e-Reader ownership is at an all time low according to Pew Research. The company released new data on device ownership and found 19% of adults reported owning an e-reader, such as a Kindle or Nook.This is a sizable drop from early 2014, when 32% of adults owned this type of device.The decline in dedicated e-ink e-readers is directly proportional to the rise of smartphones … [Read more...] about e-Reader ownership declines by 50%
Archives for October 2015
Aquafadas Digital Publishing Solution V4 lets you publish beautiful digital content in minutes
Speed is a priority in digital publishing today. Publishers need to create and update digital content quickly and without sacrificing quality. Well, Aquafadas has just made the lives of digital publishers a whole lot easier.With the launch of version 4.0 of the Aquafadas InDesign plugin, publishers can now generate their digital documents 10 times faster than before. Plus, … [Read more...] about Aquafadas Digital Publishing Solution V4 lets you publish beautiful digital content in minutes
Will you buy the B&N Nook Glowlight Plus?
Barnes and Noble has just released their first e-reader since 2009, with the advent of the Nook Glowlight Plus. It sounds fairly good on paper, with the same high resolution screen found on the Amazon Kindle Voyage and is waterproof, much akin to the Kobo H2O. It also has software not found in any other e-readers on the market, such as  Nook Profiles and Nook Readouts. Has … [Read more...] about Will you buy the B&N Nook Glowlight Plus?
Amazon Launches White Kindle in Europe
Amazon has just launched a white Kindle in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. This is the first non-black model to be released in Europe since the first generation Kindle that came out in 2007. Â It is important to note that this is not a new e-reader, this is simply the same entry level Kindle Basic that was released late last year. The only thing that is different … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches White Kindle in Europe
The Amazon Kindle Voyage is a Flop
The Amazon Kindle Voyage was released late last year and for all intents and purpose the e-reader was a complete flop. It was the least purchased and least reviewed product that the Seattle company has released in a number of years. So what went wrong?Amazon never releases sales figures for their hardware division in all of their fiscal reports. The only way to accurately … [Read more...] about The Amazon Kindle Voyage is a Flop
Will Anyone buy the 18.4 Inch Samsung Galaxy View Tablet?
Samsung has just officially announced one of the largest tablets in the world, the Galaxy View. Who in their right mind will buy this device? It's like having a small portable television.The Galaxy View features an 18.4-inch 1080p HD display, with an octa-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz. It’ll also have 2GB of RAM and come in 32GB and 64GB options. LTE connectivity is … [Read more...] about Will Anyone buy the 18.4 Inch Samsung Galaxy View Tablet?
New Apple TV Available in Stores this Friday
Apple stores all over Canada and the US are gearing up to promote the new Apple TV that will be available this Friday. The new Apple TV is available in 32 and 64GB configurations, with prices at $149 and $199, respectively. The device includes an A8 processor, a touch-based remote control that doubles as a game controller, a full App Store, universal search capabilities, and … [Read more...] about New Apple TV Available in Stores this Friday
The Best eBooks of 2015
2015 has been an amazing year for literature and a number of notable books have been released. If you are looking for a gift for the upcoming holidays or just a new read, our top 10 bestseller list is for you.The Girl On the TrainBy Paula Hawkins Everyone in this book is absolutely terrible, and as a result, this book is a masterpiece in character study and … [Read more...] about The Best eBooks of 2015
Google Play Music Gets Podcast Support
Google once had a dedicated podcast app called Google Listen. It was quietly killed off years ago because not enough people were using it. Fast forward to 2015 and podcasting is huge business thanks to advertisements and crowd funding sources like Patreon. Â Google once again is getting into podcast support, but this time they are not making a new app, they are including it into … [Read more...] about Google Play Music Gets Podcast Support
What do you look for in a new e-reader?
Over the course of 2015 there has been a number of notable new e-readers that have hit the market. Barnes and Noble released their first new model in almost three years with the Nook Glowlight Plus, while Kobo released two different units. All eyes are on Amazon right now for their Kindle Voyage 2, Kindle Paperwhite 4 and entry level Kindle Basic, which should be announced in … [Read more...] about What do you look for in a new e-reader?
Indonesians have failed to embrace e-books
Indonesia has failed to embrace e-books in a meaningful way and digital sales only account for less than 2% of all book sales.One of the big barriers in e-book adoption in Indonesia is primarily due to the e-book price from local authors. Raditya Dika, the most popular youth fiction author in Indonesia, recently published a book called Koala Kumal, which costs IDR 50,000 … [Read more...] about Indonesians have failed to embrace e-books
How to buy your way onto the New York Times Bestseller List
The New York Times Bestseller list is trusted by hundreds of millions of people to gauge what books are popular with readers all over the US. Sometimes its hard to trust this list when it comes to politicians running for office. They buy their own books in vast quantities to artificially inflate their sales ranking and leverage the bestseller status to push their own … [Read more...] about How to buy your way onto the New York Times Bestseller List
Blackberry Uploads Priv Apps to Google Play
The Blackberry Priv, is the first phone to run Google Android. Â The phone is going to be released first soon and Blackberry is giving us a taste of what the app experience will be like. The Waterloo company has just uploaded six apps to Google Play, which include a customized launcher and a new virtual keyboard.If you are completely unaware the Priv will use Google Play, … [Read more...] about Blackberry Uploads Priv Apps to Google Play
Germany is advocating used e-book sales
The Ministry of Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg in Germany is starting to advocate used e-book sales. They stress that a clear path of ownership with digital content needs to be established.Assistant Secretary of State Wolfgang Reimer recent led a panel in Brussels entitled Who owns my eBook. During the conference he stated "From a consumer protection point of view … [Read more...] about Germany is advocating used e-book sales