You might not think of Youtube as an online destination to listen to audiobooks and podcasts, but there is no shortage of material there. One of the most requested features for the platform is to adjust the speed to watch videos or audiobooks. A few years back, the variable speed playback system was introduced for the web version but now their Android and iOS app have been … [Read more...] about Youtube makes Audiobooks and Podcasts Relevant
Archives for September 2017
Apple Needs to Make Serious Changes to iBooks
Apple failed to mention iBooks during the Apple iPhone X product launch. The company did not disclose any changes they were making to the app or things we can expect in the future. Many people who have been testing out the iOS 11 operating system have disclosed to Good e-Reader that there are zero changes within the app, which is a shame.Over the course of the last year … [Read more...] about Apple Needs to Make Serious Changes to iBooks
Apple Pencil Gains New Functionality with iOS 11
Apple announced that iOS 11 will be available to download on the iPhone and iPad on September 19th. Apple iPad Pro users will benefit from a number of new enhancements that were just announced today. Instant Markup lets you take a screenshot and annotate it with the Pencil, and a "Mark Through PDF" option lets you convert any screen to a PDF file that you can write on. Inline … [Read more...] about Apple Pencil Gains New Functionality with iOS 11
People who Pirate eBooks Do Not Buy Them
There are millions of pirated ebooks online and many publishers have begun to go after the pirates and either shut them down or block access to websites via an ISP. New research suggests that this might be futile, removing ebooks online does not influence sales. That is it say, pirates are not suddenly buying the book from an online retailer such as Amazon or Kobo.Three … [Read more...] about People who Pirate eBooks Do Not Buy Them
Amazon is Developing a New 10 inch Fire Tablet
Amazon is going to be releasing a new 10 inch Fire Tablet this year. The company has just had their FCC paperwork approved for a new device. This will be the third Fire tablet to be released in 2017, the Fire 7 and Fire 8 HD came out in May.The last time the Fire HD 10 was updated was in June of 2016, but I would hardly call it an update. It had the same processor and RAM … [Read more...] about Amazon is Developing a New 10 inch Fire Tablet
Audiobook Sales Increased by 29.6% in the First 4 Months of 2017
Audiobook sales have increased a staggering 29.6% in the first four months of 2017. Publisher revenue for this format jumped from $77.6 million in 2016 to over $100.6 million in 2017. April was the strongest month of the year so far, with sales performing 34.4% better than last year.E-Book sales declined by 4.6% over the first four months of 2017 and the format … [Read more...] about Audiobook Sales Increased by 29.6% in the First 4 Months of 2017
Scholastic Releases Latest Kids’ Reading Report
In celebration of International Literacy Day last week, Scholastic has some great news: kids are reading. Despite the naysayers and gloom and doomers who think the entire juvenile world is too busy with their faces buried in digital devices, the self-response survey indicates that as many as 86% of kids up to age 17 think reading is an important key to their future … [Read more...] about Scholastic Releases Latest Kids’ Reading Report
Thinking of Scamming Amazon? Think Again.
For years, the members of both the reading and writing public have been vehemently outspoken about abuse of the ebook sales and rankings systems, especially on Amazon. Claims of fake reviews, plots to buy your own book in bulk to manipulate the sales numbers, and an overgrowth of companies that sell guaranteed increases in rankings have basically spoiled the system for … [Read more...] about Thinking of Scamming Amazon? Think Again.
Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Receive a 30% Discount
Amazon has just discount their latest generation Fire Tablets by over 30% exclusively for Prime Members. The Fire 7 tablet is on sale for $34.99 and the Fire HD 8 tablet is on sale for $54.99. The deal is not visible while you are browsing these product listings, Amazon gives you the discounted when you have initiated the checkout process.These two Fire tablets both came … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Receive a 30% Discount
Kohl’s will Soon be Selling Amazon Kindle e-Readers and Fire Tablets
Amazon has just ironed out a new agreement with Kohl’s to sell Kindle e-Readers and Fire tablets. Kohl's will devote 1,000-square-foot in ten of their retail locations in the United States to Amazon products. The store within a store concept is going to be called the Amazon Smart Home Experience and will allow people to try out a device before they buy it.The concept is … [Read more...] about Kohl’s will Soon be Selling Amazon Kindle e-Readers and Fire Tablets
Amazon Discontinues their Whispersync for Voice Promotion
Amazon has been running their Whispersync for Voice promotion for the past five years. This was a promotional system where every month Amazon would giveaway a free classic audiobook each month. When a user downloaded the free ebook and audiobook, it would start immersion reading. This is where the word in an book would be highlighted as the audiobook plays. Amazon has just … [Read more...] about Amazon Discontinues their Whispersync for Voice Promotion
Kobo has just issued a massive new update for their iOS App
Kobo has just updated their app for the iPhone and iPad. There are a ton of new features including an audiobook player to take advantage of the company's new audiobook store. People who use this app a lot will dig the fact they can now customize their homescreen with collections.The Kobo Audiobook Store is a brand new program that was launched last week. It allows users to … [Read more...] about Kobo has just issued a massive new update for their iOS App
Amazon Discontinues the Fire TV Box
Amazon has quietly discontinued the Fire TV Box and the Fire TV Antenna Bundle. The company will be releasing a new device within the next three weeks, along with new e-readers. The 1st-gen Fire TV and the 1st-gen Fire TV Stick both became unavailable and saw changes to their listings on Amazon’s site within a month of their successors being announced. Although interestingly … [Read more...] about Amazon Discontinues the Fire TV Box