The South Korean company Navar, has just completed their acquisition of Toronto based Wattpad. The $600 million dollar price tag gives Navar, a competitive advantage against the Amazon Kindle Vella and Kakao. If you have not heard of Navar before, they are the company behind Webtoon, a digital comics platform.Wattpad’s co-founders Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen will continue their … [Read more...] about Navar completes their acquisition of Wattpad
Kobo Plus Now Available in Portugal
Kobo Plus is an unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription service that first launched in the Netherlands in 2017 and Canada last year. Kobo has signed an agreement with Portuguese publishing group LeYa to launch Kobo Plus e_LeY. Exclusive contents available for Portugal will be provided by LeYa and other Portuguese publishers and publishing institutions joining the platform. … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus Now Available in Portugal
New Kindle Update Changes the Special Offers Layout
Amazon has just issued a new firmware update for most of the e-readers made in the past five years. The version number is 5.13.6 and the development notes simply state that there are various bug fixes and improvements. If you have a Kindle with Special Offers, there is a new advertising layout being displayed to users.Special Offers is a program where you can save money on … [Read more...] about New Kindle Update Changes the Special Offers Layout
Slate is launching an audiobook store
Slate is launching an audiobook store, but instead of the content being sold on their own platform or being distributed to other retailers, they are making them available via your favorite podcast app. The company has partnered with a number of major publishers such as Penguin-Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hachette.This is the first time that Slate … [Read more...] about Slate is launching an audiobook store
E Ink Digital Microfluidics Unit Acquired by Nuclera
This morning, E Ink announced that their digital microfluidics unit has been acquired by Nuclera, a UK-based biotech company. The acquisition combines the tech of the two companies to create a desktop protein and gene “bioprinter” for use by researchers across human health, agriculture, and more.Nuclera has been working in a strategic partnership with E Ink since 2018 to … [Read more...] about E Ink Digital Microfluidics Unit Acquired by Nuclera
RBmedia purchases McGraw-Hill Professional’s audiobook business
RBDigital has announced that they have purchased the McGraw-Hill Professional audiobook unit. This includes their entire catalog of previously published titles. They have also signed an agreement to be the exclusive publisher of all new titles. RBdigital will be distributing everything to Audible, iTunes, Google Play, Audiobooks.com, OverDrive, Hoopla, and many … [Read more...] about RBmedia purchases McGraw-Hill Professional’s audiobook business
Manga sales off to a strong start in 2021
In the first three months of 2021 manga sales are doing tremendously well in the United States. According to NPD BookScan, print manga titles sold 3.6 million units. Meanwhile, a recent study by ICV2, stated that manga has helped graphic novel sales in North America skyrocket by 80% in 2021, with 4 million units being sold at the beginning of this year. This was the highest … [Read more...] about Manga sales off to a strong start in 2021
First Look at the Boyue Likebook P78
The Boyue Likebook P78 is a brand new e-reader that just came out a couple of days ago. This is a dedicated e-reader with no note taking functionality and basically replaces both the Likebook Mars and Likebook Muses. You will be able to read your own personal collection of ebooks, by sideloading them in. There is also an option to download apps via Google Play, it is running … [Read more...] about First Look at the Boyue Likebook P78
Harpercollins completes the acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harpercollins is the number two publisher in the United States, behind Penguin Random House. The company has just completed the acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s consumer division for $349 million. The deal was originally announced in March and everything was completed very quickly.HMH Books & Media has a backlist of more than 7,000 titles and a significant … [Read more...] about Harpercollins completes the acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The best new e-readers and e-notes for Spring 2021
There have been a slew of new e-readers that have come out during the past five months and it can be daunting to keep abreast of all of the different models. Some products are really good and provide a good value proposition, well others are totally abysmal and not worth your money. Good e-Reader basically reviews every single new e-reader and e-note, globally. So for every 4-5 … [Read more...] about The best new e-readers and e-notes for Spring 2021
First look at the Hanvon Smart Office 9701 E-Note
Hanvon has a new product that has been available for a short while. It has a 9.7 inch E INK screen with a WACOM layer for people to take notes, edit PDF files and annointant ebooks. One of the most compelling aspects of this device, is that there are multiple languages supported, which is rare for a Chinese product, it has an English option, which changes the entire UI, menus … [Read more...] about First look at the Hanvon Smart Office 9701 E-Note
