Adobe has announced that they are discontinuing Photoshop Touch for Android and iOS.  The app will only be available until May 28, whereupon Adobe will yank it from the market. Copies of the software installed on devices will continue to work "for the foreseeable future."Photoshop Touch came out in early 2011, which was about the same time that the post-PC era began. The … [Read more...] about Adobe Discontinues Photoshop Touch
Archives for May 2015
Is Digital Publishing Broken?
It's been eight long years since Amazon rocked the reading world with the introduction of the Kindle. It was certainly not the first e-reader device on the market, but it was the first one with the power of Amazon's PR team to put it in consumers' hands in a big way, and it was the first one that came with the world's largest online bookseller to feed it.And the industry … [Read more...] about Is Digital Publishing Broken?
Top 7 E-reading Apps for the Sony Z3
Once upon a time, the dilemma facing bibliophiles was where to store their latest page-turner so they could sneak in a read on the go. Then came e-readers, which let bookworms carry all their favorite reads on one device the size of a small paperback. Just when you thought reading couldn't get any more portable than a Kindle or Nook, e-reading apps debuted, transforming cell … [Read more...] about Top 7 E-reading Apps for the Sony Z3
How to Load e-books on the Kobo Glo HD
Whenever a new e-reader hits the market, many users are purchasing one for the first time. Inevitably people will want to load their own EPUB or PDF files on it, whether they were bought from other retailers or downloaded from random websites. Today, I will teach you how to load e-books on the Kobo Glo HD using Calibre, Adobe Digital Editions and Windows Explorer.It is … [Read more...] about How to Load e-books on the Kobo Glo HD
15,000 Free e-books Now Available on Entry Level Samsung Phones
Samsung is trying to make their entry level smartphones viable in Africa. The South Korean company has ironed out a partnership with Worldreader and Jumia to offer over 15,000 free e-books.Worldreader is well known in the e-book world with providing African schools with e-readers that are full of great free content. The non-profit has been doing it for years and has finally … [Read more...] about 15,000 Free e-books Now Available on Entry Level Samsung Phones
Scribd Brings Bestselling eBooks to Australia
Australia has proven itself a major growth market for Scribd. Subscriptions have more than tripled in the country in less than a year. This has prompted Scribd to negotiate with their publishing partners to bring modern bestsellers to Australia in a bid to appeal to serious readers.Scribd is employing a different kind of strategy to the Australian market. First of all they … [Read more...] about Scribd Brings Bestselling eBooks to Australia
Would you buy an e-Book from a Hotel or Airport?
Would you buy an e-book from an airport, museum or hotel? Big five publisher Simon & Schuster hopes you will.Simon & Schuster has partnered with mobile content delivery service Foli to offer customers complimentary access to a selection of full-text e-books in airports, museums and hotels in the United States.Foli specializes in Geo-targeting, which basically … [Read more...] about Would you buy an e-Book from a Hotel or Airport?
Overdrive Audiobooks can Now be Played on a Web Browser
Overdrive has been quite progressive about having content displayed within an internet browser. Whenever a patron borrows an e-book from the local library, they have the option to read it within a dedicated app on their smartphone or tablet, or their favorite browser. Today, Overdrive has just announced that they now have support to listen to audiobooks in a web browser … [Read more...] about Overdrive Audiobooks can Now be Played on a Web Browser
Margaret Atwood Will Time Capsule a New Book May 26th on Periscope
Margaret Atwood is the first author that will be participating in the Future Library time capsule project, which was announced last year. The official ceremony will begin next Tuesday, May 26 and the historic moment will be captured on Periscope. Her work will remain unpublished - and unread - until 2114.Margaret posted a short essay in her involvement in the project on … [Read more...] about Margaret Atwood Will Time Capsule a New Book May 26th on Periscope
Viz Manga Hires Dreamworks’ Brad Woods
Manga distribution company Viz Media announced on Monday that they will be making a big staff change. Brad Woods, previously the Senior Vice President of Dreamworks Animation, has been named as the Chief Marketing Officer at Viz.What this means is Woods will be in charge of marketing all the titles Viz holds. Woods has had experience marketing successful film franchises, … [Read more...] about Viz Manga Hires Dreamworks’ Brad Woods
Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist Announced
Kobo has just unveiled the shortlist for a new literary initiative that celebrates digital works by Canadian authors. The Emerging Writer Prize was created for debut authors in three categories: Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Mystery and Non-Fiction. Each winning author will be awarded a $10,000 CAD cash prize as well as promotional, marketing, and communications … [Read more...] about Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist Announced
Bill Gates Posts his Summer 2015 Reading List
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has just posted his reading list for the summer. Every year he posts six novels that he wants to read or has read. This year he has a series of books that had made him laugh or were thought provoking.Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh. The book, based on Brosh’s wildly popular website, consists of brief vignettes and comic drawings about her … [Read more...] about Bill Gates Posts his Summer 2015 Reading List
‘Daisuki’ Anime Streaming Service Adding ‘God Eater’ To Summer Line Up
This weekend at Anime Central convention, Daisuki, a new anime streaming service, has announced that God Eater will be added to it's summer line up. It was earlier this year that the anime adaption of Bandai Namco's popular PSP game would be getting it's own tv series to be directed by Takayuki Hirao with character designs by Keita Shimizu (Tales of Phantasia) along with music … [Read more...] about ‘Daisuki’ Anime Streaming Service Adding ‘God Eater’ To Summer Line Up
Fairy Tail Getting Second Movie
This past weekend, the staff of Fairy Tail held a fan event called the Dragon King Festival. Named after an event in the manga, this gathering included fan merchandise, guest appearances by voice actors and series creator Hiro Mashima himself, and a few very exciting announcements for Fairy Tail fans. It has been confirmed that Fairy Tail is getting another movie.This will … [Read more...] about Fairy Tail Getting Second Movie