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
Archives for October 2015
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 Train By 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. 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. 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
inkBOOK Obsidian e-Reader Now Available
Arta Tech used to be known primarily for being the European distributor of Onyx branded e-readers. Lately, the company has begun to make their own products and this is quite evident in the new inkBOOK Obsidian e-reader. The Obsidian features a flush capacitive display with the bezel and a six inch screen. The resolution is fairly paltry on this model with 1024 X 758 and 212 … [Read more...] about inkBOOK Obsidian e-Reader Now Available
The Best Podcasts about Authors and Books
Podcasting is starting to become big business with over 2.6 billion downloads in 2014. Edison Research reported that fully one-third of all Americans 12 years of age or older now say they have listened to at least one podcast. One of the biggest new segments of podcasts is books and today we are going to look at some of the best ones out there. Overdue - This is a great … [Read more...] about The Best Podcasts about Authors and Books