Pottermore.com today reveals its newly imagined website and positioning as the digital heart of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World with a major redesign and packed with exclusive writing, features, and news. New writing by J.K. Rowling continues to be at the core of the site which also features a never before seen article by the author, revealing the history of the wizarding Potter … [Read more...] about Official Harry Potter Website Relaunches
Archives for September 2015
Oyster is Shutting Down their e-Book Subscription Service
Oyster has announced that they are shuttering their e-book subscription service in the next few months and customers will have to look for new options. The company raised over $17 million dollars during the lifespan of their company and this was not enough to keep them solvent.In a statement on the official Oyster Blog the company stated "we will be taking steps to sunset … [Read more...] about Oyster is Shutting Down their e-Book Subscription Service
Kindle for Samsung Free e-Books for September 2015
Amazon developed a customized version of their seminal Kindle e-reading app for Samsung in early 2014. It is now bundled on most of the companies smartphones and tablets and available in 80 different countries. Every month there are four e-books available in a pool and you can pick one to read completely for free. Today, lets look at the titles that are available for … [Read more...] about Kindle for Samsung Free e-Books for September 2015
Nokia Developed a Secret e-Reader in 2013
Nokia is well known for their foray into smartphones and to a lesser degree tablets, but did you know they were secretly developing an e-reader? In 2013, the same year the Kindle Paperwhite came out, Nokia had designed an e-reader that they were hoping to market all over Europe.The Nokia e-reader was known internally as Pine and it was running on Linux based system, where … [Read more...] about Nokia Developed a Secret e-Reader in 2013
10 e-Books to read this Fall
GoodReads has just crunched the data from over 40 million users and put together a list of the top e-books that are going to be available in the next few months. If you are looking to curl up and read a new title or discover a new read, this is the list for you.Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill CleggThis debut novel from a writer who is better known as a superstar … [Read more...] about 10 e-Books to read this Fall
How did Writers Create their own Ink?
Writers and self-publishers in the middle ages had their work cut out for them. You could not just run to the local merchant and buy ink, you often had to make it yourself. It was equally hard to find a good quill and get your hands on parchment, papyrus, and vellum.There are several ways to make ink in the middle ages and many have recorded their instructions on how to do … [Read more...] about How did Writers Create their own Ink?
People are Not Reading the e-Books they Buy Anymore
Are people reading the e-books they purchase from companies such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Kobo? There is growing research data that is supporting the notion that people are not reading the digital titles they buy online and for the most part, they are never even opened.At Book Expo America last April, Kobo dived deep into global reading behavior and analyzed the data. … [Read more...] about People are Not Reading the e-Books they Buy Anymore
Chipotle Giving 50 Kindle e-Readers Out Every Day
Chipotle, the chain of Mexican grills has a new writing contest called Super Short Book Report and they are prompting their customers to write an extremely short,103-character review of some short stories written by famous authors on its site. Over 50 people a day will be rewarded 3rd generation Kindle Paperwhite e-reader.The Super Short Book Report challenges customers to … [Read more...] about Chipotle Giving 50 Kindle e-Readers Out Every Day
What is Amazon Word Runner?
Amazon has announced a new speed reading feature called Word Runner. It will debut in the companies new line of Fire Tablets due out at the end of September and will also be showcased in the Kindle e-reading apps for Android and iOS.Kindle Word Runner shows text in the middle of the screen, like most speed reading apps. It does a few notable things though, such as the … [Read more...] about What is Amazon Word Runner?
Princess Cruises and Amazon Team Up for Free e-books
Princess Cruises has teamed up with Amazon to offer cruise ship passengers three free romance e-books. The short love stories, written by well-known authors Carolyn Brown, Heather Burch and Barbara Longley, were inspired by their own Princess cruise experiences sailing to the beautiful Caribbean.Not only will you be able to read the free e-books using a Kindle e-reader, … [Read more...] about Princess Cruises and Amazon Team Up for Free e-books
Amazon Fire Tablets Get New Silk Upgrade
Amazon is in the process of pushing out a new firmware update to most Kindle Fire tablets and it primarily updates the Silk internet browser. One of the big enhancements is a new color scheme that replaces the darker colors and adds lighter shades of white and grey. There is also better support for multiple tabs open at once.Silk was a major innovation when it was … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire Tablets Get New Silk Upgrade
Hardly Anyone Knows their Library Loans out e-Books
The vast majority of libraries in the United States have an e-book collection. The American Library Association claims that 90% of all branches have one, whereas the Library Journal states this figure is closer to 95%. The larger libraries spend millions of dollars every year, developing their collections, but is this money well spent? Maybe not. Pew Research has said that less … [Read more...] about Hardly Anyone Knows their Library Loans out e-Books
Wattpad Pimps out their Successful Writers with Wattpad Stars
Wattpad has just unveiled a new program that will leverage their most successful writers and contract them out to brands. This is the thought process behind Wattpad Stars.Wattpad has established relationships with some of the worlds top media companies, such as Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and USA Network. Whenever they need an entry level writer to do something, they … [Read more...] about Wattpad Pimps out their Successful Writers with Wattpad Stars
Amazon Introduces New Fire 5 OS – Bellini
Every year when Amazon refreshes their tablet lineup they always enhance the Android operating system. Unlike devices from Samsung, or Dell Amazon skins the OS, giving customers a very unique experience. Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1 and today I will give you a rundown of all the new features.Updated User InterfaceFire OS 5 “Bellini” introduces an updated user … [Read more...] about Amazon Introduces New Fire 5 OS – Bellini
Amazon Announces 4 New Fire Tablets and they are Terrible
Over the past few weeks we have given you a preview about what Amazons new Fire tablets are all about and now we finally have an official announcement. Today, Amazon unveiled 4 new tablets that are fairly modern, but still not as good as last years HDX models.$50 Fire TabletThe seven inch Fire tablet has a resolution of 1024x600 and underneath the hood is a … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces 4 New Fire Tablets and they are Terrible
Download Move to iOS for Android from Good e-Reader
Apple has just released a new app for Android called Move to iOS. The selling point behind this program is being able to establish a connection between your old Android phone or tablet and transfer data such as images, messages, contacts, calendars, internet bookmarks, and email accounts to a new iPhone or iPad. Obviously paid content will not follow you, but the app will add … [Read more...] about Download Move to iOS for Android from Good e-Reader