Streetlib and Draft2Digital are two self-publishing solutions for authors looking to get international exposure. These companies are offering the ability to distribute e-books to the Kobo Plus platform that is available in Belgium and the Netherlands. Authors who already opt into the Kobo platform are automatically enrolled in Kobo Plus and royalties are paid monthly from a … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital and Streetlib are now distributing e-books to Kobo Plus
Archives for May 2017
Audm is a new company that narrates popular news articles
Audm is brand new company that hires professional narrators to read longform journalism from all over the internet. The company has a Facebook Page that posts a few of the articles they have converted to audio and the vast majority are hosted on SoundCloud. They also have an iPhone app that you can use to listen to their complete library of content, but sadly they do not have … [Read more...] about Audm is a new company that narrates popular news articles
Do we take the internet for granted?
In light of the scary cyber attacks that hit many nations across the world earlier this month, it seems like a good time to reflect on how much we rely on the internet.After all, whilst there are some things like book sales that remain weirdly hard to access, for most other things, the internet has proven to be incredibly powerful.Basic human communication has … [Read more...] about Do we take the internet for granted?
Medium Audio Provides Professional Narration for Top Stories
Medium Audio is a new program that is only available for paid members. It will provide an audio version of every story created specifically for its members, and will also be made available for some of the best posts on Medium. Each story will be professionally narrated or the actual author can record themselves reading it aloud.If you have not used Medium for awhile, … [Read more...] about Medium Audio Provides Professional Narration for Top Stories
Kobo Releases a Flurry of Firmware Updates for all e-Readers
Kobo has begun to push out a flurry of firmware updates that seeks to address a number of issues. This 4.4.9344 upgrade is applicable for the Kobo Touch A/B, Kobo Touch C, Kobo Glo, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Touch 2.0, Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2. One of the big problems with the new firmware is that it was causing issues with the Kobo Aura One, so … [Read more...] about Kobo Releases a Flurry of Firmware Updates for all e-Readers
Amazon Prime Reading Launches in the UK
Amazon Prime Reading launched last October in the United States and it gave users who subscribed to the Prime program the ability to binge on audiobooks, e-books and digital comics. The service is compatible with Kindle e-Readers, Fire Tablets and their fleet of apps for Android or iOS. Prime Reading is quite different from the Kindle Lending Library, which only allows you to … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Reading Launches in the UK
Amazon’s New Bestseller Lists Amazon Charts Aids Discoverability
One of the biggest problems plaguing both readers and publishers--from the major household name to the individual self-published author--is discoverability. To put it mildly, there is simply too much to read for books to automatically standout, which is a great problem for book lovers to have. The result, though, is that content owners spend vast amounts of time and money … [Read more...] about Amazon’s New Bestseller Lists Amazon Charts Aids Discoverability
PressReader Newspapers Now Available for Bell Customers
PressReader has just ironed out an agreement with Bell Mobility to give telecom customers the ability to add a $10 PressReader access to their monthly Mobility account. Once customers have purchased a subscription they can read over 6,000 digital magazines and newspapers.PressReader has built strong partnerships with the world's best publishers, including the National Post, … [Read more...] about PressReader Newspapers Now Available for Bell Customers
Here is what you need to know about the Sony DPT-RP1
The Sony DPT-RP1 goes on sale in Japan on June 5th and this model is only available for the Japanese market. It will not have English firmware and there will be no way to use it outside of Japan. Sony says firmware updates will only be pushed out to WIFI addresses in Japan.The DPT-RP1 features a 13.3 inch flexible electronic paper display with a resolution of 2200 x 1650 … [Read more...] about Here is what you need to know about the Sony DPT-RP1
WACOM Starts A New Digital Ink Company
WACOM has started a new company and their board members include Samsung, Wacom, Fujitsu and Montblanc. It is called the Digital Stationery Consortium and it will create a universal digital ink framework for sharing handwritten notes, drawings and sketches between users, regardless of platform.The new digital framework is called WILL which is a universal ink engine and ink … [Read more...] about WACOM Starts A New Digital Ink Company
New Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Now Available for Pre-Order
Amazon quietly released two new Fire Tablets today and they are both available for pre-order. The Fire 7 and Fire HD8 are incremental refreshes that do not offer a compelling enough reason for people who bought a tablet last year, but will appeal to people with three or four year old Fire Tablets.The Fire 7 comes in two variants, a 8GB model for $49 and a 16GB version for … [Read more...] about New Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Now Available for Pre-Order
Charity Bookstore Says “No More Copies of the Da Vinci Code”
A charity bookstore in Wales is swimming in copies of the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Phil Broadhurst, manager of the Oxfam bookstore in Swansea said "We get them every time we're sorting books from our regular weekly deliveries. There's always one, and often three or four, and it's been like that for years."The same bookstore made waves last year when it shared a … [Read more...] about Charity Bookstore Says “No More Copies of the Da Vinci Code”
Amazon Expected to Announce New Fire Tablets This Week
Amazon is expected to launch two new tablets this week. The seven inch model is a follow-up to their wildly successful $50 Fire tablet released last year and the other is a eight inch model. These two devices breezed through the FCC a couple of weeks ago and Amazon is expected to announce them as soon as tomorrow.The Fire tablet should remain the same price at $49.99 but … [Read more...] about Amazon Expected to Announce New Fire Tablets This Week
McDonald’s Canada is giving away free Books with Happy Meals
McDonald's Canada is offering free books with the purchase of a Happy Meal. The company has partnered with children's publisher Kids Can Press to do this, which means the featured books will be Canadian, including Franklin the Turtle by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark, Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt, the beloved Life in the Wild series by Nicholas Oldland and the Dragon … [Read more...] about McDonald’s Canada is giving away free Books with Happy Meals