Amazon is discounting a number of Kindle e-Readers just in time for Mother's Day. The most surprising aspect is that they are running promotions for the Oasis and Voyage, two devices that aren't normally marked down.Here are all of the deals the company is offering.Kindle Paperwhite – $20 offKindle – $20 offKindle Voyage – $20 offKindle Oasis with 3G – $50 … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Oasis and Voyage on Sale for Mother’s Day
Archives for May 2017
You can now develop and test IOS apps with a Windows PC
E-Book and digital comic developers that made apps for iOS normally had to buy a MAC in order to write and test their code. Microsoft has just announced a new initiative that allows you to do it all with a PC with the new Xamarin Live Player, you can deploy, run, test and debug iOS apps directly from a Windows PC that runs Visual Studio.Microsoft has secured Apple's … [Read more...] about You can now develop and test IOS apps with a Windows PC
Hachette Reports Digital Accounts for 10% of their Total Revenue Q1 2017
Hachette has reported during their first quarter financial results that e-books accounted for 10.0% of their revenue, which is a slight decrease from 10.4% for the first three months of 2016. Digital generated €82 million. Total revenue for the entire publishing division was €440 million, up 6.1% from 2016.The United States turned in a good performance, with 4.1% revenue … [Read more...] about Hachette Reports Digital Accounts for 10% of their Total Revenue Q1 2017
HarperCollins Reports 7% Increase in audiobook and e-book sales Q1 2017
HarperCollins has just reported that they have seen a 7% increase in digital sales and specifically cite audiobooks as a key growth driver. Audiobook and ebook sales now account for 22% of total revenue for the quarter and generated $82 million dollars.In Q1 2017 HarperCollins saw their overall revenue rise 4% and the publisher generated $374 million. The publisher saw … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Reports 7% Increase in audiobook and e-book sales Q1 2017
New Kobo Homescreen is Now Available on Older e-Readers
A few months ago Kobo developed a new homescreen for the Kobo Aura One and the Edition 2. The company has just pushed out a new firmware update for all of their older devices to port over the homescreen and a slew of new enhancements.Here are all of the new features that are now available on most Kobo e-readersHome screen – A fresh new layout that puts the focus back … [Read more...] about New Kobo Homescreen is Now Available on Older e-Readers
Andy Weir is publishing a new crime book set on the moon
Andy Weir has experienced unparalleled success with his first book, the Martian. We have known for a few years that he was going to write a new title, but details were scarce. Weir has divulged that his new title is going to be called Artemis and it is a crime thriller set on the moon. It is due out in bookstores on November 14th 2017.Artemis is about a young woman named … [Read more...] about Andy Weir is publishing a new crime book set on the moon
KFC Dishes Up an eBook and Romance Fans Are Not Amused
In the world of fast food advertising gimmicks, you could do worse than to get a free ebook as part of a fried chicken campaign. Unfortunately, popular restaurant chain KFC might have gone a little too far in its attempts at viral humor with an idea that seems to have insulted a couple of different demographics.The company released an ebook on Amazon called Tender Wings of … [Read more...] about KFC Dishes Up an eBook and Romance Fans Are Not Amused
Tate Publishing Execs Arrested for Fraud, Extortion
In the vanity press business, there are a few honorable exceptions to the belief that it's fraught with peril; for far too many authors, though, the experience mirrors that of the authors who filed more than 800 complaints against Tate Publishing and Music. Tate Publishing closed its doors some time ago amid economic woes and vocal outcry on social media from their victims, but … [Read more...] about Tate Publishing Execs Arrested for Fraud, Extortion
Bill Clinton is writing a mystery novel with James Patterson
Bill Clinton is going to be co-writing a mystery novel with James Patterson. It is going to be called The President is Missing and will be hitting store shelves in June 2018. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it is a joint venture between Knopf Doubleday and Hachette. The publishers said the novel will be "informed by insider details that only a President can know." For … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton is writing a mystery novel with James Patterson
Guggenheim Digitized 200 Art Books and is Giving them Away for Free
The Guggenheim has been digitizing their vast collection of art books for many years and they have just posted over 200 of them for free. The collection includes books by legendary artists like Wassily Kandinsky, analyses of artistic movements like Futurism and German Expressionism, and monographs on everyone from Jenny Holzer to Picasso.The initiative to publish certain … [Read more...] about Guggenheim Digitized 200 Art Books and is Giving them Away for Free
Amazon Shipped out 2.2 Million Fire Tablets Q1 2017
Amazon has sold over 2.2 million Fire Tablets in the first quarter of 2017 and the Seattle company continues to market them at a very aggressive price point with a strategy to drive content and product sales via the device. According to the IDC, Amazon now enjoys a 6.0% global market share with their complete line of Fire devices.Amazon has two new tablets in development … [Read more...] about Amazon Shipped out 2.2 Million Fire Tablets Q1 2017
Flipboard to include video in digital magazines
Flipboard is one of the first digital magazine platforms that launched with the original iPad. It allowed online publications and blogs a singular distribution platform. Recently, the company has started to rollout videos and video advertisements.Videos have started to be implemented in three of the most popular categories Flipboard—technology, news, and … [Read more...] about Flipboard to include video in digital magazines
Amazon is giving away a few Michael Connelly Audiobooks for free
Amazon turned one of Michael Connelly's most endearing characters into a television series that is in its third season. In order to draw attention, Amazon is giving away two Bosch audiobooks away for free that can be played on the Amazon Echo. The available free audiobooks are The Black Echo and A Darkness More than Night. Just say “Alexa, read [TITLE]” and the audiobook will … [Read more...] about Amazon is giving away a few Michael Connelly Audiobooks for free