David Limp the senior vice president of Amazon devices and services teased in a recent interview that Alexa might come to Kindle e-Readers. This would be a boon for people who want to have their e-books read aloud via text to speech. A future Kindle with audio functionality would also have Audible integration to buy and listen to audiobooks. Amazon would also be able to sell … [Read more...] about Amazon Teasing Alexa on Kindle e-Readers
Archives for August 2017
Sony is Developing an E-Ink Laptop
E Ink has disclosed in a recent interview with the Taipei Times that they are working with Sony to develop an e-paper laptop. “This year is an important year for us to pitch this product to the market,” Frank Ko CEO of EINK said. “We are seeing replacement demand from the healthcare sector to the financing and education sectors.”Sony has been working directly with E Ink for … [Read more...] about Sony is Developing an E-Ink Laptop
Bookeen Cybook Muse HD Review
The Bookeen Cybook Muse HD was originally released in late 2016 and is widely considered their best e-reader. Screen quality is superb primarily due to the E Ink Carta screen and 300 PPI. It has a ton of software not found in any other e-reader on the market.HardwareThe Cybook Muse HD features an e-ink Carta display with a resolution of 1448 x 1072 with 300 PPI. The … [Read more...] about Bookeen Cybook Muse HD Review
The New YotaPhone 3 will be available in China soon
The new YotaPhone 3 will likely not be available in North America and will primarily be marketed in China. Chinese bands are different from North America, so even if you manage to purchase one and import it in, you won't be able to have LTE or 4G internet access. This new model has an E Ink Carta secondary screen, which is a tremendous upgrade from the first and second … [Read more...] about The New YotaPhone 3 will be available in China soon
Barnes and Noble Nook Press is Purging Erotica Titles
Barnes and Noble Nook Press is a self-publishing solution for indie authors. The bookseller has changed their policy agreement and has begun to suspend accounts and purge all erotica titles from their system. 50,000 titles have been removed in the last 24 hours, some of them are written by best selling romance authors.The Nook Press Policy Agreement was recently amended to … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Press is Purging Erotica Titles
How to install Overdrive Libby on the Amazon Fire
Overdrive Libby is a brand new app that allows you to listen to audiobooks and read e-books from the public library. This app is not available in the Amazon App Store and so you have to download it from another market, such as the Good e-Reader Android App Store. This video tutorial teaches how you to allow for the installation of apps from unknown sources and sideload the app … [Read more...] about How to install Overdrive Libby on the Amazon Fire
Sony DPT-RP1 Finally Available on B&H, Still Sold Out on Amazon
The Sony Digital Paper DPT-RP1 is suffering from stock shortages due to accelerated demand. It has completely sold out on Amazon since its initial release in June and the few units that were initially available were shipped out to people who pre-ordered it. B&H finally has them in stock and will ship to US and Canadian customers.Lots of people have become enamoured with … [Read more...] about Sony DPT-RP1 Finally Available on B&H, Still Sold Out on Amazon
Canadians are starting to read more books on their smartphones
Smartphone reading is on the rise in Canada and 20% of readers are now consuming ebooks on their mobile devices, which is a 6% increase over last year. This has mostly been at the expense of e-readers (used by 23% of Canadian readers), which is down by 5% since last year.Booknet Canada recently conducted a survey with 750 respondents and asked if they had read or listened … [Read more...] about Canadians are starting to read more books on their smartphones
How to Sideload APK Files on the New Amazon Fire 7
The new Amazon Fire 7 inch tablet costs less than $50 and it has the Amazon App Store as the primary method to download and install apps. Amazon does not have a ton of developer support because they need to use the Amazon API. Amazon also does not have most new apps, companies often submit them to Google Play or 3rd party app markets. Overdrive Libby is a good example, Amazon … [Read more...] about How to Sideload APK Files on the New Amazon Fire 7
Kindle Sales Generated $75 Million in the First Six Months of 2017
Amazon Kindle e-Reader sales have generated over $75 million dollars in the first six months of 2017 according to 1010data, which regularly tracks Amazon’s private label business. Although exact sales figures are a mystery Fire tablet sales have nearly tripled, up 184% year-over-year.Amazon Fire tablet market share has grown in the past few years. This is primarily … [Read more...] about Kindle Sales Generated $75 Million in the First Six Months of 2017
What is the best e-Reader ever made?
E-Readers have been around for at least fifteen years, the Rocket was the original and Sony got into the game soon thereafter. In 2007 Amazon released the 1st generation Kindle and this was the first model that allowed users to purchase e-books right on the device. In the ensuing years Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Onyx, Pocketbook and other brands entered the fray. There were some … [Read more...] about What is the best e-Reader ever made?
Australia Blocks Dozens of Pirate eBook Websites
Authorities in Australia have ordered internet service providers to block over 50 different piracy websites. These companies have 15 days to comply and it will be a blow to people who are downloading digital comics, ebooks, magazines and newspapers for free.Graham Burke, Village Roadshow's co-CEO and the head honcho of anti-piracy group Creative Content Australia … [Read more...] about Australia Blocks Dozens of Pirate eBook Websites
Ectaco is the New North American Distributor of Onyx Boox eReaders
Ectaco used to design and manufacture their own e-readers back in the day. They were the first company to employ color e-ink in their products, although the lacklustre hardware prevented it from going mainstream. Over the course of the past few years they suspended their own hardware and focused on language translators. In order to stay in business they have leveraged their … [Read more...] about Ectaco is the New North American Distributor of Onyx Boox eReaders
Smashwords Announces New eBook Promotion Tool
In the ongoing debate about whether or not to list your indie book exclusively with one retailer, there are a few things that authors have to consider. Chief among the concerns usually falls back on sales: where are your books selling? If readers only come to your book via Amazon, for example, and you literally post zero sales on other platforms, it would make sense to then go … [Read more...] about Smashwords Announces New eBook Promotion Tool