Google has just issued an update for their iOS app that will read a single or a bunch of articles aloud. When the app is updated a new “speaker” icon will appear in the top right corner of the UI that enables the web page or article to be read out loud. Google will then process the text on the page and read it with the user able to pause or skip around in the “track.” Further, … [Read more...] about Google will now read web articles aloud on iOS
Netronix is going to be shipping out color e-readers
Netronix is based in Taiwan and they design and manufacture e-readers on behalf of their customers. Barnes and Noble contracts out the Nook to them and ditto with Kobo. Mobiscribe, MooInk, and a slew of other companies do business with Netronix. The CEO has announced that they expect its e-book reader shipments to reach 1.5 million units in 2020, up from 1.3-1.4 million units … [Read more...] about Netronix is going to be shipping out color e-readers
Amazon is developing the Kindle Paperwhite 5 with Glowlight
Amazon is working on a Kindle Paperwhite 5 e-reader and and the big selling point are the amber LED lights, giving it a color temperature system. This is the same warm light system that that Kindle Oasis 3 employs. Amazon should announce this new Kindle sometime before Prime Day, which is set to occur sometime in October and Black Friday, at the end of November. Although, due … [Read more...] about Amazon is developing the Kindle Paperwhite 5 with Glowlight
Pocketbook releases new commercials to advertise e-readers
Pocketbook is not really known for developing slick commercials to advertise their e-readers. Sometimes they promote various products, but nothing that is big budget and slick, until now. They have a new campaign called Inside your PocketBook, and there are going to be four commercials. The first one is the blockbuster “The Spy Granny”, a classic romance “The Shocking … [Read more...] about Pocketbook releases new commercials to advertise e-readers
Have you signed up for Kobo Plus?
Kobo Plus is a new subscription platform that launched in Canada a couple of months ago. There have been many commercials advertising the service and hyping up the unlimited model. With reading time increasing so dramatically, the Kobo Plus eBook subscription is an ideal way to approach a bucket list of literary classics, an entire author's catalogue, or to dive into a new … [Read more...] about Have you signed up for Kobo Plus?
Amazon is having a crazy sale on Woot for refurb Kindles
Amazon owns a company called Woot, where they sell all sorts of clearance items. Every once in awhile they have a Kindle blowout, until they are all sold out. Today, they are running big sale on a myriad of e-readers, such as the Kindle Paperwhite from 2013 and also the Kindle Paperwhite 3, from 2016. If you are in the market for a premium Oasis, they have the second gen model … [Read more...] about Amazon is having a crazy sale on Woot for refurb Kindles
Audible Escape audiobook subscription is being discontinued
Audible Escape is a standalone subscription package for Romance audiobooks. The program launched in 2017 under the name Audible Romance, and rebranded two years later. It cost around $6.99 per month and ranked the titles with flavorful names, such as Sweet, Simmering, Sizzling, Hot Damn, and O-O-OMG. Audible has announced that they are discontinuing Escape on November 1st, … [Read more...] about Audible Escape audiobook subscription is being discontinued
Onyx Boox has something new coming out on September 21st
Onyx Boox has two new devices that are coming out next week. It is unknown what new e-readers or e-notes they are going to be releasing. They have refreshed a number of products this year, such as the Poke 2, Poke 2 Color and Nova 2. In 2019 they released the Nova Pro, Note Pro, MAX 3 and Note 2, so it will interesting to see if any of those devices will have a new sequel or … [Read more...] about Onyx Boox has something new coming out on September 21st
iReader X-Pen is one of the best WACOM EMR stylus
iReader has just released a brand new product, called the X-Pen. This was designed to work on their new series of e-notes. The big selling point behind this stylus, is that the nib is made of plastic and works on virtually every Wacom screen we tested it on, including the Remarkable 2.The outer layer is made of a highly durable plastic and the nibs are made of plastic. … [Read more...] about iReader X-Pen is one of the best WACOM EMR stylus
Amazon Freetime has been rebranded to Amazon Kids
Amazon is rebranding their Freetime and Freetime Unlimited programs for the first time ever. They will be known henceforth as Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+. Amazon has stated that along with the name change, they will be adding new features.The idea behind Amazon Kids and Kids+ is to give control to parents, allowing them to lock down a Kindle or Fire tablet and know that … [Read more...] about Amazon Freetime has been rebranded to Amazon Kids
Cory Doctorow will not distribute new audiobook to Audible
Famed science fiction writer Cory Doctorow has been publishing books for over a decade, and his new title is going to be release next month, called Attack Surface, but he won't be selling it on Audible. Instead, Doctorow is selling the recorded version of the book through a Kickstarter campaign, and it will also be available through non-Amazon vendors like Google’s Play store … [Read more...] about Cory Doctorow will not distribute new audiobook to Audible
