The Pocketbook Touch HD is e-Reader was designed to compete against the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kobo Touch 2.0. This device has a competitive advantage because it has a 3.5mm headphone jack and manual page turn buttons.HardwareThe Pocketbook Touch HD employs a six inch E-Ink Carta display with a resolution of of 1448 × 1080 display and 300 PPI. Reading eBooks is a … [Read more...] about Pocketbook Touch HD Review
Archives for July 2017
How to Load e-Books on the Amazon Kindle Voyage
If you own a Kindle Voyage e-reader or are thinking about buying one, there are many ways to load e-books on it. You can email them to right to your device or use the Send to Kindle extension for Firefox, Chrome, MAC or PC. Sometimes you might download free samples over the internet or e-books from project Gutenburg that are either in the wrong format or are missing their cover … [Read more...] about How to Load e-Books on the Amazon Kindle Voyage
Amazon Launches Hub Pickup Spots for Apartment Buildings
Many of the top industry analysts have disclosed that over 65% of US households have a Prime membership and many of them live in apartment buildings. One of the big downsides of having Amazon, UPS, USPS, FEDEX, DHL and other companies delivering your packages is that you have to be home to receive them or pick them up from the closest drop-off facility. Amazon is trying to make … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Hub Pickup Spots for Apartment Buildings
Kindle Books and Print Books Increase by 16%
Amazon released their second quarter results last week and the company experienced a 51% decline in operating income compared to the same period last year. Total was $38.0 billion and operating income was $628 million, down from $1.3 billion in the second quarter of 2016. Many investors were shocked at the dramatic decrease in earnings, but there is a silver lining.Sales of … [Read more...] about Kindle Books and Print Books Increase by 16%
Hachette eBook sales are stagnant in the first six months of 2017
Hachette has just released financials for the first six months of 2017 and they have proclaimed that e-books accounted for 8% of global revenue. The United States continues to be the biggest market for the publisher, digital generated 21% of the publishers revenue stream.In the first six months of 2017 Hachette said that the e-book market is plateauing. The United States … [Read more...] about Hachette eBook sales are stagnant in the first six months of 2017
New Amazon Fire Unlock Utility is Released
There is a new Amazon Fire Utility available that will remove all of the Amazon branded apps and turn it into a fully functional tablet with Google Play. This tool is especially useful for people who want to purchase the Fire 7 for $49 and get more out of it.There is no way to root the any of the new Fire tablets so the best we can do is some custom tools that developers … [Read more...] about New Amazon Fire Unlock Utility is Released
How to Load eBooks on the Kobo Aura One
The Kobo Aura One is one of the few 7.8 inch e-readers on the market and it is the only model available that has Overdrive integration for library books. There is lots of confusion on how you load in content on the Aura One, including e-books and PDF files. Â In some cases you might purchase an e-book from another store and you cannot just copy it to your device using Windows … [Read more...] about How to Load eBooks on the Kobo Aura One
Facebook is Launching a Paywall News Service in October
Facebook is in the process of developing a news system that has a built in paywall. If you read more than 10 articles a month you will have to pay to read more. The reason why this is occurring is to appease news organizations which had complained that they had little control over how their stories were being exhibited on Facebook.Facebook seems to have made other … [Read more...] about Facebook is Launching a Paywall News Service in October
Top Digital Publishing and Business News Stories of the Week
This week a number of notable news stories have been released and this week. Barnes and Noble hired a new executive and Amazon disappointed Wall Street with lower than expected financial results. The New York Times is also maintaining their focus on digital content and posted a increase in subscribers.AmazonAmazon delivered a disappointing second quarter report after … [Read more...] about Top Digital Publishing and Business News Stories of the Week
How to load e-books on the Amazon Kindle Oasis
The Amazon Kindle Oasis allows you to load in your own e-books and you are not locked into buying everything from the Kindle store. The vast majority of people are likely just copy and pasting content via Windows Explorer, but this offers the least amount of flexibility. In this tutorial video I will demonstrate two very underrated features ; Send to Kindle for PC, Emailing … [Read more...] about How to load e-books on the Amazon Kindle Oasis
First Look at the Icarus XL HD
Good e-Reader is proud to give you guys a first look at the brand new Icarus XL HD. This 7.8 inch e-reader will be available to ship out next month and we have an early production unit. This device is fast and robust and will have full access to Google Play.The Icarus XL HD features a 7.8 inch E INk Carta display with Regal Waveform. The resolution is 1404x1872 and 300 PPI. … [Read more...] about First Look at the Icarus XL HD
Wattpad Launches Tap Originals – Multimedia Chat Stories
Six months ago Wattpad launched a new app called Tap,  which offered chat-style stories. The stories unfold via chat messages, as if you’re reading someone’s text conversation. You move the story forward by simply tapping to reveal the next part.  In the first few weeks of its release, 125 million users read the stories and downloaded the app. In order to take Tap to the next … [Read more...] about Wattpad Launches Tap Originals – Multimedia Chat Stories
Amazon Announces Kindle Storyteller Award Winner
The Kindle Storyteller Award is the first writing contest that Amazon has orchestrated in the United Kingdom.  David Leadbeater has been crowned the winner of the inaugural Award, with his Crime Thriller The Relic Hunters securing him the £20,000 cash prize. Alongside the money, David will receive a marketing campaign to support the book on Amazon.co.uk, access to a mentor and … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces Kindle Storyteller Award Winner
Onyx Boox Max Carta Review
The Onyx Boox Max Carta is the second generation 13.3 inch e-reader, the original used E-Ink Mobius. This device is a tour de force when it comes to digital note taking and the overall Android experience. It was designed for two target audiences, professionals and consumers. Does the Max Carta live up to the hype and how does it compare against the Sony Digital … [Read more...] about Onyx Boox Max Carta Review