Onyx Announces Boox Note S e-Reader 11 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 5 Comments Onyx has just announced a smaller version of the Boox Note and it is going to be called the Note S. This device will be 9.7 inches and will be less expensive than the 10.3 inch model. There is no word yet on when it will be released or how much it will cost. The Onyx Boox Note S features a 9.7 inch capacitive inch display with a resolution of 1200x825 and will have a WACOM … [Read more...] about Onyx Announces Boox Note S e-Reader
Japan is Facing a Digital Manga Piracy Crisis 10 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 2 Comments Digital manga sales are on the rise in Japan. For the first time ever the digital format has overtaken print, but there is a looming crisis when it comes to piracy. One of the most notorious manga pirate websites in Japan drew a whopping 174 million visitors in the month of March, making it the 25th busiest website. The government has their hands tied, if they try and launch … [Read more...] about Japan is Facing a Digital Manga Piracy Crisis
New Book by J.R.R. Tolkien is called the The Fall of Gondolin 10 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 2 Comments The Fall of Gondolin is a new book by J.R.R. Tolkien and was edited and revised by his son Christopher. It was illustrated by The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings artist Alan Lee and will be published by HarperCollins this August. Here is the books byline "During the years that the dark lord Morgoth (Sauron’s predecessor and mentor) reigned supreme in Middle-Earth, his … [Read more...] about New Book by J.R.R. Tolkien is called the The Fall of Gondolin
UK Audiobook Sales Have Doubled in the Past 5 Years 10 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 2 Comments Audiobook sales have doubled in the United Kingdom in the past five years. In 2017 audiobook sales rose by 12% in volume and 15% in value and digital audio now accounts for 5% of consumer book spending. “Audiobook growth is an encouraging sign that the book consumer in 2017 had a good appetite for content in many formats,” Oliver Beldham, account manager at Nielsen Book … [Read more...] about UK Audiobook Sales Have Doubled in the Past 5 Years
Good e-Reader Launches Audiobook Reader for Android 9 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 21 Comments Good e-Reader would like to introduce our first major Android app for smartphones and tablets. It is called Audio Reader and it turns any ebook into an audiobook. It reads aloud all of your sideloaded content using Amazon Polly, which is what Alexa is built on. We support 28 different languages and 12 different voices for English users. We are the first Android app to employ … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Launches Audiobook Reader for Android
Audible will Launch in India this June 9 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 0 Comments Audible has been bullish about the Indian market for a few years, but have finally announced they will open their store in June. They will be trying to make their mark against other companies who recently opened up shop, such as Google Audiobooks, Storytel and StoryWalker 365. Not to mention homegrown startups such as Reado and Books Talk. The global audiobook industry is … [Read more...] about Audible will Launch in India this June
How to Self-Publish an Audiobook – The Best PC Apps 7 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 0 Comments Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and are a billion dollar industry. There are no shortage of services that allow authors to outsource the production and narration to other companies such as the Audiobook Creation Exchange, Findaway Voices, ListenUp Audiobooks but it will cost almost $1,000 to have one developed. There are numerous tools available … [Read more...] about How to Self-Publish an Audiobook – The Best PC Apps
New Amazon Fire Update is Making the Screen Flicker 6 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 13 Comments Amazon started to push out a new firmware update with the version number 5.6.1.0 in the past few days. This incorporated hands free Alexa to the Fire 8 HD and Fire 7, but people are up in arms because this new update is busted. Thousands of people are reporting that their screen is constantly flickering and when they are reading an ebook, all of the text becomes … [Read more...] about New Amazon Fire Update is Making the Screen Flicker
Authors Can Take Advantage of eBook Piracy via YouTube Videos 5 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 2 Comments There are millions of authors who find that some of their ebooks are available on pirate sites and they are resulting in lost sales. Once your book is out in the wild, it is impossible to make any money on it and some authors have even lost their book deals with major publishers. One of the ways authors can combat piracy is to upload half of their book to a torrent site in a … [Read more...] about Authors Can Take Advantage of eBook Piracy via YouTube Videos
This Summer Overdrive will Launch a New Magazine Service 5 April 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 0 Comments Overdrive Magazines will launch this summer for libraries that want to carry them. They will be able to be read on Libby and your internet browser. This is the first time that the company is going to be involved in the magazine sector outside of the US. OverDrive’s magazine service features no circulation cap, simultaneous use for titles, and premium content, all … [Read more...] about This Summer Overdrive will Launch a New Magazine Service
