The Amazon Kindle e-reader and their Android apps collect a ton of data from readers. Highlighting or tapping any word will send the requests with the text to Bing Translate and Wikipedia, as well as back to Amazon. Kindle services leverage reading data to offer some nice features that traditional books can't offer: maintaining bookmarks and notes between devices, keeping all … [Read more...] about The Kindle e-reader collects a large amount of data
Archives for August 2020
E INK and TCL partner for digital signage production
E INK is the company responsible for e-paper found in almost every single e-reader and e-note currently available. The company derives 75% of their total revenue from the e-reader sector and they are looking to expand further into digital signage, which is a tremendous growth market. By 2025 it will be worth over $31.71 billion. E INK primarily makes its money producing the … [Read more...] about E INK and TCL partner for digital signage production
Audible is changing their subscription packages
Audible has just launched a new subscription tier called Audible Plus. It will provide subscribers access to 68,000 hours of content from more than 11,000 original productions, audiobooks, and podcasts. The new offering will be available for $7.95 per month. They are also are changing their Audible Gold program and are now calling it Audible Premium Plus, which costs $14.95 per … [Read more...] about Audible is changing their subscription packages
Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 e-Reader Review
The Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 is brand new e-reader that has just come out and it features a six inch capacitive touchscreen display with a front-light and color temperature system. This device competes against the Kobo Libra and the Kindle Paperwhite.HardwareThe Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 has a 6 inch E INK Carta HD capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of … [Read more...] about Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 e-Reader Review
Kobo issues emergency fix for their e-readers
Last week, Kobo issued a big firmware update for their complete line of e-readers. The home screen and library view now have tabs at the bottom of the screen for Home, My Books, Discover, and More. The main list of menu items at the top left corner is now gone, replaced by a clock. They added a scrollbar in the library, with one list, instead of multiple pages. Many people … [Read more...] about Kobo issues emergency fix for their e-readers
These are all of the Color E INK e-Readers from 2020
This year E INK released Kaleido, a new form of color e-paper that was designed for e-readers, e-notes and smartphones. Most of these devices have 300 PPI to read black and white content, such as ebooks. These devices can display 4,096 different color combinations up to 100 PPI. The way the technology works, is that you can read both black and white text at 300 PPI and colors … [Read more...] about These are all of the Color E INK e-Readers from 2020
Wil Wheaton is going to narrate Ready Player Two audiobook
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline is going to be coming out at the end of November of this year. Wil Wheaton narrated the original audiobook and Cline's 2015 novel Armada. It has just been been confirmed the will also provide the narration of Ready Player Two.The original novel made its debut back in 2011 and was an instant hit and spent more than 100 weeks on the New York … [Read more...] about Wil Wheaton is going to narrate Ready Player Two audiobook
Google is working on a API for Digital Ink Recognition
Google is putting the final touches on a new API for digital ink recognition for Android and iOS. It will give developers the ability to create a new breed of apps where a stylus would be the the primary mode of interaction with the displays. This is not just going to be great for a new breed of writing tablets, but also give digital note taking devices that run E INK, an … [Read more...] about Google is working on a API for Digital Ink Recognition
Amazon upgrades to Fire OS 7 on Fire HD 8, HD 7, and Fire 7
Amazon has just issued an Operating system update for the 2018 Fire HD 8, 2017 Fire HD 7, and entry level Fire 7 that came out in 2019. It upgrades to Fire OS 7, which is based on Android 9. Amazon hardly ever supports their older tablets, so this gives them a second life.Should you get your tablet updated to Fire OS 7 you’ll now get support for Picture-in-Picture videos, … [Read more...] about Amazon upgrades to Fire OS 7 on Fire HD 8, HD 7, and Fire 7
Unboxing the iFlytek EBOOK C1 Color e-Reader
The mythical iFlytek C1 has been in production for around six months and many people doubted that the e-reader would ever be released. It is finally available and this is the first Color E INK device that has a glass based screen, that is flush with the bezel. The Pocketbook Color, Onyx Boox Poke 2 Color, iReader C6 all have sunken screens.The iFlytek Color e-Reader C1 … [Read more...] about Unboxing the iFlytek EBOOK C1 Color e-Reader
Boyue Likebook Mars receives Android 8.1 Update
Boyue has been promising an Android update for all of their modern e-readers since the beginning of the year. The company has finally released the Android 8.1 update for the Likebook Mars, which previously was only running Android 6.1, which is severely outdated. Full update instructions are available from the Good e-Reader Upgrade Guide, there is also an instructional video. … [Read more...] about Boyue Likebook Mars receives Android 8.1 Update
New Barnes and Noble CEO is committed to the Nook e-reader
Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt is currently using the pandemic in the US and most of his bookstore closures to do remodeling and change the way the stores are designed. For the past few decades all of the book buying was done out of New York and the head office mandated the ways stores were designed. Daunt is remodeling and giving the bookstores a chance to display books and … [Read more...] about New Barnes and Noble CEO is committed to the Nook e-reader
Unboxing the Pocketbook Basic 4 e-reader
The Pocketbook Basic 4 e-reader is an entry level device that is available for pre-order for $84 and it competes against the entry level Amazon Basic e-reader with front-light and the Kobo Nia. The Pocketbook has an advantage due to the physical page turn buttons and SD card support.The Pocketbook Basic 4 features a six inch E INK Carta HD display and it should have a … [Read more...] about Unboxing the Pocketbook Basic 4 e-reader
Amazon discounts the Kindle Paperwhite in Canada
Amazon frequently runs sales promotions for the Kindle line of e-readers in the United States, but rarely in Canada. The company has just announced that the Kindle Paperwhite is now on sale for $114 for the 8GB model, the regular price is $139. The 32Gb model is also available for $139, regular price is $169. The entry level Kindle e-reader with a front-light is on sale for a … [Read more...] about Amazon discounts the Kindle Paperwhite in Canada