There are many musicians that are looking for a digital screen to read sheet music, while they are playing their playing their instrument. The Good e-Reader 13.3 is ideal for people who play the piano because you can simply turn the page on a single tap.Buying digital sheet music or downloading it for free from the internet is something many musicians do on a regular … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader 13.3 is ideal for sheet music
Archives for March 2016
James Patterson is going to produce 4 new books a month
James Patterson works with a team of writers to produce ten novels a year and most of them hit the New York Times bestseller list. In order to sell more books Patterson is going to double his workload and start writing four novels a month that are 150 pages or less.The latest Patterson venture is called BookShots and it will be like “reading movies”. The shorter, cheaper … [Read more...] about James Patterson is going to produce 4 new books a month
New Harry Potter Books to be Published
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a new movie coming out this year and takes place in the Harry Potter universe. This has prompted Scholastic to attain the rights for new movie tie-in books in multiple formats. Under the agreement, Scholastic will publish children’s movie tie-in books for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its sequels, as well as tie-in books … [Read more...] about New Harry Potter Books to be Published
Humble Bundle Generated $6.1 Million in e-book revenue
Humble Bundle has been selling e-books for the last two years and in 2015 the company generated $6.1 million dollars. This is profit for the company after it paid authors and publishers their cut from each Bundle sold. This is solid revenue because the company only initiated 31 different campaigns over the entire year.One of the big reasons why Humble Bundle got into … [Read more...] about Humble Bundle Generated $6.1 Million in e-book revenue
Kobo Sponsors e-book Design Competition
Rakuten Kobo will be providing a $2,500 cash prize for ebookcraft's inaugural So You Think You Can Code ebook design competition, taking place in Toronto this spring with participants from Canada and abroad.The winning team or individual will be announced at ebookcraft on Thursday, March 31, 2016 and entries will be shared publicly following the competition with valuable … [Read more...] about Kobo Sponsors e-book Design Competition
Scribd Officially Transitions from an Unlimited e-Book Service
Scribd announced last month that they were changing their business model from an unlimited service to a credit based one. Every month users receive three credits that they can use to read e-books or to listen to audiobooks. There are a small pool of Scribd Select titles that can be read without spending credits and today there is a new blog post that lists a number of … [Read more...] about Scribd Officially Transitions from an Unlimited e-Book Service
eBook Sales Fell 12.7% in the First 11 Months of 2015
The Association of American Publishers have just released their monthly Stateshot report that covers the first 11 months of 2015. e-Book sales have fallen 12.7% while print increased by 1.2% during the same period.Overall publisher revenue for the 11-month period was $13.9 billion, down 2.6% from the previous year. These numbers include sales for all tracked categories … [Read more...] about eBook Sales Fell 12.7% in the First 11 Months of 2015
Apple iBooks is Finally Relevant
Apple iBooks has not been very relevant since the service launched in 2010. It has been an uphill battle trying to compete in the e-book space against Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and a multitude of subscription services. I feel Apple should get a second look from people who listen to audiobooks or load in their own PDF files.Apple has just unveiled a brand new … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks is Finally Relevant
Bookstore in Vilnius has a clever advertising campaign
A used bookstore in the capital of Lithuania is engaging in a very clever advertising campaign. Mint Vinetu wants you to become someone else by purchasing a classic book. The advertising firm who crafted this campaign likely borrowed heavily from the Sleeveface website. This is a user generated service that has people submit content from Facebook and Pinterest. … [Read more...] about Bookstore in Vilnius has a clever advertising campaign
New videos show off the power of the Good e-Reader 13.3
The Good e-Reader 13.3 inch is a new device that will be available in the next few months. It allows you to take notes, read e-books and install your favorite Android apps. Today, we have released a series of videos that shows a number of cool things you can do with the device. You can read and edit sheet music, surf the internet and use the Amazon Kindle e-book … [Read more...] about New videos show off the power of the Good e-Reader 13.3
Amazon Fire 5.1.2 Update Stores Audiobooks on SD Card
Amazon has been issuing a copious amount of firmware updates for their latest generation Fire tablets. Last week the company released the 5.1.2 update and it finally adds the ability to download and store audiobooks on your SD card.The average audiobook is over 200 MB in size and they can get much larger. Fire tablets don't really have a large amount of internal memory to … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire 5.1.2 Update Stores Audiobooks on SD Card
Audible Clips Allows You To Share Audiobook Passages
Audible has just announced new program called Clips. It allows you to share 45-second clips of whatever you're listening to and works everywhere from Facebook to SMS.“Audible customers are book lovers whose print books are likely to be full of their own annotations and underlines,” said Don Katz, founder and CEO of Audible. ‘Clips’ now gives them the ability to memorialize … [Read more...] about Audible Clips Allows You To Share Audiobook Passages
Barnes and Noble Launches a New Website
Barnes and Noble totally revised their online website last summer and it was riddled with errors close to six months after the launch. Users complained that the B&N online marketplace was not paying them for orders and the online Nook e-reading software was busted. There was also online documentation and help files that resolved to 404 links. Today, Barnes and Noble has … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Launches a New Website
Apples new iPhone advert features Cookie Monster
Apple posted a really humorous new iPhone 6S advert that features well-known Sesame Street character Cookie Monster. In the television spot, Cookie Monster is baking cookies and using the always-on hands-free "Hey Siri" feature to set a timer. He bemoans how long the process is taking and initiates his playlist which features the Jim Croce song "Time in a Bottle."I think … [Read more...] about Apples new iPhone advert features Cookie Monster