Kindle Unlimited is a platform where a copious amount of audiobooks and ebooks are available for people who pay a small monthly fee. Amazon normally gives away a free 30 day trial to test out the platform, but Groupon is currently giving away a 60 day free trial.One of the problems with Kindle Unlimited is that you will not find many best sellers, since major publishers are … [Read more...] about Groupon is Offering a Free 60 Day Free Trial to Kindle Unlimited
Archives for December 2017
Blackberry Services Shutting Down Soon
Blackberry is shutting down a number of services in 2018 and beyond. The company announced they are closing the Blackberry Playbook Video service in March and the Blackberry World App Store will be eliminated in December of 2019. The Blackberry Priv will no longer be receiving security updates and it it has been confirmed that Android N is just a dream.Alex Thurber, SVP … [Read more...] about Blackberry Services Shutting Down Soon
Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 on Sale for $89
The Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 was released last month and the regular price is $119. In order to sell as many units as possible, the bookseller has just put it on sale. You can pick one up for a paltry $89 and if you are a B&N member, you can save an additional $9.00. This deal is only available online and not in their bookstores. I think this is a tremendous deal … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 on Sale for $89
Amazon Digital Day Discounts Kindle eBooks on December 29th
Amazon has just announced Digital Day, which will occur on December 29th. They will be discounting thousands of Kindle books by 75% including titles such as The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, The Silent Corner, and Modern Romance. Last year on Digital Day, Amazon customers ordered hundreds of thousands of items with record-breaking sales across digital apps, games, and … [Read more...] about Amazon Digital Day Discounts Kindle eBooks on December 29th
Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2018
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in the digital publishing industry. The United States continues to be the biggest market for the audio format and in 2017; there was over $2.5 billion dollars in sales, which is a slight increase from the $2.1 billion generated in 2016. Michelle Cobb of the Audiobook Publishers Association stated, “26% of the US population has listened … [Read more...] about Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2018
Amazon Echo Plus Unboxing and Video Review
The Amazon Echo Dot and Echo Plus are available in Canada for the first time and there are a ton of skills from local weather services, news agencies and podcasts. The main premise behind this device is to act as a virtual assistant. It can control your smarthome stuff, like dimming the lights, but it can also read your collection of Kindle e-books aloud.Amazon Echo Plus … [Read more...] about Amazon Echo Plus Unboxing and Video Review
Barnes and Noble Sends Millions of Nook Related Emails
Barnes and Noble has sent out millions of emails to anybody who as an account with them. They thanked everyone for registering your new NOOK and provided some helpful hints for getting the most out of your device. This included some tutorials on customizing fonts and and hyping up their bestsellers lists. The problem is that these emails are sent by mistake and the vast … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Sends Millions of Nook Related Emails
2 Billion Articles Read on Flipboard in 2017
Flipboard continues to be one of the most popular Android and iOS apps that people read blog and news articles. In 2017 over two billion news items were read on the platform and there have been many new developments. Throughout the year Feedly added the ability to annotate and save essential articles, filter out noise, disseminate critical insights, and re-organize your feeds. … [Read more...] about 2 Billion Articles Read on Flipboard in 2017
Amazon Unveils This Year In Books
Amazon Charts, launched earlier this year, is a fun way to get a lot of data on how other readers are responding to books. For much the same reason that avid book lovers enjoy the interaction found on sites like Goodreads, Amazon Charts can tell you which books are the most read, which genres are really on the rise, and more.Now, a new category on Amazon Charts called Year … [Read more...] about Amazon Unveils This Year In Books
Overdrive Expands New Digital Library Card Signup System
Overdrive has been beta testing a new feature with their Libby app, with a handful of libraries. Users are able to sign up for a library card directly within the app and do not need to physically visit the branch. This is tremendously useful for people who only borrow digital content, such as audiobooks and ebooks. It looks like the pilot program has been a success and … [Read more...] about Overdrive Expands New Digital Library Card Signup System
These are the most popular audiobooks of 2017
Audible is the largest audiobook store in the United States. The company has just announced the ten most listened-to audiobooks of 2017, and the ten most commented-on audiobooks of the year. What is surprising about their list is the vast majority of titles were published a number of years ago.While the Audible bestseller list runs on a weekly basis, these lists highlight … [Read more...] about These are the most popular audiobooks of 2017
How to Disable the Kindle Oasis 2 Touchscreen
Amazon recently added the ability for users to disable the touchscreen on the second generation Kindle Oasis. This is tremendously useful for people who want to exclusively rely on the manual page turn buttons.In order to disable the touchscreen you need to have an e-book open and click on the three bars on the top righthand corner. There is an option that says disable … [Read more...] about How to Disable the Kindle Oasis 2 Touchscreen
WattPad reveals the most popular Fan Fiction trends of 2017
WattPad is the undisputed leader when it comes to young writers self-publishing fan fiction. The Toronto based company company released new data that looks at the most popular trends of 2017. Three of the most popular shows that spawned hundreds of thousands of fan fic submissions were Riverdale, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things. . Riverdale stood out as a fan favourite, … [Read more...] about WattPad reveals the most popular Fan Fiction trends of 2017
Siteabook is a new audiobook and eBook social community
Siteabook is preparing to launch their fully featured website in the next few weeks and their Android app launched last month. Siteabook is aiming to be a GoodReads alternative and users can leave reviews and discover new audiobooks and eBooks.Siteabook is employing metadata from Bowker’s Global Books in Print database, which includes US, Canadian, European, New Zealand, … [Read more...] about Siteabook is a new audiobook and eBook social community