The Wisky EeWrite is a new e-reader that is hitting mass production right now and will be released sometime in May. This 10.3 inch e-reader is the first one that is utilizing a Helio 10 core processor and its performance is putting everything else to shame.The EeWrite features a 10.3 inch E Ink Mobius display with … [Read more...] about Wisky EeWrite E-Pad might be the best e-reader ever made
New Allegations of Romance Plagiarism
To the outsider, the publishing world might not seem like a hotbed of intrigue, manipulation, and outright lies, but recent events--okay fine, since the dawn of time and the written word--prove that's not the case. From price fixing to review faking to author bullying to Cockygate, half the entertainment value of a … [Read more...] about New Allegations of Romance Plagiarism
Pearson Sells Off Digital Textbook, School Courseware Division
Widely-known educational publisher Pearson has been giving hints and reports since 2017 that it had plans to get rid of its digital textbook division, and now that deal has finally been announced. The company will sell off its K12 school courseware product--which distributes digital textbooks, among other things--to … [Read more...] about Pearson Sells Off Digital Textbook, School Courseware Division
Entry level Kindle and Voyage 2 will be released this year
Amazon has plans to refresh their entry level Kindle with an E Ink Carta HD screen, instead of Pearl. The Voyage 2 will also be released and not much will change with the overall design, instead most of the enhancements will be under the hood, such as Bluetooth for Audible audiobooks.The entry level Kindle came out … [Read more...] about Entry level Kindle and Voyage 2 will be released this year
Boyue Releases the Likebook Muses e-Reader
Boyue has just released the Likebook Muses, which can be considered the second generation Likebook Mars. This device has the same specs as the Mars, except it has a WACOM layer and comes with a stylus with take notes and edit PDF files. It also has more internal storage to house all of your apps and files, with 32GB … [Read more...] about Boyue Releases the Likebook Muses e-Reader
Amazon Kindle 5.10.3 Update Makes Page Turn Speed Faster
Amazon has implemented a new firmware update for most of their Kindle e-readers, such as the Oasis 2, Paperwhite 4 and Voyage. Version 5.10.3 simply states that it increases performance issues, but does not go into detail on exactly what that means. I have found that this update drastically increases page turn speed … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle 5.10.3 Update Makes Page Turn Speed Faster
This engineer made his own E Ink Typewriter
There are a few E Ink typewriters on the market such as as the Pomera and Freewrite, but they are expensive and considered too hipster for most people. An engineer as just created his own typewriter and it has a built in printer and that outputs his mini stories.The SPUDwrite is a total DIY project that has a … [Read more...] about This engineer made his own E Ink Typewriter
Kindle and HTML5 – A Match Made in Heaven
When it first launched, Amazon’s Kindle offered direct competition to the established publishing industry. The close-to-trillion-dollar company had already enjoyed great success in the early days of the internet as a simple online book shop. The firm has since expanded dramatically and now you can have just about … [Read more...] about Kindle and HTML5 – A Match Made in Heaven
Simon and Schuster experiences strong gains with audiobooks
Simon and Schuster generated $825 million last year and CEO Carolyn Reidy stated that digital was on the rise, thanks to audiobooks. Looking back on 2018, Reidy said sales of downloadable audio once again had gains well into the double digits that countered declines in e-book sales. Overall, total digital sales rose by … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster experiences strong gains with audiobooks
New Wacom Pro Pen has 8,196 levels of pressure sensitivity
Wacom has just unveiled a new pen that is a game changer for technical artists. It is called the PRO Pen and it has 8,196 levels of pressure sensitivity. The new pen is thinner than Wacom’s current Grip Pen, and is designed to emulate the feel of brushes and pencils.Most of Wacom’s styluses, which come included … [Read more...] about New Wacom Pro Pen has 8,196 levels of pressure sensitivity
Barnes and Noble should release a new Nook in 2019
Barnes and Noble is in a sordid state of affairs, in the most recent quarter, the company has $11.2 million in cash and $63.7 million in accounts receivable. While it doesn’t have any short-term debt, it does have over $621 million in accounts payable. This means it owes landlords, publishers and suppliers a copious … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble should release a new Nook in 2019
10,000 Arabic books have been digitized to ebooks
The Arabic Collections Online project has just formed and they are making available 10,000 Arabic ebooks across 6,000 subjects for free. It was established with support from NYU Abu Dhabi, and by major grants from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, and Carnegie Corporation of New York. … [Read more...] about 10,000 Arabic books have been digitized to ebooks