Amazon launched Prime Reading in Italy and Spain a few weeks ago and this program allows readers to have access to a myriad of audiobooks, comics, ebooks and magazines. There are 500 titles available in both languages from an array of local publishers and big name books that have been translated.Some of the more notable books from Prime Reading are Harry Potter and the … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Reading now available in Italy and Spain
Archives for June 2018
Goodreads launches new Android App
Goodreads has been quietly working on a beta version of ebook discovery and social community Android app. The company published the beta in May and socilited a number of users in their community to test it out and give their feedback. Today, GoodReads has discontinued their old app and are now using the new one and it is available now to download.Whether you want to scan … [Read more...] about Goodreads launches new Android App
Blendology e-paper badges are the future of conferences
Blendology has been making interactive badges with a lanyard for a number of years. The company focuses on interactive elements such as being able to tap another badge to get that persons contact information and their technology has been used at over 350 events in 40 countries around the world.Blendology is a unique badge, it is reusable, paperless and glass-free, using a … [Read more...] about Blendology e-paper badges are the future of conferences
A Guide for Buying the Best-Reader
We’re not going to dig too deep into the advantages an e-reader brings, however, you can’t get past the fact that their special screens are designed for extended reading without extra effort on the eyes, they can easily resist the sunlight glare and there are many to add on top of these. So, let’s jump directly to listing the best e-readers on the market and their ups and … [Read more...] about A Guide for Buying the Best-Reader
Google Reopens their Play Books Publisher Program
The Google Publisher Program allowed independent authors and small presses to sell ebooks in the Google Play bookstore. When the program was active it become a cesspool of piracy. Fake authors would sell ebooks they never wrote and  publishing companies would rename all of the main characters in Harry Potter or 50 Shades of Grey and would peddle them off as their own original … [Read more...] about Google Reopens their Play Books Publisher Program
This is how Barnes and Noble made the Nook Profitable
In the past twelve months Barnes and Noble did the impossible and made the Nook unit profitable. The bookseller generated $3.5 million dollars on e-readers, tablets and accessories. One of the main reasons why Nook is starting to well is because there are fewer people working in the division. The Nook unit had 92 people working there on April 2017 and one year later only 57 … [Read more...] about This is how Barnes and Noble made the Nook Profitable
Nook e-Readers are not going to work anymore, unless you do this
Barnes and Noble has announced that the vast majority of their e-readers are not going to work after June 29th, 2018. You will not be able to make any purchases, or download and manage your NOOK Content from your NOOK Device unless you download a mandatory security update.Barnes and Noble is upgrading the security system for all of their websites and servers that handle … [Read more...] about Nook e-Readers are not going to work anymore, unless you do this
Amazon Launches Freetime Unlimited on iOS
Amazon Freetime Unlimited gives your kid unlimited access to more than 10,000 age-appropriate books, movies and TV shows with characters from Disney, PBS Kids, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., Marvel and some Amazon Originals. Parents have access to a dashboard that lets them see what their children are reading and watching for the past 90 days and can set limits on the app. This … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Freetime Unlimited on iOS
Amazon is starting to use Bookerly on their main website
Amazon Bookerly was unveiled in 2015 and it was designed to replace Caecilia as the default font on the Kindle.  It was designed to solve the Kindle’s typesetting problems with an all-new layout engine that introduces better text justification, kerning, drop caps, image positioning, and more. According to Amazon’s internal tests, Bookerly is 2% easier on the eye. That may seem … [Read more...] about Amazon is starting to use Bookerly on their main website
Audiobooks are more emotionally engaging than TV or film
Working in collaboration with Audible, researchers from University College London conducted a study to find out the physiological impact of auditory vs. visual storytelling. The study, led by Dr. Joseph Devlin, the Head Of Experimental Psychology, revealed that that listening to audiobooks is more emotionally engaging based on heart rate and body temperature than watching … [Read more...] about Audiobooks are more emotionally engaging than TV or film
NOOK turned its first ever full-year profit
Barnes and Noble released their 4th quarter and full year results on the same day and they proclaimed that NOOK turned its first ever full-year profit, generating $3.5 million dollars. In the 4th quarter Nook had an operating loss of $1.5 million, compared to an operating loss of $7.9 million during the previous-year period. Although the company did not provide any long term … [Read more...] about NOOK turned its first ever full-year profit
Audiobooks Generated $2.8 Billion in 2017
Audiobook sales generated $2.8 billion dollars in the United States in 2017 and this is an increase of up 22.7% over 2016, and with a corresponding 21.5% increase in units. This continues the six-year audiobook trend of double-digit growth year over year.This new sales data stems from the Audiobook Publishers Association and Edison Research. The two companies found that … [Read more...] about Audiobooks Generated $2.8 Billion in 2017
Are Amazon’s Review Policies Helpful or Reactionary?
Like it or not, Amazon is the world's largest bookstore. As such, there are a couple of pitfalls for both readers and authors. First, as the largest source of potential buyers, authors have to play nice and follow the rules. When authors cook up something ridiculous to game the system, Amazon makes sweeping changes to those rules. Even worse, as the world's largest bookstore, … [Read more...] about Are Amazon’s Review Policies Helpful or Reactionary?
The Kobo Plus ebook subscription program continues to grow
Kobo Plus is an ebook subscription program that launched in the Netherlands a year and a half ago. In that time over 150,000 people have tried the service and 85% of them end up paying a monthly fee after the free trial expires. Major publishers are also seeing value in that Kobo is trying to do and recently Harpercollins Holland and Prometheus signed on and have contributed … [Read more...] about The Kobo Plus ebook subscription program continues to grow