Onyx Boox has been making e-readers for 10 years and the company has a number of e-readers they are currently selling. This includes the MAX2, MAX2 PRO, Nova Pro, Poke, Poke Pro, Note, Note Lite, Note Plus and the Note Pro. Good e-Reader is an authorized distributor of Onyx Boox, and you can order all of these models in our online shop.The Poke, Poke Pro, Note Lite are … [Read more...] about Here is the Onyx Boox 2019 Product Lineup
Archives for May 2019
29% of Canadians use an e-Reader
Canadians love to read digitally and Booknet Canada recently released new information on what devices are used the most. Almost everyone who reads ebooks (90%) own a smartphone, 70% own a tablet, and 42% own a dedicated e-reader. Most ebook readers prefer to read on a tablet (32%), though this is down 3% from the previous year, continuing a slight downward trend in recent … [Read more...] about 29% of Canadians use an e-Reader
Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 on sale
Barnes and Noble is gearing up to release a new e-reader sometime soon and the bookseller has just put the Nook Glowlight 3 on sale. The device has received a 17% discount and is now available for $99, which is a fairly good price.Little is known about the new Nook e-reader. It attained FCC certification in early April, which is the last step a product attains before being … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 on sale
Amazon Fire Tablets are on sale – should you buy one?
Amazon's tablet strategy has been a race to the bottom in recent years. They tend to release sub-par devices that don't have great specs, but are cheap and cheerful. This has worked out for them, they are frequently in 2nd and 3rd place in worldwide tablet sales, so people are obviously buying them in droves. Amazon is having a Mother's Day sale on Fire tablets and you can save … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire Tablets are on sale – should you buy one?
Webtoons are starting to overshadow digital manga
Japanese Manga used to rule the roost and was the most popular print and digital format. South Korean webtoons has slowly been gaining popularity and is starting to overshadow it.The past several years have seen these South Korean webcomics make forays into Japan, where they have quickly carved out a fan base among “digital native” youth who are increasingly shunning the … [Read more...] about Webtoons are starting to overshadow digital manga
Library of Congress digitizes dozens of children’s books and gives them away for free
The Library of Congress has just digitized dozens of rare children's books and is now giving them away for free online. The books comprise of American and British titles and the entire initiative was done to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Children’s Book Week.The library website goes on to describe the collection by saying: “The books in this collection were published … [Read more...] about Library of Congress digitizes dozens of children’s books and gives them away for free
Onyx Boox Max2 Pro is shipping this week
The Onyx Boox MAX2 Pro that came out earlier this year was a limited edition model that was available in white. This model only had a certain number of units that were produced and Onyx did not anticipate the demand for this digital note taking device. A few months ago Onyx announced it was bringing this model back, instead of having a white body, the new unit is black. Onyx … [Read more...] about Onyx Boox Max2 Pro is shipping this week
Kindle Paperwhite 4 on sale for $89 in the States and $119 in Canada
Amazon is running a Mother's Day promotion for the Kindle Paperwhite 4 and the new Kindle with frontlight. The Paperwhite 4 has received a $40 discount and is now on sale for $89, the price has never been slashed like this before. The entry level Kindle has received a $20 savings and can be purchased for $69.In order to sell as many of these are possible Amazon is also … [Read more...] about Kindle Paperwhite 4 on sale for $89 in the States and $119 in Canada
Amazon is closing down Storywriter and Storybuilder
Amazon is closing down their storyboard and script writing software on June 30th and all documents will be purged from the platform. Writers have until that date to download all of their materials and store them locally. Amazon Studios has also announced they are no longer accepting submissions, which is why they are closing everything down.The closure of the script writer … [Read more...] about Amazon is closing down Storywriter and Storybuilder
Simon and Schuster experiences ebook declines
Publishing revenues of $164 million for the first quarter of 2019 increased 3% from $160 million for the same prior-year period, driven by higher print book sales. Bestselling titles for the first quarter of 2019 included Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott and Supermarket by Bobby Hall.Publishing operating income of $17 million for the first quarter of 2019 increased 6% … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster experiences ebook declines
First look at the SupeNote A5 and A6
The SuperNote series of digital note taking devices is relatively new brand created in Japan. Rata has sunk millions into developing their answer to the Remarkable and Sony Digital Paper. Their products are quite innovative, the drawing and note taking experience due to a next generation WACOM pen, that feels like you are drawing on real paper. Good e-Reader was in Japan for … [Read more...] about First look at the SupeNote A5 and A6
Barnes and Noble launches new YA book club
Barnes and Noble has been running their own book clubs in 600 of their stores since early last year. Their primary focus has been getting adults to come and buy some snacks and gab over the latest book. The bookseller is now trying their hand at getting teens to come too. The YA Book Club will run on every second Thursday of each month in Barnes and Noble bookstores nationwide … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble launches new YA book club
Looking for a new ebook to read? Kobo has you covered
The Kobo Emerging Writer Prize has been an ongoing thing for the past five years. The longlist is quite massive, but the way they conduct the shortlist is quite interesting. They analyze the completion rates, customer ratings and and tally up the number of reviews. If you are looking to read a new ebook this weekend, this list has you covered.Literary Fiction Summer … [Read more...] about Looking for a new ebook to read? Kobo has you covered