Indigo Books and Music is the largest bookseller in Canada and the company has zero debt, which is rare. In the last three months of 2017 Indigo reported they had their best financial quarter ever and generated over $433.3 million in sales, which is an 8.2% increase over the same period in 2016.The Canadian chain attributed the sales gain to double-digit growth in its … [Read more...] about Indigo Books and Music is on a Rampage
Amazon is removing adverts for all Prime Exclusive Phones
Amazon has announced that they are removing all of the advertisements on the lock screen for all of their Prime exclusive phones. Existing phones will be receiving a firmware update in the next week or two that will remove ads. With this change, the only difference between discounted Prime Exclusive Phones and their regular price counterparts will be the preloaded Amazon … [Read more...] about Amazon is removing adverts for all Prime Exclusive Phones
Amazon Brings New Search Features to the Kindle
Amazon has just pushed out a new firmware update for any Kindle made in the past five years. In-book search now includes results from your notes and highlights and a clock now appears at the top of the screen when you are reading a book. If you are not a fan of the time, or merely groan to yourself that you have been reading for nine hours straight, you can disable it in the … [Read more...] about Amazon Brings New Search Features to the Kindle
Good e-Reader Roundtable – The New Kindle 2018 e-Reader
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Roundtable with Michael and Peter! Today they discuss the new Kindle that will be released in 2018 and the types of features that are realistic for Amazon to employ. It is very likely the company will offer different storage versions, so people can pay more money and have more internal storage for audiobooks and ebooks. The entry level Kindle … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Roundtable – The New Kindle 2018 e-Reader
The 2018 Audie Awards Finalists Have Been Announced
The Audie Awards are an annual event in New York where production, narration and the best audiobooks of 2017 are showcased. The Audio Publishers Association has just announced the finalists in 26 different categories.“We are excited to announce all of our Audie Awards® finalists for 2018,” says APA President Linda Lee. “It seems that each year the sky is the limit as we … [Read more...] about The 2018 Audie Awards Finalists Have Been Announced
Pocketbook InkPad 3 will be available later this week
The Pocketbook InkPad 3 will be available for international sales later this week. This device features a 7.8 inch E Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1872×1404 and 300 PPI. It will have a front-lit display and the same RGB color system to make the screen warm or cool depending on the time of day or your personal needs.Underneath the hood is a 1GHZ dual core processor, … [Read more...] about Pocketbook InkPad 3 will be available later this week
Scribd Reintroduces Unlimited Audiobooks and eBooks
Scribd has reintroduced an unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription system. The company has been feverishly developing this new system over the past six months and the primary intention is to make it financially viable and appealing to all of the users who quit when Scribd adopted the credit system.Andrew Weinstein is the Vice President of Content Acquisition at Scribd … [Read more...] about Scribd Reintroduces Unlimited Audiobooks and eBooks
Canadian Coalition Wants to Address eBook Piracy
A broad coalition of media organizations comprising of Bell, Cineplex, Directors Guild of Canada, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Movie Theatre Association of Canada, and Rogers Media has formed a new organization called FairPlay, which seeks to address rampant piracy in Canada. They want to lobby for new rules with the CRTC to form a national blocklist that will mandate … [Read more...] about Canadian Coalition Wants to Address eBook Piracy
Amazon Controls 41% of the US Audiobook Market
Amazon controls over 41% of the entire US audiobook market through its subsidiary Audible, according to Codex Group Research. Audible has had a near monopoly for over the past decade, but newer entrants such as Google, Kobo and Walmart are looking to erode some of the market share.Walmart partnered with Kobo to sell ebooks and audiobooks on its website and will also release … [Read more...] about Amazon Controls 41% of the US Audiobook Market
The Apple iPad is the world’s most popular tablet
The Apple iPad sold more units worldwide than Samsung and Amazon combined . According to new data from the IDC Apple captured a 26.8% share of the tablet market in 2017, meaning that roughly one in every four tablets sold last year was an iPad.Last week, Apple reported revenue of $5.8 billion from iPad sales in the fourth quarter of 2017, representing growth of six percent … [Read more...] about The Apple iPad is the world’s most popular tablet
Kobo eReading and audiobook app review for iOS – iPad and iPhone
The Kobo e-reading app for iOS has really grown up in the past few years. The home screen can be customized with your collections and all other media you have downloaded or purchased. Kobo Audiobooks launched a few months ago and the app has gained an audioplayer. Today we conduct a comprehensive video review where you can get a sense on what Kobo for iPad and the iPhone brings … [Read more...] about Kobo eReading and audiobook app review for iOS – iPad and iPhone
Amazon and B&N e-Readers and Tablets on Sale for Valentine’s Day
Amazon and Barnes and Noble have just posted their Valentine's Day deals for Kindle e-readers and Samsung Galaxy Tab for Nook. The Paperwhite and entry level Kindle are on sale and B&N is running a promotion when you buy one Samsung Galaxy Tab A NOOK 7 and you get the second one 50% off. Kobo is not running any deals for their line of e-readers and many of their bookstore … [Read more...] about Amazon and B&N e-Readers and Tablets on Sale for Valentine’s Day
National Library of Norway Digitizes 250,000 ebooks
The National Library of Norway has just digitized 250,000 ebooks from physical copies that were all published before the year 2000. The vast majority of titles have some sort of historical importance in Norway or are royalty free and considered classics. Around 4,000 titles has not been published for free, as they have been reserved by a publisher or author.The ebooks are … [Read more...] about National Library of Norway Digitizes 250,000 ebooks
Bookport Launches eBook Subscription Platform in Czech Republic
The first ebook subscription platform has just launched in the Czech Republic from Grada Publishing. It features 4,000 digital titles to start and thousands more will be added over the coming months. The monthly fee is around $9.99 US and the intention is to kickstart the ebook market, where they only account for 2% of all book sales. There are only 15,000 ebooks available in … [Read more...] about Bookport Launches eBook Subscription Platform in Czech Republic