Draft2Digital is one of the largest independant self-publishing platforms and they have just launched a new affiliate program that is unlike anything else in the industry. With this new program, referrers can earn 10% of D2D's cut of author royalties for Books sold through the service's distribution network, for one year."We've always had excellent word of mouth promotion," … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital Announces New Author Referral Program
Archives for October 2017
Microsoft Edge Browser works on Android e-Readers
Microsoft has just released a beta preview of their Edge browser on iOS and Android. iOS users will be able to access it through Testflight, while Android users can attain it through Google Play's app testing service. Right now Edge is only available for smartphones, but when it is officially released it will support iPads and also Android e-Readers.Edge will synchronize … [Read more...] about Microsoft Edge Browser works on Android e-Readers
Kindle Forum Users Encouraged to switch to Goodreads and Spark
Amazon is shutting down their Kindle support forums on October 13th and they are encouraging all of their users to switch to GoodReads and Amazon Spark. The company also announced they are going to be rolling out an expanding help experience next week.In a statement on the Kindle Forums Amazon said the following "Amazon would like to thank the members of this community for … [Read more...] about Kindle Forum Users Encouraged to switch to Goodreads and Spark
Tolino eReader Sales Increase by 30%
Weltbild is the second largest bookstore and Tolino partner in Germany and they have seen a massive increase in Tolino e-Reader sales. The bookseller reported that from April to June of this year they saw a 30% increase in hardware revenue compared to the same period in 2016. What is surprising about this news is that the only new e-reader that was heavily marketed was the … [Read more...] about Tolino eReader Sales Increase by 30%
The Readmoo MooInk eReader Unveiled at Touch Taiwan
The Readmoo MooInk was officially unveiled at the E-Ink booth at Touch Taiwan 2017. This eReader has the best refresh rate that I have ever seen and E Ink has stated that it is as robust as an LCD touchscreen panel.The MooInk features a six inch E Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1440 x 1080 and 300 PPI. It is employing a Freescale IMX 6ScololLite @ 1GHx + GPU, … [Read more...] about The Readmoo MooInk eReader Unveiled at Touch Taiwan
Good e-Reader 13.3 vs the Remarkable Writing Tablet
The Good e-Reader 13.3 and Remarkable Writing Tablet are geared towards taking digital notes and daily productivity tasks. They both have a capacitive layer and a stylus layer, so you can interact with the screens with your fingers or the accompanied styli. In this video comparison we take a look at what these two devices are capable of.The Remarkable Writing Tablet … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader 13.3 vs the Remarkable Writing Tablet
Kobo makes managing ebooks simpler with new firmware update
Kobo has just issued a firmware update for almost all of their e-readers. If you love versatility in managing big ebook collections, you will likely want to install 4.6.9960 right away.Update NotesIntroducing the Manage Books feature: Under My Books, you can now select several books at once, mark them as finished or unread, remove them, or add them to collections. … [Read more...] about Kobo makes managing ebooks simpler with new firmware update
Amazon eReaders on Sale for Prime Members
Amazon is discounting their entire line of Kindle e-readers for Prime members. They tend to do this once a month for certain models, but it is rare that they discount everything. People believe Amazon is doing this to dump stock for a number of new Kindles that should be announced sometime in the next few weeks.The Kindle Oasis 3G - This model is on sale for $309, which is … [Read more...] about Amazon eReaders on Sale for Prime Members
Amazon Customer Discussion Forums are shutting down
Amazon is closing down their Customer Discussion Forum this Friday. The forums have been going strong for almost a decade and have been a gathering place for people to talk about their Kindle e-readers, seek ebook recommendations and get tech support from within the community. It also served as a platform for Amazon engineers to post notifications on critical firmware … [Read more...] about Amazon Customer Discussion Forums are shutting down
Defeat the Casino with These eBooks
Gambling is believed to be an art, something that everyone can’t master. We beg to differ; casino games are living expressions of the mathematical concept of chance and probability. Thanks to self-help books and manuals, almost everyone can improve their casino skills. It doesn’t matter whether you prefer old school casino games or like gambling online - if you read , you will … [Read more...] about Defeat the Casino with These eBooks
Google is revising their Newspaper Paywall Strategy
If you are a voracious digital reader the newspaper paywall system is a fact of life. Newspapers traditionally allow users to read only a few articles per month, until you have to pay a monthly subscription. There is a way to bypass this system by simply Googling or using DuckDuckgo to search for the name of the article and you can read it in its entirety for free. Google is … [Read more...] about Google is revising their Newspaper Paywall Strategy
Are Digital Textbooks Finally Taking Hold?
We're closing in on nearly a decade since ebooks first moved away from being a niche technology novelty and became a household object. In those early years of the current phase of this digital publishing revolution, ebooks were being hailed as the new frontier of educational publishing. While multiple surveys discovered that kids didn't like reading ebooks for fun, they had no … [Read more...] about Are Digital Textbooks Finally Taking Hold?
Icarus XL HD 7.8 e-reader is shipping this week
The Icarus XL HD is a brand new 7.8 inch e-reader that we previewed a few weeks ago. According to the company they are going to be shipping out orders that were placed on their website and their Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign this week.I am bullish on this device and it might be the best e-reader that the company has ever produced. The Icarus XL HD features a 7.8 inch E … [Read more...] about Icarus XL HD 7.8 e-reader is shipping this week
Barnes and Noble is going to open more bookstores
Barnes and Noble has experienced a 6.6% first quarter sales decline over the same period in fiscal 2017 and the bookseller wants to open up more retail stores in 2018. Barnes & Noble CEO Demos Parneros said “We are reviewing our entire portfolio in identifying opportunities to open new stores in new markets," he said. Parneros added that the chain is considering how "to … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is going to open more bookstores
Amazon is celebrating indie authors this October
During October, Amazon will be celebrating great writing self-published via Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace and audiobooks created via Audible's Audiobook Creation Exchange. The celebration will include a dedicated Amazon landing page (www.amazon.com/poweredbyindie) and special features on the KDP social media pages.Amazon is interested in hearing from you: what is … [Read more...] about Amazon is celebrating indie authors this October