Amazon has been involved in the tablet sector since 2011 and their success has driven B&N from developing their own hardware and totally pushed Kobo out of the market. In 2015 Amazon released the $50 Fire tablet and it was significantly lower than the average vendor selling price of $323. I can safely say that the $50 Fire has disrupted the entire tablet market. Jeff … [Read more...] about Amazon is Destroying the Tablet Market
Archives for March 2016
Audible Membership Heavily Discounted via Groupon
Audible is running a new Groupon campaign in Australia where you can get two months of access for free, three months for $3 or four months for $4. This deal is for new accounts only and the four months is a steal because you basically get access to 4 audio editions, saving over $48. Audible.com.au boasts over 200,000 titles to satiate the appetite of all bookworms. Peruse … [Read more...] about Audible Membership Heavily Discounted via Groupon
The Kindle Voyage is a Flop in Canada
The Amazon Kindle Voyage launched in Canada on February 18th 2016. This marks the first occasion since the e-reader was first released in late 2014, that Canadians can buy it directly from Amazon. Sadly, Canadians have not been purchasing the Voyage in droves and it looks like hardly anyone is buying it at all. Amazon never releases sales figures for their hardware division … [Read more...] about The Kindle Voyage is a Flop in Canada
Would you Rent an e-book? Readfy Hopes So
There are thousands of online retailers that sell e-books and only a small handful that have adopted the unlimited subscription model. When it comes to rentals, the only digital editions that are currently available are textbooks. A small German startup called Readfy is hoping that customers are willing to rent an e-book for 0.99 euros and 4.99 euros, saving between 30% and … [Read more...] about Would you Rent an e-book? Readfy Hopes So
The KDP Select Global Fund for February is $14 million
Amazon has just announced that the Kindle Direct Publishing Select Global fund for February is $14 million dollars. This allows authors who publish exclusively with Amazon to earn money whenever people read their book, after a certain number of pages. Right now the KDP Select fund is under fire with scammers who are encouraging users to jump from the front of the book, … [Read more...] about The KDP Select Global Fund for February is $14 million
Top Android Apps of the Week – March 15th 2016
There are a number of new and notable Android apps that have been released this week and also some fairly major updates to some of your favorites. The Major League Baseball season is going to be starting soon and you might want to keep track of your favorite team with our spotlight on the the best MLB apps and games. eBooks by Sainsbury's - Barnes and Noble is closing their … [Read more...] about Top Android Apps of the Week – March 15th 2016
Barnes and Noble CDO Doesn’t Care About Amazon
Barnes and Noble has two different aspects to their core business, their bookstores and the Nook. The two are intertwined and in order to stay competitive you have to remain one step ahead of Amazon. Fred Argir, chief digital officer at Barnes & Noble apparently does not care what Amazon is doing. Argir spoke at the Digital Book World conference in New York last week and … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble CDO Doesn’t Care About Amazon
Visionect and E Ink Launch 32 inch e-paper Development Kit
Visionect has just launched a 32 inch electronic paper development kit featuring a display by E Ink. The kit has been developed for for designing 32’’ digital signage solutions: it supports the largest single e-paper module in production and enables the quickest way to a production-ready sign on electronic paper. The development kit is available in grayscale and supports a … [Read more...] about Visionect and E Ink Launch 32 inch e-paper Development Kit
NetGalley Launches in Germany
Netgalley is one of the most successful companies operating in the digital publishing sector. Publishers normally submit e-books to their platform before they are commercially available. They do this because they know readers will write reviews and give their titles free publicity. NetGalley is expanding into Germany this week, at netgalley.de, in cooperation with … [Read more...] about NetGalley Launches in Germany
Apple Steals Yahoos Native Magazine Advertising System
Apple News launched last June and publishers have been struggling to properly monetize their content. To this end, Apple has just stolen one of the only good ideas Yahoo has had in years, their sponsored advertising system that looks like normal news articles. In 2013 Yahoo signed a deal with Microsoft that blended their two advertising networks together. This gives … [Read more...] about Apple Steals Yahoos Native Magazine Advertising System