The National Book Foundation has just announced their 2016 prize of $10,000 for individuals or companies that are doing innovative things to promote reading. You have to live in the United States to enter, but this should be appealing towards any new startup that are doing interesting things in education or discovery. If you are thinking of entering check out their official … [Read more...] about National Book Foundation Announces 2016 Reader Prize
Archives for January 2016
Here are all of the audiobooks TuneIn offers
Last August TuneIn launched a premium package where you pay $8.99 per month to get access to over 40,000 audiobooks. This is a fairly good deal, because you can listen to all of the content you want, without having to pay extra. There is a large segment of users that want to know what titles are in the catalog before they sign up for access. If this is the case, you might want … [Read more...] about Here are all of the audiobooks TuneIn offers
Book Expo America Partners with ALA
One of the best things about the annual Book Expo America event in New York is all of the different keynotes and sessions. This is where authors, agents and publishers get a sense of trends in the industry. Book Expo America is doing something very different at the 2016 event, they are encouraging librarians to visit with an entirely new track of events and sessions. Book … [Read more...] about Book Expo America Partners with ALA
Kindle e-Books will have a warning message if they have spelling mistakes or bad formatting
There are thousands of e-books on the Amazon Kindle Store that have content errors. This can be as simple as a series of spelling mistakes or the book might have formatting issues. Starting February 3, 2016 Amazon will begin showing customers a warning message on the Kindle store detail pages of books that contain several validated quality issues. The warning message will be … [Read more...] about Kindle e-Books will have a warning message if they have spelling mistakes or bad formatting
Magzter Redesigns their Digital Magazine Apps
Magzter has just revised their complete line of digital magazine apps with a new interface. It has a new layout, design and functionality, making it article-focused, not title-focused. Articles will be optimized to your device. No more PDF’d stories that are clunky to navigate and hard to read. With the brand-new Magzter 6.0, you can explore single articles or read full … [Read more...] about Magzter Redesigns their Digital Magazine Apps
Amazon is Shutting Down Shelfari
Shelfari launched in 2006, a few years before the big e-book boom. Amazon was an early investor in the company and then bought it outright in 2008. The website allows users to build virtual bookshelves of the titles they own or have read, and can rate, review, tag, and discuss their books. Users can also create groups that other members may join, create discussions, and talk … [Read more...] about Amazon is Shutting Down Shelfari
Netgalley offers thousands of free e-books
Netgalley is certainly not a household name, but it's a company that specializes in providing their members with thousands of free e-books before they are officially released. They do this because authors and publishers want feedback if the digital title has any content errors, additionally they hope you will write a review and hype the title in advance. Joining Netgalley … [Read more...] about Netgalley offers thousands of free e-books
Penthouse Magazine Suspending Print Edition – Focusing on Digital
Penthouse Magazine has not been profitable since 2008 and the publication has announced they are suspending their print edition. They are instead focusing on their web and mobile products. Last year Playboy announced that they were not longer featuring nudity in their magazines and instead are hoping to appeal to the mainstream audience. They reasoned at the time that … [Read more...] about Penthouse Magazine Suspending Print Edition – Focusing on Digital
The e-Reader Industry Needs to Address e-book Content Errors
Major publishers collectively sold 250 million e-books in 2015 and a significant number of titles fail in the quality and control department. Some e-books have spelling mistakes and others have formatting issues. Unfortunately Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Google are not doing enough to empower users with the ability to report e-books who have content … [Read more...] about The e-Reader Industry Needs to Address e-book Content Errors
Here are the Top Children’s Books of 2016
The American Library Association has just issued a mammoth new book report on the best children's books of 2016. This includes Newberry Award winners, finalists and grant winners. If you work in a school or public library and are responsible for populating your catalog with new content, this list will undoubtedly serve as a launchpad. Many people who assemble lists of books … [Read more...] about Here are the Top Children’s Books of 2016