Amazon launched Prime Reading in 2016 and the platform gives Prime remembers access to a few thousand ebooks, comics and magazines. If you have never used it before, Amazon is giving away $3 in Kindle credit if you borrow something. There are a few caveats to the deal. You have to have never used Prime Reading before and the credit has to be redeemed by April 19, 2019. … [Read more...] about Amazon giving away $3 in Kindle credit
Archives for March 2019
Walmart is going to release two tablets
Walmart will be releasing two Android tablets soon that will have the stores ONN brand. Walmart’s ONN store brand mainly sells accessories like headphones, charging cables and television soundbars. The tablet will be made by a Chinese supplier and will have Google Play. Walmart has already attained FCC approval for the devices.The two tablets will have two different screen … [Read more...] about Walmart is going to release two tablets
Amazon is having a firesale on the Kindle Basic
I have reported in the past that Amazon is going to refresh the entry level Kindle Basic sometime this year and it looks like Amazon is having a firesale on this particular model. Last week the company discounted the Basic from $99 to $69 and this week they have lowered the price to $49 without Special Offers and this includes the International Model too. They are completely … [Read more...] about Amazon is having a firesale on the Kindle Basic
Amazon Book Box subscription now comes with a Echo Dot Kids Edition
Amazon just announced that from March 12 through 26, when you sign up for a Prime Book Box subscription you can also receive an Echo Dot Kids Edition for just $0.99. The Echo Dot alone costs $34, so this is a solid deal.Prime Book Box is a subscription that delivers hand-picked children’s books every 1, 2, or 3 months. Every delivery is filled with adventures! Each box … [Read more...] about Amazon Book Box subscription now comes with a Echo Dot Kids Edition
Audiobook sales increased by 13% in the United Kingdom
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and customers in the UK have been embracing the format. In 2018 audiobook sales increased by 13% and and up 87% since 2014, according to Nielsen BookScan.Audiobooks now account for 5% of all book purchases and have doubled their share of fiction sales. 45% audio sales are through subscription models, and … [Read more...] about Audiobook sales increased by 13% in the United Kingdom
eBook sales decline by 4.9% in January 2019
Downloaded audio remains the format with the highest percent revenue growth in all of publishing with a 36.1% in January 2019. Meanwhile ebooks continue to decline from prior years, down 4.9% from the same period in 2018.The Association of American Publishers has just proclaimed that in January 2019, publisher revenue for trade books was $543.8 million, down 3.2% from … [Read more...] about eBook sales decline by 4.9% in January 2019
Amazon Deletes Books Promoting “Cures” for Autism, Anti-Vax Content
These are uncertain times for people peddling pseudoscience on some of the internet's largest and farthest-reaching platforms. Amazon and Facebook have both begun their crackdowns on books or advertisements that promote unproven medical information, as some authors have already discovered.The first are books that promote a "cure" for autism and autism spectrum disorder. The … [Read more...] about Amazon Deletes Books Promoting “Cures” for Autism, Anti-Vax Content
Audioteka is bringing audiobooks to Turkey
Audioteka launched last year in Turkey and the company is trying to bring audiobooks into the mainstream. They have agreements with 20 local publishing houses and have a library of two thousand titles and they have partnerships with n11.com, Cafe Nero and Samsung.Audioteka Founder and CEO Marcin Beme said that Turkey is a perfect market that adapts to new technologies … [Read more...] about Audioteka is bringing audiobooks to Turkey
Hachette states that ebooks account for 7.9% of global revenue
Hachette has reported that in 2018 global revenue was €2.52 billion. Canada and the US accounted for 29% of their revenue, which was around $736 million dollars. This was an overall increase of 27% from 2017.In a prepared statement, HBG CEO Michael Piestsch said: “HBG’s increased profits in 2018 were the result of superb publishing across our divisions, solid revenue … [Read more...] about Hachette states that ebooks account for 7.9% of global revenue
Become an expert at poker with these ebooks
Poker is a passion for many people across the globe, and for poker fans, they want to get as close to the game as possible, reading is just one way of getting more intimate with the game. There is an abundance of poker books to choose from, especially e-books, so let’s take a look at some of them.Excelling at No Limit Hold’emPriced at £14.39 on Amazon, Excelling at No … [Read more...] about Become an expert at poker with these ebooks
Unboxing the brand new Onyx Boox Nova Pro
The Onyx Boox Nova Pro has been one of the eagerly anticipated e-readers of 2019 and today Good e-Reader has conducted an extensive unboxing video. You will get a sense of the industrial design of the e-reader and everything that it comes inside the retail packaging.The Nova Pro features a 7.8 E-Ink Carta HD screen with a resolution of 1872×1404 and 300PPI. The screen is … [Read more...] about Unboxing the brand new Onyx Boox Nova Pro
Barnes and Noble has a massive discount on Nook Tablet 7
Barnes and Noble has discounted their latest generation Nook Tablet 7 tablet by 40% you can now purchase it for a paltry $29. This device has Google Play to access all of your favorite apps and comes preloaded with a number of B&N own apps, such as Nook Readouts and the Nook e-reading app. There is 8GB of internal storage and it has an SD card capable of an addition … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble has a massive discount on Nook Tablet 7
Our love affair with ebooks is over
Digital books were once heralded as being a replacement for print and everyone in the bookselling and publishing industry were scared. It looks like our love affair with ebooks is over, primarily due to stagnant sales and a resurgence of print.Independent bookstores are the places where you drop in for the latest paperback, listen to a reading from a favorite author or find … [Read more...] about Our love affair with ebooks is over
Sony is having a firesale on their Digital Paper e-readers
Sony is going to be releasing a new 13.3 inch Digital Paper later this year and the company is trying to get rid of all remaining stock. The company has continiously put their device on sale and it is available again on Amazon and other retail outlets.The sale price of the Sony DPT-CP1 is $599 and this is $100 off of the retail price. This e-reader was released in early … [Read more...] about Sony is having a firesale on their Digital Paper e-readers