Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing. The format saw a 22.7% increase in sales and generated over $2.5 billion dollars in the United States alone. There was over 46,000 new audiobooks that were published last year. Digital Book book sales last year declined by 10% and over 162 million of them were sold in the US. Nearly 80% of consumer dollars spent … [Read more...] about Do you prefer audiobooks or ebooks?
Archives for November 2018
Onyx Boox Poke Unboxing Video
The Onyx Boox Poke is the world's first quad-core e-reader. This device is available now for $159, which is rather solid for the hardware specs it provides. The Poke features 6 inch E-Ink Carta HD display with a resolution of 1072×1448 with 300 PPI. Underneath the hood is a 1.2 GHZ quad core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, 2500 mAh battery, USB-C and it is … [Read more...] about Onyx Boox Poke Unboxing Video
Here is the complete list of all the B&N Signed Editions for 2018
Every year Barnes and Noble announces their signed editions list, where authors autograph the book. Each store receives a handful of these books and there are 650,000 in total by 250 different authors. The titles span many genres and interests and will be available to purchase on Black Friday in all 600 retail locations. Starting November 24th select signed editions will also … [Read more...] about Here is the complete list of all the B&N Signed Editions for 2018
Onyx Boox Nova Unboxing Video
One of the most interesting e-readers to be released in 2018 is the Onyx Boox Nova. This device features a large 7.8 inch screen and is designed to read all sorts of digital content such as comics, ebooks, manga and PDF files. This unboxing video will give you a sense of the industrial design and the retail packaging. The Nova will feature a 7.8 E-Ink Carta HD screen with a … [Read more...] about Onyx Boox Nova Unboxing Video
Amazon announces the best Black Friday Deals
Barnes and Noble announced their Black Friday deals earlier in the week and Amazon just unveiled everything they are going to be discounting. The vast majority of the deals are from Amazon branded devices, such as e-readers, tablets and Alexa speakers. There are a number of products such as televisions and security cameras to make sure nobody steals your packages. The full list … [Read more...] about Amazon announces the best Black Friday Deals
Amazon Kindle Oasis 2 vs Kindle Paperwhite 4
The second generation Kindle Oasis and fourth generation Paperwhite represent the two latest generation e-readers in Amazon's product portfolio. The Oasis came out late last year and the Paperwhite only hit the market a couple of weeks ago. The new Kindle Oasis features a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of 1680 x 1264 and 300 PPI. Whereas the Kindle … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Oasis 2 vs Kindle Paperwhite 4
Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 on sale for Black Friday
Barnes and Noble is having a Black Friday sale on their latest generation Nook Glowlight 3 e-reader. The regular price is $119 and it will be available at an incredible price of $89.99, starting online on November 22, and in store and online from November 23 through Cyber Monday, November 26, while supplies last. The bookseller is also discounting the brand new Nook Tablet … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 on sale for Black Friday
Amazon will ship all of your items out on a specific day
Amazon Day is a new program that will be unveiled soon. It will hold all of your shipments and deliver them on a specific day of the week. This is useful if you have a specific day off or want to ensure you won't miss any deliveries. This system is currently being tested with a small subset of users, including Amazon employees. It will not be formally unveiled to existing Prime … [Read more...] about Amazon will ship all of your items out on a specific day
Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 10 available this week
Barnes and Noble has been scaling back with new Nook products and this year they are only going to release one sole device, the Nook Tablet 10. It is going to be released on Wednesday in over 600 retail locations for $129.99. The resolution of the Nook Tablet 10.1 is 1920 x 12000 Pixels and has 224 PPI. It provides up to 8.5 hours of reading watching videos and web browsing. … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 10 available this week
Kobo Clara HD vs the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4
The Kobo Clara HD and Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4 are two e-readers that directly compete against each other and cost the same. The hardware is vastly different on this two units, as the Kindle is waterproof and has Audible support, while the Kobo's major selling point is the color temperature system and built-in Overdrive library support. The Clara HD features an E-Ink Carta … [Read more...] about Kobo Clara HD vs the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4