Bloomsbury Publishing CEO Nigel Newton recently said how people could get many books worth of the Netflix subscription that they generally spend on. Comparing the price of books to the monthly Netflix Premium subscription of $19.99, Newton said people could buy two titles monthly and 24 titles a year for the amount of money. He further mentioned how paperbacks are cheaper than … [Read more...] about Books Over Streaming Services: Here’s What the CEO of a Top Publishing Says
Remarkable revises the PDF experience and a robust highlighting system
Remarkable has released a new firmware update for the Remarkable 2 writing slate. Version 3.4 is dedicated to cultivating a productive work environment with further improvements to your digital workspace. The company has just revised the PDF experience and made new changes to search and highlighting. Since launching the original reMarkable 1 paper tablet in 2017, the company … [Read more...] about Remarkable revises the PDF experience and a robust highlighting system
Barnes and Noble’s Updated Buying Policy for Middle-Grade Fiction
James Daunt (CEO of Barnes & Noble) has come up with a new buying policy for middle-grade fiction hardcovers. In this new strategy, B&N will reduce the number of new books in the middle-grade fiction genre and only pick one or two books that are leading the charts (per publisher, per season). This whole incident has initiated an outage in social media with many unhappy … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble’s Updated Buying Policy for Middle-Grade Fiction
Sharing Your Apple Books (With Family Members): Full Guide
You can nominate up to five family members and share your Apple books with them. This means if someone wants to read one of your e-books/books/audiobooks, you can lend it to them through your Apple Books. However, for that to happen, you must list the person as your family in your Apple device settings. How to Set Up and Share Books Through Apple Books Sharing? To set up your … [Read more...] about Sharing Your Apple Books (With Family Members): Full Guide
Readmoo foldable e-reader might not be a cakewalk. Here’s why
E Ink and Readmoo have recently unveiled a new ground-breaking project: the first-ever foldable e-book reader featuring an 8-inch E Ink Gallery display. The prototype device which was first unveiled at the Touch Taiwan 2023 event makes for a revolutionary new development that is capable of bringing about a Kindle effect to the realm of digital reading. Sony might have been the … [Read more...] about Readmoo foldable e-reader might not be a cakewalk. Here’s why
Mangas Tops the List in NPD BookScan Reports 2022
With a global market size of 10.9 billion USD (as of 2021), manga comics have been dominating the comic world lately. Its sales grew by 9% in 2022. At such a pace, it's likely to expand at a CAGR of 16.9% by 2030. This drastic shift of comic readers from regular genres to manga can be justified by the comic sales in the US. The new report indicates that manga writers topped the … [Read more...] about Mangas Tops the List in NPD BookScan Reports 2022
Viz Manga Features a Plethora of Manga Genres (Rom-com, Horror, and More)
Viz Media launched a new digital manga service called Viz Manga for all manga lovers out there. The new reading service has a wide range of mangas from different genres, including horror, romance, action, adventures, and a lot more. The cost of the reading service starts at $1.99 (monthly). You can download the app on your iOS and Android devices.The announcement was made … [Read more...] about Viz Manga Features a Plethora of Manga Genres (Rom-com, Horror, and More)
E-books Myths: 5 Things You Must Know
E-books have gained popularity due to their portability and any-time, anywhere approach. Based on the yearly analysis of e-books sales, about 364,38 e-books were sold per minute in 2020. Moreover, the pandemic wave boosted its sales even more in the following rise. Amidst the rise and popularity of e-books, there are many things that are still a myth about these writeups. While … [Read more...] about E-books Myths: 5 Things You Must Know
This E Ink enabled tarot card reader is designed to offer a glimpse into the future
There is no dearth of Raspberry Pi projects but here is one that compels us to sit up and take notice. For it deals with something that none has ventured into so far – mysticism. Echo-Lalia, an innovative maker and developer, has captivated us with their latest creation — a tarot card reader powered by the RP2040 board and featuring an E Ink display that conjures random tarot … [Read more...] about This E Ink enabled tarot card reader is designed to offer a glimpse into the future
Google Play Books now offering new ‘Reading Practice’ tool for young readers to pick up reading skills
Google Play Books is introducing a new tool called Reading Practice in the United States. The feature is aimed at helping early readers enhance their comprehension skills through children's e-books. This feature will be available on the Google Play Books Android app as well as in Google Kids Space.With Reading Practice, young readers will have the opportunity to expand … [Read more...] about Google Play Books now offering new ‘Reading Practice’ tool for young readers to pick up reading skills