Audible has a program called Send This Book and it has been available to US residents for the past six months. Send this Book allows you to send the audiobooks in your library to friends and family. It is free for you to send. And if it is your recipient's first time accepting an audiobook through this feature, it will be free. This program has been a quiet success for Audible … [Read more...] about Audible Send This Book Is Now Available in the UK
Archives for November 2016
E-Book Sales Decline 20.0% in the first half of 2016
Major publishers in the United States have been experiencing massive declines in e-book sales in the first half of 2016. Sales of eBooks were down 20.0% and generated $579.5 million, which is quite staggering. This is the second year in a row where e-book sales have plummeted, in 2015 eBooks were down 12.7%.E-books continuing to trend downwards is actually good news for the … [Read more...] about E-Book Sales Decline 20.0% in the first half of 2016
Recorded Books and Zinio Are Creating a Singular App
Recorded Books and Zinio are merging their library business units and creating a singular entity. Zinio for Libraries and OneClickdigital will be shuttered in February 2017 and a new app will be launched in the next few weeks called RBdigital.The new RBdigital app will combine the OneClickdigital eBook/audiobook app with the Zinio for Libraries magazine app, so access to … [Read more...] about Recorded Books and Zinio Are Creating a Singular App
British Columbia Bookstores Can Now Apply for a Liquor Licence
Bookstores in British Columbia can apply for a liquor licence starting Jan. 23, 2017. Indie bookstores will be able to serve wine and spirits to customers and even stage after hours events. The BC government is hoping this new policy will provide new opportunities for manufacturers such as craft breweries and wineries to sell their product.“One of government’s goals is to … [Read more...] about British Columbia Bookstores Can Now Apply for a Liquor Licence
Apple Removes Hundreds of e-Reader Apps from the App Store
Apple has started notifying users if an app has not been optimized for iOS 10 or if it is incompatible with the iPhone 7 or iPad PRO. You might have seen this message pop-up occasionally when using a news app or an e-reading app. In October Apple has started to take action, beyond simple notifications. The company has just purged over 47,000 apps.App developers received an … [Read more...] about Apple Removes Hundreds of e-Reader Apps from the App Store
Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 7 Costs $49
Barnes and Noble has just announced the Nook Tablet 7 and it is going to be available on November 25th. This device is going to cost $49, which should make it an impulse item and the bookseller is hoping to sell a boatload.The Nook Tablet 7 features a seven inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 and 171 PPI. Underneath the hood is a quadcore … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 7 Costs $49
Amazon Starts Selling Certified Refurbished Kindle e-Readers
Amazon has just unveiled a new Certified Refurbished Store and is selling a number of Kindle devices. You can purchase the Kindle Paperwhite 3 for $79.99, which is a savings of $29. You can also elect to purchase the premium Kindle Voyage for $119 and this is a solid deal because to buy it new will cost you $169.There are a number of other brands that are now listed in the … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts Selling Certified Refurbished Kindle e-Readers
Good e-Reader Gives: Week 3 – Win a Pocketbook Touch Lux 3
This is the third week of Good e-Reader Gives, where we giveaway a brand new e-reader to one of our YouTube Subscribers. This week, we have the Pocketbook Touch Lux 3 and all you need to do to enter the free contest is to Like the video, Subscribe to our Channel and drop a comment on said video and let us know you did all of those things. One week from today we will be doing … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Gives: Week 3 – Win a Pocketbook Touch Lux 3
Here are the Best Kindle Books of 2016
The Amazon editors have just announced their best books of 2016. These top picks span various genres and will make the winter months pass by quicker if you read them all.“The editorial team had a handful of books that we seriously considered for the top pick but in the end our choice of The Underground Railroad was unanimous,” said Chris Schluep, Amazon Senior Book Editor. … [Read more...] about Here are the Best Kindle Books of 2016
Amazon Launches A New Writing Contest in the UK
Amazon wants authors in the United Kingdom to rewrite a classic and they intend on making it worth their while. The winner will receive a £2,000 Amazon gift card, a Fire Tablet and royalties for years to come. All you need to do is put a modern twist on the seminal poem "Twas Night Before Christmas".The winner of the Amazon sponsored writing competition will be will be … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches A New Writing Contest in the UK
Amazon Marketing Services Open to All Authors…Sort Of
Amazon has rolled out a new offer for authors whose titles are published through the Kindle platform: Amazon Marketing Services. Basically, this is an additional layer of potential promotion that the retailer has given authors, letting them pay for per-click advertising on their self-published titles."Wait, Amazon's done that for ages. Why is this news?" Well, they've sort … [Read more...] about Amazon Marketing Services Open to All Authors…Sort Of
What is Next for the e-Reader Industry in 2017?
Over the course of 2016 there has not been any major shifts in technology to take e-readers to a new level, but there have been a few notable changes. Kobo and Tolino have incorporated yellow LED lights to inhibit the amount of blue light that emits from the front-lit display. Amazon released the Kindle Oasis which is the thinnest e-reader in the world and comes with a case … [Read more...] about What is Next for the e-Reader Industry in 2017?
Penguin Random House is going to pay off their employee Student Loans
Penguin Random House is the largest book publisher in the United States and they want to offer a reason for students fresh out of school to come and work for them. Starting next year they will initiate a new program to help pay down student loans.“I know all too well that student loan debt burdens a great deal of our colleagues at Penguin Random House, and increasingly, … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House is going to pay off their employee Student Loans