There are two new reports that have been issued that takes a look at student spending on textbooks and digital textbooks The results are particularly compelling because two different research firms, using two different methodologies, arrived at roughly the same conclusion regarding the multi-year decline in student spending on course materials. Student Monitor’s LIFESTYLE … [Read more...] about Student spending on Textbooks continue to Decline
Archives for June 2020
Standard Ebooks is a great place to download free content
Many people download free royalty free ebooks from Project Gutenberg. It is the largest site in the world for this type of content and offers downloads in EPUB and MOBI for Kindles. One of the best alternatives is Standard Ebooks who reformats ebooks from PG and edits them, adjusts the typesetting, add better cover art and metadata. The Standard Ebooks project is a … [Read more...] about Standard Ebooks is a great place to download free content
Barnes and Noble is putting a priority on the Nook
The Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader has ebbed and flowed, depending on what executive team was in charge. The company made billions of dollars during the first four years of developing a series of e-readers, tablets and selling ebooks. After the boom period, the bookseller lost hundreds of millions of dollars keeping the Nook division afloat, cutting costs whenever they could. … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is putting a priority on the Nook
Overdrive is going to acquire RBDigital
Overdrive has announced that they are going to acquire the RBDIGITAL library business in a bid to further consolidate their power. This deal is being done so Overdrive can have a wider selection of audiobooks published by Recorded Books and also offer thousands of additional magazines from Zinio. RBDigital currently has a portfolio of 45,000 exclusive titles through its … [Read more...] about Overdrive is going to acquire RBDigital
Kobo is doing a better job innovating e-readers than Amazon
The Amazon Kindle might sell more units, but Kobo has done a tremendous job with the complete line of e-readers. Amazon is a reactionary based company, they respond to current trends in the market and eventually incorporate proven technology into the Kindle. Kobo, all they do is innovate. When Kobo first launched their company in 2009, they were focused on the global market. … [Read more...] about Kobo is doing a better job innovating e-readers than Amazon
What would make you buy a new Amazon Kindle?
Amazon is trying all sorts of things with their current generation Kindles to try and get people to upgrade from previous generation models or get it for the first time. In 2020, the Kindle Paperwhite received new color options, Sage and Plum, in addition to white, black and blue models. The Kindle Basic has been shipping out 8GB models, to customers, instead of the stock 4GB … [Read more...] about What would make you buy a new Amazon Kindle?
Barnes and Noble has been regularly updating Nook for iOS
Barnes and Noble pushed out three updates in all of 2019 for the Nook e-reading app for iOS in 2019 and four in 2018. This year, the bookseller seems to be developing new features and software enhancements at regular intervals. This year B&N has already pushed out three updates, twice in March and once in May. The app can now use a barscaner to look at the ISBN number of … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble has been regularly updating Nook for iOS
Must-read books about Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt represents one of the cradles of civilisation, and covers a period of more than 3,000 years. If those facts leave you feeling a little guilty that you know so little about such an immense and important chapter in human history, take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. The good news is that there are so many books to help you plug some of those gaps in your … [Read more...] about Must-read books about Ancient Egypt
E INK has developed a foldable e-note
E INK has developed a series of foldable e-reader prototypes. In 2017 they unveiled a new 10.2 inch design that was a fully functional e-reader and in 2019 a 32.inch foldable. The E INK Tokyo RND center has just unveiled a new foldable that has a WACOM layer and not is not only an e-reader, but also a digital note taking device. I think there might finally be a market for a … [Read more...] about E INK has developed a foldable e-note