Users and book lovers alike have heard the news about the decade anniversary of book discovery site Goodreads, and have pretty much all responded in the same way: "Goodreads is only ten?!" Yes, the site has been around for only ten years, although die-hard devotees would swear it's been much longer than that. Goodreads has been credited with making book discovery possible … [Read more...] about Goodreads Turns Ten
Archives for September 2017
New Collaboration Brings Indie Authors Much-Needed Attention
In the nearly ten years or so since the recent self-publishing revolution began, the most trying aspect is still discoverability. Whether or not we agree that the online retail shelves are filled with dreck isn't even the issue; the fact that those virtual shelves are filled to overflowing--even with great content and talented authors--is the problem. Two mainstays of the … [Read more...] about New Collaboration Brings Indie Authors Much-Needed Attention
Audible for Fire TV Now Available
Amazon has just released an official Audible Audiobook app for the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. This will allow users to access their existing digital catalog and make purchases. There are free samples for every title available and they can be listened directly within the app. Audible for Fire TV includes 180,000+ best sellers, new releases sci-fi, romances, mysteries, … [Read more...] about Audible for Fire TV Now Available
RB Media Acquires Gildan and Now Offers Business Audiobooks
RB Media is a relatively new company and they formed in April. It was started by Recorded Books who rebranded themselves and they are exclusively focusing on audiobooks in the library and retail settings. They have a massive portfolio of over 700,000 digital titles and are marketing them in 38 different countries. Their largest acquisition was audiobooks.com and today the … [Read more...] about RB Media Acquires Gildan and Now Offers Business Audiobooks
reMarkable Folio Unboxing and Review
The Remarkable is a digital note taking tablet that is running e-paper, this allows you to take it outside in the sun and make notes, highlights and annotations. You can even curl up and read your favorite e-book, because it supports EPUB and PDF. When you order this device it comes with a protective case, which they call a sleeve or Folio. Today, Peter and Michael unbox it and … [Read more...] about reMarkable Folio Unboxing and Review
The Best Sports Apps for Android
Both sports and apps are a huge part of people’s everyday lives for a number of reasons. Apps allow users to place bets on the move, watch live games or events, play a fantasy version of their favorite sport and much more. They kind of go hand in hand nowadays, so which are the best sports apps for android based devices and why should you be installing them? First of all, … [Read more...] about The Best Sports Apps for Android
Apple Updates iBooks Author for the First Time this Year
Apple has just released an update to iBooks Author, the first time it has received an update in 2017. The update adds the ability to add images and videos from Photos, the Mac photo management app. There are some other minor changes, such as support for wide color gamut images. The new iBooks Author update coincides with the launch of macOS High Sierra, though it doesn't … [Read more...] about Apple Updates iBooks Author for the First Time this Year
The Future of Manga is Digital
Manga is going digital in Japan and the sector saw a 27.1% increase in 2016 while sales of paper manga saw a record year-on-year decline of 7.4%. Possibly this year, annual sales of digital comics may surpass that of paper for the first time, according to a report released by the Tokyo-based Research Institute for Publications, which follows the publishing industry. In its … [Read more...] about The Future of Manga is Digital
eOneBook is a dual screen digital manga reader
Japanese manga comics have drastically grown in popularity year-over-year, accounting for $3.91 billion in physical and digital sales in 2016. Of that total, digital manga alone represented $1.28 billion. While the sales of eBooks have stabilized in some markets, the Japanese market has seen steady growth. Japan's Research Laboratory of the Publishing Science revealed that the … [Read more...] about eOneBook is a dual screen digital manga reader