The Apple iPad 9.7 PRO is the best tablet the company has ever made. The big selling points are the four speakers, which makes doing anything audio related a pure joy. Readers will appreciate True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the white balance, depending on your environment. The end result is a vibrantly white background that insures reading comics, e-books, … [Read more...] about Apple iPad PRO 9.7 Review
Archives for July 2016
The Vatican Just Digitized a 1,600 year Old Poem
The Vatican is in the process of digitizing over 80,000 works and their recent offering is from the famed poet Virgil. He wrote his classic poem, “The Aeneid,” more than 2,000 years ago and the Vatican has just digitized it and made it available for free. The 1,600 year-old manuscript only contains fragments of the epic, which tells the tale of the ancient hero Aeneas as he … [Read more...] about The Vatican Just Digitized a 1,600 year Old Poem
Pocket US Constitution Becomes Amazon Bestseller
The Pocket US Constitution published by the Delegates of the Constitutional Convention has become an Amazon bestseller.The 52 page book is available to purchase for only $1.00 and the Kindle e-Book is free. The Constitution emerged as one of the top 10 bestselling books days after Muslim-American lawyer Khizr Khan, whose son was killed while serving in Iraq, flashed a pocket … [Read more...] about Pocket US Constitution Becomes Amazon Bestseller
Apple iPad Pro 9.7 Unboxing
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 goes beyond a small incremental update and is worth the upgrade if you have an older unit. The big selling points are the four speakers, that really make listening to audiobooks, music and videos extremely viable. The new True Tone display maintains proper white balance, which insures that your backgrounds will remain vibrantly white whether you are … [Read more...] about Apple iPad Pro 9.7 Unboxing
Penguin Random House Refuses to Divulge e-Book Sales
This week the vast majority of major publishers have released financial figures for the first six months of 2016. Simon & Schuster and Hachette experienced declines in e-book sales and gave generalized figures. Things are so bad at Penguin Random House that they did not even break down digital sales, they merely said there was a "reduced demand for e-books." The U.S. … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Refuses to Divulge e-Book Sales
Anne Rice Proves Lestat Is Truly Immortal
Anne Rice first broke the mold on vampire fiction when her iconic book, Interview with a Vampire, unleashed an immortal named Letstat on eager fans back in 1976. The long-awaited 2014 release of a follow up to the story, The Prince Lestat, was so well-received that Rice is slated to publish another title in the series this fall. The November 29th release of Prince Lestat and … [Read more...] about Anne Rice Proves Lestat Is Truly Immortal
Amazon Kindle 8th Generation 2016 Review
The new Amazon Kindle has been available for a few weeks and this is the first model that you can choose a different color. Most Kindles are only available in black, but you now have the option to select white. This is the first time the entry level Kindle has undergone a dramatic change, the last time this occurred was in 2014. Is this worth upgrading if you have an older … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle 8th Generation 2016 Review
The Top New e-Reading Apps for Android – 2016
This year a number of new e-reading apps have been released and the big trend in digital publishing is serialized fiction, which are bite-sized and easy to digest. There are some apps on this list that are from young startups, but also others from major publishers. BookShots by James Patterson - More spellbinding than the latest blockbuster movie, BOOKSHOTS will keep you on … [Read more...] about The Top New e-Reading Apps for Android – 2016
You can now share e-books with Google Family Library
Google has just unveiled Family Library which allows you to share purchased e-books with up to six family members. This comes at a time when Android enjoys a healthy 65% market share, making it the worlds most popular mobile operating system. You will be able to share digital comics, e-books, graphic novels, magazines and newspapers with the new Family Library program. The … [Read more...] about You can now share e-books with Google Family Library
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales Have Fallen 6%
Simon & Schuster has just released their financial results for the second quarter of 2016. The publisher has admitted that digital sales have decreased by 6%. Audiobook and e-Book sales now account for 23% of their total revenue stream. Print and digital generated $187 million from April to June, during the same period of 2015 they made $199 million. Best-selling … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Digital Sales Have Fallen 6%