The Remarkable 2 is currently undergoing mass production and when pre-orders first became available it was not shipping until June. A few weeks into taking pre-orders the estimated delivery date was July a now if you want to place a pre-order on their website, the device will not be available until August, that is over five months away. Remarkable has not disclosed when the … [Read more...] about New Remarkable 2 pre-orders will not ship until August
Archives for April 2020
The Amazon Kindle font menu system is now live
Amazon pushed out a new firmware update in February and said within the next couple of weeks a new Aa menu would be live. This system was delayed due to a number of bugs, but today Amazon has just unveiled the new system to all of the modern Kindles. The new Kindle Aa system gives users more flexibility and control over their reading experience. Basically Amazon just just … [Read more...] about The Amazon Kindle font menu system is now live
Hisense Color E INK phone will be released on April 23rd
Hisense has confirmed that their first color E INK phone will be released in China on April 23rd. This will be the first phone to incorporate the new e-paper technology, Just Print, that can display over 4k different colors. Hisense Color Ink Reader will also cooperate with Jingdong Reading, Palm Reading, QQ Reading, Migu Reading, People Reading, and other major content … [Read more...] about Hisense Color E INK phone will be released on April 23rd
Throwback Thursday – Unboxing the Yotaphone 2
Welcome to a new segment from Good e-Reader, Throwback Thursday! Every week we will look at a piece of technology with E INK screens that brought something new to the table or were relevant in some way. Today, we take a look at the unboxing experience for the Yotafone 2, one of the very first dual screen E INK smartphones. The Yotaphone 2 came out in 2014 and featured a 5 … [Read more...] about Throwback Thursday – Unboxing the Yotaphone 2
Barnes and Noble Discontinues the Nook Tablet 7
Barnes and Noble tried to compete against the entry level Kindle Fire 7 with their own offering the Nook Tablet 7. Both of these devices basically cost users around $49 dollars each and were designed to get users invested in their respected ecosystems. While Amazon normally releases a new tablet every year, Barnes and Nobles product cycles are much longer. The original Nook … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Discontinues the Nook Tablet 7
Apple Books giving away hundreds of free books
Apple Books has been delivering push notifications to users informing them of a few hundreds audiobooks and ebooks that are available for free. Upon tapping this notification, you can explore free books, read-alongs for kids, cozy mysteries, and audiobooks for the whole family. Apple is also letting people know that they can pick a fre novel from the company's "First in a … [Read more...] about Apple Books giving away hundreds of free books
J-Novel Club and Bookwalker giving away hundreds of free light novels
J-Novel Club is a publisher that puts an emphasis on light novels, which are a form of young adult fiction. Many of the most popular animes are based on them, such as the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Overlord, Log Horizon, and Sword Art Online. J-Novel and Bookwalker are running a free promotion where you can download over 55 light novels, without paying anything. You simply … [Read more...] about J-Novel Club and Bookwalker giving away hundreds of free light novels
Mudita Pure E INK smartphone is delayed
The Mudita Pure E INK enabled smartphone raised over four hundred thousand dollars and was supposed to be released in April. It looks like this device is going to be delayed until at least September or October 2020. The company mentioned that during production they found a number of errors in the hardware that needed to be corrected. The Mudita Pure features a 2.84 E Ink … [Read more...] about Mudita Pure E INK smartphone is delayed
US ebook sales were $75 million in January 2020
The sales of ebooks in the United States in January were $75 million, this was down 6% from 2019 when the format generated $80 million. It is very likely that the next report from the American Publishers Association will have average sales figures for this time of year, but Marchs data will likely surge, due to people practicing social distancing and most bookstores are closed, … [Read more...] about US ebook sales were $75 million in January 2020