Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy, a brand-new digital comic being developed by WEBTOON and Archie Comics, was announced this week. The comic, which debuted yesterday and is only available on WEBTOON, was developed by principal artist Siobhan Keenan and writer Kryl Brown Ahmed. For a new generation of comic book enthusiasts, Big Ethel Energy modernizes the legendary … [Read more...] about The digital comic “Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy” and a WEBTOON has been announced
Korean Webtoons Are About to Take the Comics Industry by Storm
The comic book industry doesn't seem to settle down for very long at a time. The business has discovered new media to embrace while both new and established publishers look for upcoming hits. It is for this reason that manga has overtaken other comic book genres as the world's top seller, and it appears that South Korean webtoons are the next to go. The webtoons produced in … [Read more...] about Korean Webtoons Are About to Take the Comics Industry by Storm
TuneIn now has audiobooks after first introducing podcasts
Before music and podcast app Spotify introduced audiobooks, audiobook service Audible first branched out into podcasts. Yet another streaming service is now entering the audiobook market. To complement its spoken word roster of podcasts and talk live radio streams, the live-streaming audio provider TuneIn, the world’s leading live-streaming audio service, has launched an … [Read more...] about TuneIn now has audiobooks after first introducing podcasts
Amazon has just launched Your Business Bookshelf
The new solution helps businesses cut back on distribution-related administrative work, inventory costs, and time. The new Your Company Bookshelf, Bookshelf service from Amazon gives American businesses an easy method to acquire and distribute books. Books are chosen, funds are allotted, and beneficiaries are invited to choose books from the organisation's carefully curated … [Read more...] about Amazon has just launched Your Business Bookshelf
A new insight was released that Canadians read more Romance in 2022
According to recent data published by BookNet Canada, It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover was the best-selling English language print book in Canada last year. Five of Hoover's works topped the list, and sales of her books contributed to a 55% growth in the Romance category from 2021 to the present. For the second year in a row, the Comics & Graphic Novels category had … [Read more...] about A new insight was released that Canadians read more Romance in 2022
A Look at Google’s Accessibility Feature for ChromeOS and Chrome Browser, “Reading Mode”
Google revealed a wide range of fresh software upgrades for ChromeOS and Google Classroom on its blog on Tuesday. The features were unveiled at the same time the business attended this year's BETT conference. The UK edition is taking place this week from Wednesday to Friday. The most notable addition, which Google calls Reading Mode, will be included in ChromeOS M114. By … [Read more...] about A Look at Google’s Accessibility Feature for ChromeOS and Chrome Browser, “Reading Mode”
Artificial Intelligence Recreates the Voice of Late Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi for Sony Audiobook App
On Wednesday, YOMIBITO Plus, a new audiobook app from Sony Music Entertainment, was released. Classic works of Japanese literature are read in the app using three well-known voice actors' synthesized voices that CoeFont, an AI startup, has recreated using AI. An AI-replicated voice from Shichir Umeda (Pochita from My Life as Inukai-Puppy, san's Izumi from Shikimori's Not Just a … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence Recreates the Voice of Late Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi for Sony Audiobook App
An Audiobook Platform is Launched by the Draga Group in Poland
Bergen-based Draga develops audiobook platforms for European publishers and at least one African endeavour. A system may be given to a single publisher in some instances, or it may be created for a group of businesses to work together to serve a specific market or geographic region's consumers. The Polish Sonia Draga Publishing Group, based in Katowice, is anticipating … [Read more...] about An Audiobook Platform is Launched by the Draga Group in Poland
Demand for Spanish Audiobooks Increases
The Spanish audio market has had continuous double-digit yearly sales growth over the last ten years, making it the fastest-growing revenue model in the whole publishing industry, according to a recent analysis by Javier Celaya and his digital consultancy Dosdoce, based in Bilbao, Spain. To fulfill the demand from emerging audio platforms like Audible, Storytel, Scribd, … [Read more...] about Demand for Spanish Audiobooks Increases
Everything you need to know about Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited
Like Netflix and Spotify, but for books instead of movies or music, Amazon's service lets customers download and read an unlimited number of ebooks and audiobooks for a single monthly charge. This article will tell you all you need to know about the Kindle Unlimited service, including how much it costs, whether there is a free trial, and what kinds of books are offered if you … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited