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
Archives for 2017
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
Amazon is encouraging authors to advertise their ebooks
Amazon has just sent out an email to authors and publishers that states "eBook season is just getting started. With so many new E-readers being unwrapped this month, there's never been a better time to start promoting your eBooks." If you are not aware, Amazon is referring their own pay per click advertising program that helps with discoverability when users are typing in … [Read more...] about Amazon is encouraging authors to advertise their ebooks
Kindle and 1st Gen Kindle Oasis Have Audiobook Support via Audible
The entry level 8th generation Kindle and first generation Amazon Kindle Oasis have both received firmware updates today that allow users to purchase and listen to Audible audiobooks with a pair of bluetooth headphones or a wireless speaker.Once the firmware update has been installed automatically or downloaded from the Amazon website you will be able to enjoy all of these new … [Read more...] about Kindle and 1st Gen Kindle Oasis Have Audiobook Support via Audible
New Kindle Oasis 2 Firmware Allows you to Disable the Touchscreen
Amazon has just released a new firmware update for the second generation Kindle Oasis. 5.9.2.0.1 allows you to disable touchscreen with a new option and exclusively use the physical page turn buttons. This new feature is tremendously useful for people who use their e-reader in the bathtub or in any environment where water will splash on the screen. This is because when water … [Read more...] about New Kindle Oasis 2 Firmware Allows you to Disable the Touchscreen
Amazon Echo DOT Unboxing
The second generation Amazon Echo DOT has just been released in Canada. You might have read about it in the news or seen a commercial, but what exactly is it? Alexa is Amazon's voice assistant, the DOT connects up to your phone via Bluetooth and WIFI. You need the app on your phone to download skills, which are similar to apps. You can download Global News, the Weather Network, … [Read more...] about Amazon Echo DOT Unboxing
Ernest Cline Confirms a Sequel to Ready Player One
Ernest Cline confirmed on a Facebook Livestream that he was working on a new book, which will be a sequel to Ready Player One. “It’s true. I can’t talk about it too much, but there’s no better inspiration for a writer to return to a world they’ve already worked on when they’re watching Steven Spielberg bring that world to life.” Although Cline did not reveal the premise of the … [Read more...] about Ernest Cline Confirms a Sequel to Ready Player One
Hoopla Now Offers Marvel Comics and Graphic Novels
Hoopla has just ironed out a deal with Marvel comics to offer 250 graphic novels to libraries that do business with them. This announcement comes a couple years after Hoopla made similar deals with Dark Horse, DC Comics and Image Comics. Hoopla now has the largest selection of comic books out of any company currently operating in the digital library space.Hoopla launched … [Read more...] about Hoopla Now Offers Marvel Comics and Graphic Novels