In Q4 2017 Google Android users collectively initiated 19 billion app downloads, which is 145% more than the Apple App Store, which generated over 7.7 billion downloads. Although Android has more downloads, Apple continues to generate more revenue. The App Store accounted for $11.5 billion, while the Play Store saw a paltry $5.9 billion in revenue.Apple continues to be the … [Read more...] about Google Android experiences more downloads, but Apple is still King
Archives for January 2018
How to load ebooks on the B&N Nook Glowlight 3
The Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 allows you to borrow ebooks from the public library and you can also load in titles you purchase from other online retailers. You can also sideload in your own personal collection. This e-reader primarily supports EPUB and PDF files and today you will learn how to do all of the above and a whole lot more.Adobe Digital Editions is an … [Read more...] about How to load ebooks on the B&N Nook Glowlight 3
Dan Brown Donates €300,000 to Ritman Library to Digitize Occult Books
The Da Vinci code author Dan Brown has just donated €300,000 to the Ritman Library to digitize thousands of “pre-1900 texts on alchemy, astrology, magic, and theosophy.” It will include the Corpus Hermeticum (1472), “the source work on Hermetic wisdom”; Giordano Bruno’s Spaccio de la bestia trionfante (1584); and “the first printed version of the tree of life (1516): A graphic … [Read more...] about Dan Brown Donates €300,000 to Ritman Library to Digitize Occult Books
Quidditch Through the Ages Receives the Audiobook Treatment
Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them are two titles written by J.K. Rowling that expands on the Harry Potter universe. It came out in 2009 and has been available in hardcover, paperback and a digital book. It is now receiving the audiobook treatment and will be narrated by actor Andrew Lincoln. It will be available on Audible, Pottermore and … [Read more...] about Quidditch Through the Ages Receives the Audiobook Treatment
Kobo is finally selling e-readers in the US via Walmart
Kobo has ironed out a deal with Walmart to sell audiobooks, e-readers and ebooks in the United States. Customers will be able to buy devices in all of the retail locations and ebooks later this year. Walmart and Kobo will also launch a co-branded e-reader app. This is the first time that Kobo has cracked the US market since 2011 when Borders went bankrupt.Borders was one … [Read more...] about Kobo is finally selling e-readers in the US via Walmart
Apple is revising iBooks to better compete against Amazon
Apple iBooks is going to undergo a complete resign in the next few months, to better compete against other online retailers such as Amazon and Kobo. Apple will redesign their e-reading app with a "simpler" interface aimed at highlighting books you're currently reading in a "Reading Now" section. They will also have a dedicated tab for audiobooks, instead of the current dropdown … [Read more...] about Apple is revising iBooks to better compete against Amazon
Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks or other digital content?
Good e-Reader Intelligence recently conducted extensive research on what type of digital content readers prefer. The vast majority of users continue to be enamoured with ebooks, while audiobooks have made solid gains.Over a one month period 799 people casted their vote and proclaimed what type of content they use on a daily basis. 491 proclaimed their love of ebooks and … [Read more...] about Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks or other digital content?
Author Earnings: “The Pool Is Open”
The number-fanatics behind the Author Earnings report have released another installment in their in-depth analysis of how book sales are taking shape across the publishing landscape. While there were very few earth-shaking surprises in the data this time around, it's more like enough proof that a few long-held beliefs about publishing can finally be put to bed.1. There's no … [Read more...] about Author Earnings: “The Pool Is Open”
58 Libraries Loaned out over 1 million ebooks in 2017
There has been a dramatic influx of of people borrowing audiobooks and ebooks from the public library. OverDrive announced that 58 library systems set a new record for lending 1 million eBooks and digital audiobooks in 2017, this is an increase from the 49 libraries reached 1 million checkouts in 2016.Overdrive is the largest company operating in the digital library space … [Read more...] about 58 Libraries Loaned out over 1 million ebooks in 2017
Google Audiobooks Launches in 45 Countries
Google has just launched an audiobook store in 45 different countries and nine different languages. The company immediately becomes a major player to be reckoned with. Each audiobook title ranges in price from $35 to $15 per title and you get 50% off your first purchase. You can pick up where you left off no matter what device you're using, with the Assistant or the Google Play … [Read more...] about Google Audiobooks Launches in 45 Countries
B&N Rebrands Its Self-publishing Platform – Nook Press
Self-published authors who've relied on multiple sales channels to put their books in front of readers will be excited by today's announcement from Barnes & Noble: NOOK Press is now re-launching as simply Barnes & Noble Press, which will incorporate both the ebook and print-on-demand sites.The rollout is expected to take place over the next three days, and there … [Read more...] about B&N Rebrands Its Self-publishing Platform – Nook Press
How Should Barnes and Noble Fix Nook Software?
Barnes and Noble released their first e-ink reader in over two years with the advent of the Nook Glowlight 3. This device has a number of innovative features such as page turn buttons that can skip ahead a chapter with a double tap or rapidly turn the pages of an e-book by holding it down. It also the first Nook to incorporate a comfortlight system that mutes the white screen … [Read more...] about How Should Barnes and Noble Fix Nook Software?
Big Five Publishers Accounted for 45% of all Audiobook Sales in 2017
The digital audiobook industry has been growing exponentially for the past four years and the big five publishers are generating the lionshare of revenue. Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and S&S accounted for 45% of all US sales from April 2017 to January 2018. Amazon-owned publishing imprints, such as Audible Studios and Brilliance Audio account for a fifth … [Read more...] about Big Five Publishers Accounted for 45% of all Audiobook Sales in 2017
Print Sales Evened Out in 2017
Print sales have evened out in 2017 and unit sales of books increased by a paltry 1.9% last year, which is slightly less than annual growth rates of 3% posted between 2013 to 2016. The low growth is primarily attributed to the adult coloring book sector flatlining and there was no breakout beseller such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Big blockbusters are both a blessing … [Read more...] about Print Sales Evened Out in 2017