Storytel is the largest audiobook company in Scandinavia and they are going to be focusing on original content. Every two weeks they will be publishing serialized audio series that was written exclusively for the platform. The title of the new initiative is going to be called Storytel Originals and will be launched next year.The first series will be written by Martyn van … [Read more...] about Storytel is focusing on original content
Archives for September 2016
Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook is Getting Android 6.0
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook is going to be receiving an operating system update in the next few weeks. The device initially shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop and it will be upgraded to Android 6.0, otherwise known has Marshmallow. The Tab A Nook was the only new tablet that Barnes and Noble released in 2016. It features a 7 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook is Getting Android 6.0
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite White vs Paperwhite Black
Does color make a difference when you are reading an e-book or is it purely subjective? Amazon is betting you won't be able to tell the difference because they have the Kindle Paperwhite available in white, in the past their modern lineup have always been black. Today, we will look at the two colors and see if there is a different with the clarity of the screen. The primary … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite White vs Paperwhite Black
Amazon is aggressively discounting hardcovers and paperbacks
The Association of American Publishers released their monthly report on the state of the publishing industry and the news is dire. E-book sales have fallen 22.7% in the month of April, but print is enjoying a resurgence. Trade books grew 3.4% in April, with double-digit growth in April 2016 vs. April 2015. Despite the fact that print sales are starting to increase, … [Read more...] about Amazon is aggressively discounting hardcovers and paperbacks
Kobo e-books are now available in Taiwan
Kobo has announced that they have just opened up a digital bookstore in Taiwan. Thousands of Chinese e-books will be available on the platform from local publishers such as Cite Publishing, Yuan Liou Publishing, Book Republic, Eurasian and Readingtimes Publishing. Taiwanese readers are very enamored with reading. 700 publishers pumping out a whopping 40,000 new titles every … [Read more...] about Kobo e-books are now available in Taiwan
Here is the New Google Play Books Discovery Feature
Google Play Books has received a new update that brings a new feature called Book Discovery. This feature recommends books to you based on your library collection. Book Discovery is trying to hype up books and graphic novels so you purchase them from Google Play. You can download a free sample or flag a particular book as "not interested" and it will disappear from your … [Read more...] about Here is the New Google Play Books Discovery Feature
Amazon Announces a brand new Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote
Amazon has just announced their second generation Fire TV Stick and it is powered by the same hardware that their modern tablets have. The remote continues to rely on Alexa, the voice assistant. The updated Fire TV Stick is a major improvement in almost every way. The CPU has seen a major upgrade from the first generation's dual-core ARM Cortex A9. It is now powered by the … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces a brand new Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote
Blackberry will no longer design their own smartphones
Blackberry has admitted defeat and they will no longer design and manufacture their own smartphones. The company has acknowledged that it will outsource smartphone development to 3rd party companies, which likely will not have keyboards. Blackberry has already begun outsourcing phone hardware development with the advent of the recently released DTEK50, which was a reskinned … [Read more...] about Blackberry will no longer design their own smartphones
Amazon Fire HD 8 2016 Review
Amazon has just released the Fire HD 8 and this is one of the first tablets that will have the Alexa voice assistant in the upcoming OS 5.4 update. If you have last years Fire 8, this new model basically has 12 hours of battery life, 50% more RAM for faster performance, and 2x the on-device storage, plus support for up to 200 GB of additional storage via a microSD … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HD 8 2016 Review