Amazon, Comixology and Marvel have just signed a new multi-year agreement. Comixology will continue to power the Marvel Comics app and customers can continue to make in-app purchases. In addition for the first time ever, single issue comics will be listed on the Kindle Store. The new agreement that was signed today allows comiXology to continue to distribute Marvel’s … [Read more...] about Marvel Single Issue Comics Will be Available on Amazon
Archives for June 2015
Linkedin Pulse Gets Totally Redesigned and It’s Horrible
The Pulse Reader app from Linkedin is one of the most popular e-reading apps out there. It allows you to quickly add in your favorite news websites and easily check out the top stories. The major selling point was being able to create dedicated pages where you can establish genres. So you could have a page devoted to tech news, another gaming news and quickly switch between all … [Read more...] about Linkedin Pulse Gets Totally Redesigned and It’s Horrible
Oyster Prioritizes Nighttime Reading
Oyster is one of the largest e-book subscription services in the US and they want to encourage you to read at night. Traditionally the bright screens on your smartphone or tablet make this difficult, but the company has just released a new feature called Lumin, which automatically adjusts your device's light levels based on the time of day. The result, they say, is better sleep … [Read more...] about Oyster Prioritizes Nighttime Reading
Amazon Enhances the Resolution of the Kindle Paperwhite 2
Amazon tends to release new e-readers every single year, encouraging people to upgrade their old devices and buy the latest and greatest. The Seattle company is doing something very different this go around, instead of an entirely new device they have upgraded the Kindle Paperwhite 2 in a big way. Amazon has just announced that they have increased the resolution on the … [Read more...] about Amazon Enhances the Resolution of the Kindle Paperwhite 2
Canadian Libraries Band Together Over High e-Book Prices
Canadian Library organizations have banded together to launch a website that wants to bring public attention to high e-book prices. The Toronto Public Library, Canadian Library Council, Ontario Library Association and the Canadian Library Association want to bring awareness to the super high prices publishers are charging them for e-books. They cite number examples, such … [Read more...] about Canadian Libraries Band Together Over High e-Book Prices
Kobo iOS App Now Allows you Read Samples without an Account
Do you want to preview e-books and read samples without having to register an account? Kobo has just pushed an update to their iOS app that will allow you to do just that. This should go a long way to maybe giving new customers a reason to participate in the Kobo ecosystem and see what the overall e-reading experience is like before they pull the trigger, make an account and … [Read more...] about Kobo iOS App Now Allows you Read Samples without an Account
The Barnes and Noble Nook Brand Can Be Saved
Barnes and Noble has been making dedicated e-readers since 2009 and the majority of their hardware design is done via their R&D center in Santa Clara. The original Nook e-reader was created in secret, in a tiny building that once housed the Palo Alto Bread bakery. In the last few years many customers have been abandoning the Nook ecosystem, due to a series of blunders. How … [Read more...] about The Barnes and Noble Nook Brand Can Be Saved
Read the First Chapter of Ernest Cline’s Armada
Ready Player One is one of the most influential books for those of us that grew up in the 1980's. It has 174060 ratings and 26598 reviews on GoodReads and the audiobook was narrated by Wil Wheaton. He second full length novel is coming out on July 15th called Armada and the book has already been optioned for a movie. The concept of the book centers around a high school … [Read more...] about Read the First Chapter of Ernest Cline’s Armada
Let’s Play Fallout Shelter for iPad
Fallout Shelter is a new iOS app that just became available in the last 24 hours. This title is the first-ever mobile game from Bethesda, set in Fallout’s dystopian post-apocalyptic world. Fallout Shelter is a worker placement game where players take on the role of the Overseer. You'll welcome new members into your vault, build structures inside to care for them and send … [Read more...] about Let’s Play Fallout Shelter for iPad