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
Archives for September 2017
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
Read an eBook Day is September 18th 2017
Read an eBook Day is a celebration of modern storytelling. It is run primarily run by Overdrive, but many other companies are taking part. Be a part of the festivities and join the conversation on what you’re reading and why you love eBooks. You can use the hashtag #eBookLove on social media to join in on the fun. Overdrive is hoping libraries all over the world will … [Read more...] about Read an eBook Day is September 18th 2017
Barnes and Noble Reports Nook is Profitable – Q1 2018
Barnes and Noble e-book and ereader sales are on the rise and earlier this week I talked about the bookseller is starting to cut costs and turn their business around. B&N has just issued their financial results for the past three months today and the news is quite good. They have reported that Nook sales generated $600,000 in profit, an $8.6 million improvement over the … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Reports Nook is Profitable – Q1 2018