and fall of Blackberry. The book is entitled Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of Blackberry by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff. It is already getting a ton of media attention due to the tell all nature, that talks about the duo CEOS and how the iPhone came … [Read more...] about New Book Chronicles the Rise and Fall of Blackberry