e-Readers in Canada have poor retail visibility and you would be very hard-pressed to find anything but the odd Kobo. This is a stark contrast to the large selection found in the US or United Kingdom. Buying an e-reader in Canada just got more difficult with the announcement that 66 Future Shop stores will be closing and 65 will be converted to Best Buy. As a result of this … [Read more...] about Buying an eReader in Canada Just got Harder
Amazon is Experimenting with Selling Digital Content in Bulk
Digital comics and manga are notorious for printing weekly issues for years. This is a massive barrier to new readers who want to start at the very beginning. Amazon is seeking to make peoples lives a bit easier with a new experimental program that bundles 25 issues into a single purchase.Amazon Japan has just launched the Kindle Buying Corner that bundles popular manga … [Read more...] about Amazon is Experimenting with Selling Digital Content in Bulk
Amazon Unlimited Cloud Drive – Not All it’s Cracked Up to Be
Amazon is trying to compete with Dropbox, Google and Microsoft with it's Unlimited Cloud Drive option. The new service goes beyond simple a simple photo storage solution and can now handle video, music and e-books.Amazon has nixed the free option with photo storage and now demands that their users subscribe to Prime in order to keep on using the service. You can store … [Read more...] about Amazon Unlimited Cloud Drive – Not All it’s Cracked Up to Be
Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter to be Released this October
Scholastic has just released the exclusive cover image of the fully illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling’s bestselling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It will be available to purchase in major bookstores October 6th 2015.The illustrated version of the first Harry Potter book will not be the last, Scholastic plans to publish fully illustrated editions—one per year—of … [Read more...] about Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter to be Released this October
Amazon Controls 95% of the eBook Market in the UK
The president of the UK Booksellers Association, Tim Walker spoke at the Nielsen BookInsights conference yesterday and made some startling revelations.During a round-table discussion Tim said "I do a have a concern that Amazon's dominance is causing problems. We estimate Kindle has a 95% market share of e-book sales in the UK and this is having a damaging effect… Consider … [Read more...] about Amazon Controls 95% of the eBook Market in the UK
Onyx Developing 13.3 Inch e-Reader
The six inch e-reader market is heavily saturated and many serious readers are looking for a large screen alternative. The Sony Digital Paper 13.3 inch e-reader fits the bill, but was only designed to read PDF files and is quite expensive at $999. Onyx is in the process of making a consumer grade e-reader using a 13.3 inch screen and employing e-ink Mobius that will be … [Read more...] about Onyx Developing 13.3 Inch e-Reader
The Canadian Newspaper Industry is Consolidating
The Canadian Competition Bureau has given the green light for Postmedia to buy 173 newspapers from Sun Media publications. This will make Postmedia the largest newspaper conglomerate in Canada.The decision by the Competition Bureau was seen by industry watchers as recognition of how rapidly and significantly the media industry has evolved in the last two decades. If this … [Read more...] about The Canadian Newspaper Industry is Consolidating
Pocketbook Unveils New B2B Enterprise
Pocketbook is best known for their distinct brand of European e-readers and the company is now getting involved in B2B solutions. Dubbed the Pocketbook Cloud, they are positioning themselves to offer a complete e-reading solution.Many e-readers these days do not have a built in bookstore for customers to make purchases. The PocketBook B2B Cloud Solution offers a white … [Read more...] about Pocketbook Unveils New B2B Enterprise
Amazon Mulling a Crunchyroll Acquisition
Crunchyroll is the current market leader for anime, Korean drama and manga. The company has seen exponential growth in paid subscriptions in the last five years and they have generated close to $2.5 million in 2014. A source close to the situation has told Good e-Reader that Amazon is mulling over an acquisition of the company in order to create a brand new anime section on … [Read more...] about Amazon Mulling a Crunchyroll Acquisition
Go Set a Watchman e-Book Cover Revealed
Harper Lee of To Kill a Mockingbird fame has a new book being published July 14th. The e-book cover art has just been unveiled today, giving us a sense on how it will look when its publicly released.Go Set a Watchman follows an adult Scout Finch who travels from New York to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father, Atticus Finch, 20 years after the events of To Kill a … [Read more...] about Go Set a Watchman e-Book Cover Revealed
Barnes and Noble Releases New Plastic Bags Featuring Classic Books
Barnes and Noble has been consistently lambasted by the media for losing ground in the e-reader wars and seeing diminished e-book sales due to Amazon. The Nations largest bookseller has closed many stores in the last few years as it tries to regain profitability. In order to help drive up sales the company has just released fancy new plastic bags.Barnes and Noble has … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Releases New Plastic Bags Featuring Classic Books
Boyue T62 vs Icarus Illuminia HD E653
The Boyue T62 and Icarus Illumina HD are two e-readers that feature a fully functional Android ecosystem. This is a boon to serious readers because these devices allow users to dictate their own experience and not get locked into one specific ecosystem. How do these e-readers compare against each other? Today, we take a look at the full hardware, software and user experience. … [Read more...] about Boyue T62 vs Icarus Illuminia HD E653
Does Apple TV Need an App Store?
There are many rumors swirling that Apple is poised to announce their 3rd generation TV box at the next World Wide Developers Conference in June. The big news is that finally Apple TV will get its own app store, giving users more options to install streaming services such as Twitch and who knows what else.Apple is expected to announce its next-generation Apple TV alongside … [Read more...] about Does Apple TV Need an App Store?