Barnes and Noble has released their first tablet of 2016 and it is another Samsung branded product. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab A NOOK is available today in every single one of the companies bookstores and online for $139.99, but if you trade in your old device you can get it for a paltry $99.99. The new tablet features a 7 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 and 216 … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Releases the Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook Tablet
Archives for August 2016
Kobo Aura One e-Reader Available September 5th
Kobo has officially announced the Aura One e-reader today. The company has announced that it will retail for $249.99 in Canada and will be available to purchase on the main Kobo website and also Chapters/Indigo from August 30th to September 29th (pre-order from August 30 to September 5; September 6 in-store availability); the device will be available at Best Buy beginning … [Read more...] about Kobo Aura One e-Reader Available September 5th
Electronic paper revitalizes the museum
The earliest written explanations of exhibits on display in a museum date back as far as 530 BCE, when clay cylinders in different languages were used to accompany the artifacts in the Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum of Ancient Ur. For centuries now most museums have kept this approach to displaying an exhibit, printing and reprinting gallery cards to let museum visitors into the … [Read more...] about Electronic paper revitalizes the museum
Amazon has just put the new Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale
Amazon released a new entry level Kindle a few months ago and gave people an option to choose their color, black or white. At the same time the Paperwhite also got the same color options, but Amazon did not change the hardware. If you are in the market for a brand new e-reader, Amazon has just discounted both models by $20. You can buy the Kindle for $59.99 and the Paperwhite … [Read more...] about Amazon has just put the new Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite on sale
HarperCollins Redesigned Their Website
HarperCollins has just unveiled a redesigned website this afternoon. The publisher is putting an emphasis on recommending compelling new reads with an interactive tool called Book Finder. Book Finder is the crown jewel of the new HarperCollins website. It is designed to present a series of genres and give you what a sense of what the book is about by merely hovering the … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Redesigned Their Website
Kobo Launches Book-Centric Social Responsibility Programs
There are a number of great organizations working hard to fight illiteracy, a plague that still affects nearly one out of every five people on the planet, and two-thirds of all women. But there's a disturbing social issue that in some ways is even more heartbreaking: individuals who have the ability to read but still lack the access to a book. Kobo has decided to fight that … [Read more...] about Kobo Launches Book-Centric Social Responsibility Programs
Barnes and Noble Fires CEO Ron Boire
Barnes and Noble has fired CEO Ron Boire, who has been at the helm for less than a year. The Board of Directors determined that Boire was not a good fit for the organization and that it was in the best interests of all parties for him to leave the Company. Boire did not have any experience in the book selling business. Before coming to Barnes and Noble he was the the CEO of … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Fires CEO Ron Boire
Onyx Boox Updates the Lynx with the Onyx Boox T76 Plus
The Onyx Boox Lynx came out in 2014 and was one of the better e-readers the company ever produced. It sold so well that Onyx has released a second generation model called the Onyx Boox T76 Plus. The T76 features a 6.8 e-ink Carta touchscreen with a resolution of 1440 x 1080 and 265 PPI. It has a front-lit display and manual page turn buttons on either side of the screen. … [Read more...] about Onyx Boox Updates the Lynx with the Onyx Boox T76 Plus
Bookstores are selling a record number of books
Over the last six months publishers have all been disclosing that e-book sales are down and here is the reason why. The US Census Bureau has proclaimed that bookstores sales were 6.1% ahead of the comparable period in 2015. This means that chain stores like Barnes and Noble, as well as indie bookstores generated $5.44 billion dollars this year. Bookstore sales in 2016 rose … [Read more...] about Bookstores are selling a record number of books