The Mudita Pure E INK phone received the German Design Award 2021 in the category "Excellent Product Design - Computer and Communication" category. The title is awarded by the German Design Council. The list of winners has been officially announced this week. The award will be presented at the official award ceremony in February 2021.The jury made the following statement … [Read more...] about Mudita Pure E INK phone wins German Design Award
Archives for November 2020
Hachette Book Sales Increase by 19.2% in the US in Q3 2020
Hachette global publishing revenue was €704 million, up 6.3% from the same period last year. E-books as a proportion of total Lagardère Publishing revenue continued to grow, representing 9.9% in the third quarter of 2020 versus 7.8% in third-quarter 2019, while downloadable audiobooks represented 3.7% of revenue compared to 2.9% one year earlier.Business surged 19.2% in the … [Read more...] about Hachette Book Sales Increase by 19.2% in the US in Q3 2020
Barnes and Noble has a 50% off sale on Nook Accessories
Barnes and Noble is running a sales promotion for Nook accessories and you can save over 50% the list price. There are over 11 pages of discounts, basically all of the accessories that they have listed on their site. This includes over 100 different cases, cables, wall chargers, headphones and tons of other items. This is the first time the bookseller has ever ran a sale on … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble has a 50% off sale on Nook Accessories
Audiobooks sales in the UK will generate £164 this year
Digital and CD sales of audiobooks are poised to sell 22 million units by the end of the year and generate close to £164 million, up 12.3% from £146 million in 2019, marking the seventh consecutive year of growth. One of the big things that are fueling the growth are first time listeners, which will make up half of all of the audiobook sales in 2020.The Nielsen’s latest … [Read more...] about Audiobooks sales in the UK will generate £164 this year
Digital Publishing News Sites are embracing Paywalls
If you are want to stay abreast of all of the latest digital publishing news, Paywalls are making a comeback. Most of the largest websites are hiding the vast majority of their stories, unless you subscribe. Publishers Weekly is making most of their latest news stories locked, you can subscribe for a few hundred a year to read all of them or a monthly sub for 19.95. Publishers … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing News Sites are embracing Paywalls
Adobe Liquid Mode is ideal for PDF files on small devices
One of the pitfalls of reading PDF files on small e-readers and smartphones, is all of the pinching and zooming you have to do. This is why devices have been increasing in size, in order to make the experience as fluid as possible. Adobe Acrobat is one of the most popular apps to read this format and it is gaining new functionality for smaller screens.Adobe has launched a … [Read more...] about Adobe Liquid Mode is ideal for PDF files on small devices
HarperCollins Experiences a 45% increase in book sales
For the three months ended September 30th, 2020, HarperCollins generated $458 million dollars across their entire publishing operation. This was an increase of $53 million, or 13%, as compared to the same quarter last year. Sales were primarily driven by the strong performance of titles in the General Books category such as The Order by Daniel Silva, The Guest List by Lucy … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Experiences a 45% increase in book sales
Simon and Schuster sales increased by 29% in Q3 2020
Publishing revenue at Simon and Schuster brought in $279 million dollars in the 3rd quarter, which was a 29% increase from the same period last year. The last time the company had this strong of a quarter was close to 3 years ago. One of the big reasons of the increase was higher print and digital book sales that were driven by strong releases. Bestselling titles for the … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster sales increased by 29% in Q3 2020
First look at the Onyx Boox Poke 3 e-Reader
The Onyx Boox Poke 3 is a dedicated e-reader and provides a great experience for reading ebooks. This is the only product in the Onyx portfolio that doesn't have a WACOM screen and a dedicated note taking app. Instead, it provides great hardware, that makes it faster than the Kindle or Kobo.The Poke 3 features a 6 inch E INK Carta HD capacitive touchscreen display with a … [Read more...] about First look at the Onyx Boox Poke 3 e-Reader
Decline in Student Spending on Textbooks Continues
Average student spending on college textbooks and course materials continued to decline during the fall semester of 2020, dropping 7% compared to the same term last year. According to Student Monitor, average student spending on course materials was $186 for the Fall 2020 semester, a decline of 7% when compared to the Fall 2019 spend of $199. The decline was primarily the … [Read more...] about Decline in Student Spending on Textbooks Continues
The right to repair does not apply to e-readers
Modern day e-readers do not have the ability to be opened up and have the components upgraded or to swap out an old battery for a new one. The last Kindle to have support for battery removal was the Kindle Voyage. Many devices no longer have screws for easy access to the internals, most are simply glued down to the frame and protected by a layer of glass. This is primarily due … [Read more...] about The right to repair does not apply to e-readers
Indigo Books has a net loss of $17.5 million in the past three months
Indigo Books and Music, is the largest bookselling chain in Canada and over the course of the pandemic, they have been consistently losing money every quarter. Revenue for the second quarter ended September 26, 2020 was $205.3 million compared to revenue of $203.4 million in the same period last year, an increase of $1.9 million. Indigo reported a loss before income taxes of … [Read more...] about Indigo Books has a net loss of $17.5 million in the past three months
ByteDance is investing in ebooks
ByteDance is the parent company of Tik-Tok and they are trying to expand their business model into different verticales, such as enterprise software and distance learning. The company has just invested $170 million into China’s largest e-book readers and publishers, Zhangyue.Zhangyue operates an app where 170 million users read novels, magazines and anime and listen to … [Read more...] about ByteDance is investing in ebooks
Boyue Likebook Mars and Ares receive first update since Android 8.1
Boyue has upgraded the Likebook Mars from Android 6 to 8.1 around a month ago. The company has released its first firmware update for e-readers that are running the latest version of Android. You can download the latest enhancements from the settings menu. They have solved the problem with exFat format of SD cards that were not being recognized and have made various … [Read more...] about Boyue Likebook Mars and Ares receive first update since Android 8.1