Barnes and Noble has just announced their plans for Black Friday and what e-readers and tablets they are going to be discounting. This is in addition to the news Good e-Reader broke a few weeks ago about the bookseller offering autographed books for the second time in company history.Starting November 26th you can purchase the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK, which … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Black Friday e-Reader and e-book deals
Archives for November 2015
The Kobo Mini e-reader is sold out
A few weeks ago Kobo announced that it was going to bring back their five inch Mini e-reader back for a limited time. The company had a number of units that were sitting in their Canadian warehouse and decided to market them to residents of Canada and the United States. This whole situation was a bit of a fiasco because customers received demo units, instead of new e-readers. … [Read more...] about The Kobo Mini e-reader is sold out
Wyoming is doing wonderful things with e-books
Wyoming is in the process of combining the e-book collections of their State Library system and the University of Wyoming. This is one of the first times that the central library system has partnered with a major school in order to offer far more digital content than they could ever do as singular entities.The Cloud Library CloudLink service allows users from the UW and … [Read more...] about Wyoming is doing wonderful things with e-books
Here are the most popular Kindle Highlights for The Hunger Games – Mockingjay
The last installment of the multi-billion dollar Hunger Games movie series is currently in theaters. It debuted as the number one box office draw, bringing in close to $100 million US and many readers flocked to see it.Kindle Highlights is a program that is tied into your Kindle e-reader, Fire tablet and the companies complete line of apps. They can either be shared … [Read more...] about Here are the most popular Kindle Highlights for The Hunger Games – Mockingjay
Ernest Hemingway book becomes a bestseller in France
A book by Ernest Hemingway that was published in 1964 has shot up to the top of the bestseller list in France. A Moveable Feast talks about the time Hemingway spent in France and how Paris as an exciting place of ideas, a nexus of people who love life and the arts. It is finding new readers and being left in tribute to those who lost their lives a week ago.Agence France … [Read more...] about Ernest Hemingway book becomes a bestseller in France
This site shows you how long it will take to read a specific book
There is a new website that has just launched that has a very interesting premise. It will tell you how long it will take to read any book you search for.When you search for a specific book from the pool of over 12 million titles it will provide you the sample text that publishers use to hype the book on Amazon. Once you found a book you are interested in reading there is a … [Read more...] about This site shows you how long it will take to read a specific book
Watty Award Winners announced
Wattpad is a tremendous source if you want to read e-books for free, but sometimes with hundreds of thousands of titles available, it can get rather daunting. In order to showcase the best content on their catalog, they run an annual event called the Wattys. This year was the very first time international books were considered so readers are well represented in their mother … [Read more...] about Watty Award Winners announced
Intel Chief says the tablet market is a declining business
The CEO of Intel Brian Krzanich spoke at an investors meeting and said "There's not a reason you have to go to a tablet device. The tablet business is just not a growth business – it's a declining business."Intel's been shipping less chips for tablets lately. Last year, Intel said it hit 40 million tablets, but this year, it's expecting somewhere around 30 million.Not … [Read more...] about Intel Chief says the tablet market is a declining business
Legacy Publishers are put on notice with new Digital Initiatives
Legacy publishers often view e-books as simply as another distribution channel for selling their print books. There have been a number of digital initiatives lately that buck this trend and give readers a different experience.Last month Apple teamed up with J.K. Rowling and Pottermore for a new immersive experience for all 7 books in the Harry Potter series.The new … [Read more...] about Legacy Publishers are put on notice with new Digital Initiatives
Authors can now sell their books with Apple Pay
Authors face a myriad of problems when they try to sell print books directly to readers. Most of them do not have any kind of payment processor and merely ask for cash when someone expresses interest. I know hundreds of writers who attend events, such as the Romance Writers of America conference and they just encourage people to just buy the print books on Amazon, instead of … [Read more...] about Authors can now sell their books with Apple Pay
How to get your MAC or PC to recognize the Nook Glowlight Plus
The Nook Glowlight Plus runs Google Android and some owners are reporting that their PC or MAC charges the e-reader, but their computer does not recognize the device and they are unable to copy files. Today, we will look at what you need to do so you can copy e-books over to your Nook.MACIf you have a MAC computer or a laptop you need to download this file. This will … [Read more...] about How to get your MAC or PC to recognize the Nook Glowlight Plus
Microsoft is trying to lure customers away from Android
Microsoft is trying to lure customers away from Android and embrace their own Windows Phone platform. They are doing this with the advent of a new Android app called AppComparison, that will scan all of the apps on your phone and let you know if there is a native version available in the Windows store, or an equivalent.Google is one of the most noticeable holdouts in … [Read more...] about Microsoft is trying to lure customers away from Android
Crunchyroll attains $22 million in funding
Crunchyroll has just garnered $22 million in funding from Otter Media in a bid to expand their engineering division and focus on original content.Crunchyroll says that it now has 20 million registered users, and expects to have 750,000 paid subscribers by the end of 2015. 80% of all users speak English and come from the North American market. They watch the equivalent of … [Read more...] about Crunchyroll attains $22 million in funding
Apple is secretly working on a Help and Repair App
Apple is in the process of developing a customized app that will scan your iPhone or iPad and let you know if there is any hardware or software problems.There are direct options for chatting with an adviser, scheduling an in-store visit (which lists the next available appointment at a local Apple Store), and sending a device in for service, along with a list of support … [Read more...] about Apple is secretly working on a Help and Repair App
American Booksellers Association is alarmed by Amazon
The American Booksellers Association has recently dispatched an email to all of their members, which includes thousands of bookstores. The organization is starting to beat the war drum about the Amazon Bookstore. Their main concern is how Amazon is maintaining the same pricing as their website and how this can be a violation of antitrust laws.American Booksellers … [Read more...] about American Booksellers Association is alarmed by Amazon
UK Publishing Industry Wants to hire young people
The Publishers Association of the United Kingdom is getting ready to launch a big promotional campaign to get young people right out of school hyped up about working within the industry. Throughout next week (23rd - 27th November), the PA will be posting tips, blogs and industry-focused videos about jobs and opportunities in publishing, as well as hosting live Twitter chats and … [Read more...] about UK Publishing Industry Wants to hire young people