Barnes and Noble Nook Readouts is a digital news platform, where everyday a series of interviews and book reviews are made available. All of the content is produced in-house by a small editorial team and is posted daily. Did you know that every Friday there are a few ebooks given away for free? The free ebooks are apart of a system that gravitated to Nook Readouts in 2016, … [Read more...] about Did you know Nook Readouts gives you free ebooks?
Archives for April 2018
February was a good month for US bookstore sales
Bookstore sales increased by 2.3% and generated over $706 million in February, up from $690 million a year ago. One of the big reasons why indie bookstores and Barnes and Noble saw an increase was primarily due to Fire and Fury, which sold over 153,000 copies. Although bookstore sales fell 9.1% in January, a strong February is good news for the industry. Bookstores had a … [Read more...] about February was a good month for US bookstore sales
Amazon to open a new Vancouver office in 2022
Amazon announced today that they are going to open a new 38,000 square metre office tower at the old post office and it will go fully online by 2022. Amazon has stated that they will be filling over 3,000 new positions and the vast majority will be focusing on the technology and business. The general manager of web services Jesse Dougherty said the new corporate positions will … [Read more...] about Amazon to open a new Vancouver office in 2022
Audible is giving away a free Kindle
Audible has been running a series of promotions in a bid to become the dominant audiobook distribution platform of our time. The company is now giving away a free Kindle Basic when new customers purchase a one year subscription for $129.99. This deal gives you 12 credits as soon as you pay and it is only available for US customers. A few months ago the Kindle Basic received … [Read more...] about Audible is giving away a free Kindle
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Apple Podcasts experience 50 billion downloads since 2005
Podcasting is a gateway to audiobooks and the digital publishing industry is well aware. Well known podcasts are getting book deals and doing original audiobook content for Audible and other online retailers. Apple Podcasts has experienced tremendous success and has just hit a major milestone, over 50 billion podcasts have been downloaded or streamed since 2005. There are … [Read more...] about Apple Podcasts experience 50 billion downloads since 2005
Apple, Microsoft and Samsung are betting on foldable tablets
Apple, Microsoft and Samsung are betting that the future of the mobile phone and tablet industry will be foldable. It will combine the best of both worlds together for the first time and create an entirely new product category. All of these companies have recently filed patents and here is all of the info that you need to know. Microsoft's Andromeda project is both a … [Read more...] about Apple, Microsoft and Samsung are betting on foldable tablets
Fidibo launches new Persian e-reader
Fidibo has just done something amazing, they have launched a new e-reader and with an integrated bookstore that has been optimized for Persian. This is the first digital reader that has been released by an Iranian company. The Fidibo Hannah F1 features a six inch e-Ink Carta Capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 X 758 and 212 PPI. I really like the fact … [Read more...] about Fidibo launches new Persian e-reader
Asus Zenbook Flip 14 UX461UA Review
The Asus Zenbook Flip 14 came out in early 2018 and has a 14 inch screen that is almost completely flush with the bezel. It has tremendous resolution and a solid NVIDIA GeForce MX150 to handle music and video editing and also serious gaming. The Flip features a 14" NanoEdge touch display with a resolution of 1920 x 180 with 157 PPI and a capacitive 10 point touch. This is … [Read more...] about Asus Zenbook Flip 14 UX461UA Review