e-Book adoption may have plateaued in Canada and the United States but the digital format is growing in Europe and Russia.Italy is a market that is on the rise, in the last twelve months 8.2% of the entire population has read at least one e-book, which is the equivalent of around 4.5 million people.The e-book market is growing in France. In 2014 digital sales represents … [Read more...] about People are starting to read more e-books in Europe and Russia
E-Book Sales Have Slowed Down this Past Christmas
The publishing industry typically waits for the last eight weeks of the year to release blockbuster titles. This is because book sales dramatically increase from 700,000 units sold per week to over 3 million. Companies that are involved in the e-book space normally do not see an influx of sales until after Christmas, but this might be the first year that the digital boom period … [Read more...] about E-Book Sales Have Slowed Down this Past Christmas
Print Sales Increase for the Second Year in a Row
The sales of print books have increased 2.8% in 2015, which is the second year in a row that the format has posted significant gains. In 2014 paperback and hardcover books rose 2.4%.Nielsen Bookscan is reporting that in 2015 over 652 million books were sold in the United States. The data stems from major publishers who account for over 80% of print unit sales.The retail … [Read more...] about Print Sales Increase for the Second Year in a Row
Watch a Book get made from scratch
Whenever you walk into a large bookstore the sheer number of titles can get overwhelming. Publishers invest in a tremendous amount of infrastructure to assemble and produce each book, that we can sometimes take it for granted. Watch as Andy George from How to Make Everything chops wood, strips papyrus, makes glue from hide and basically makes a book from scratch. … [Read more...] about Watch a Book get made from scratch
Nook Tablet from 2011 can now run Android Marshmallow
The Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet from 2011 has just received a second lease on life with a new update from CyanogenMod. It updates the stock operating system to Android Marshmallow via CM13.When the Nook Tablet first came out it had very reasonable specs for this era. It had a  dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP4 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage expandable via an SD card … [Read more...] about Nook Tablet from 2011 can now run Android Marshmallow
Onyx Boox launches the Maclay e-reader in Russia
has been heavily targeting Russia the last few years with Android driven e-readers. The company normally attaches a pirated version of Google Play in order to give customers a viable app store to install whatever apps they desire.  Onyx has just released the first new e-reader of 2016, the six inch Maclay.The Onyx Boox Maclay features a six inch e-ink Carta capacitive … [Read more...] about Onyx Boox launches the Maclay e-reader in Russia
Icarus Illumina XL e-reader now available via Amazon
Icarus has developed a new 8 inch e-reader and they are hoping that it will find commercial success. In order to make this device more accessible to people living in North America they have just listed the latest device via Amazon for a very respectable $199.The Illumina XL e-reader  features an 8 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 768. Icarus … [Read more...] about Icarus Illumina XL e-reader now available via Amazon
Netflix is Stopping People from using VPN’s – is Amazon Next?
Netflix has announced that they are clamping down on people who bypass geographical restrictions. Starting in a few weeks, Netflix says even if you’re using a proxy server or other unblocker, you’ll only be able to see content that’s approved for the region where you’re located. This might be a serious blow for companies that promise to unlock Netflix with a VPN.Netflix has … [Read more...] about Netflix is Stopping People from using VPN’s – is Amazon Next?
Researchers are Developing a Braille e-reader
Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing an e-reader that can read a full page of text. Their technology, which has been described as a leader in the field, relies on pneumatic use of liquid or air to shrink the mechanism and expand it so it can display more at once. Their goal is for it to display the equivalent of a page of Kindle text at once.Existing … [Read more...] about Researchers are Developing a Braille e-reader
Oxford Literary Festival does not pay authors – Philip Pullman resigns
The Oxford Literary Festival initially started as a very small gathering of people who loved books and wanted to talk about them. 20 years later, it's a heavily sponsored event and everyone gets paid, except authors.  This has resulted in longstanding patron Philip Pullman resigning from the festival, complaining that authors appearing at the event “are expected to work for … [Read more...] about Oxford Literary Festival does not pay authors – Philip Pullman resigns
Contest – Win a Free $50 Fire Tablet
The Amazon Fire 7 inch $50 tablet has garnered significant media attention due to its economical price and acts as a gateway to all things Amazon. You can win this brand new tablet as part of our January giveaway!The new seven inch entry level Amazon Fire Tablet has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Underneath the hood on the upcoming 2015 six inch tablet is a quad-core … [Read more...] about Contest – Win a Free $50 Fire Tablet
This Library is Purging User Records to Protect Your Privacy
The Graduate Center at the City University of New York has done something really special. They are protecting users privacy by deleting all loan records. The only records that will keep will only go back a single year and this is basically just to insure that people return the books that they borrow.In the last decade it’s become more common to try to force librarians to … [Read more...] about This Library is Purging User Records to Protect Your Privacy
IntuiTV has an e-Ink Remote Control
The IntuiTV streaming media console is developed by Nagra, the folks that handle the digital encryption for Dish Network and a myriad of other satellite providers. It debuted at CES this year and little is known about their business model or what type of channels will be available. One of the most interesting things about their hardware is an e-ink remote.Traditional … [Read more...] about IntuiTV has an e-Ink Remote Control