The Kobo Arc 10 HD and Kobo Aura H20 are two of the latest generation devices that are in Chapters bookstores all over Canada. Obviously with all of the holiday foot traffic, people will inevitably be drawn to the big display areas where all the tech gadgets are. If you are looking to do your digital reading on either of these devices, which one performs better?The purpose … [Read more...] about Kobo Arc 10 HD vs Kobo Aura H2O
Sony Launches Support System for Digital Paper e-Reader
The Sony Digital Paper (DPT-S1) is becoming a runaway success and hundreds of units are being sold on a weekly basis. Now that Sony is selling these e-readers directly to customers there will obviously have to be some sort of support network to handle warranty and troubleshooting. Today, Sony announced that they have created a new support system and also will be establishing a … [Read more...] about Sony Launches Support System for Digital Paper e-Reader
Independent Author Network Launches Author Pages
The Independent Author Network is a new service aimed at self-published authors. It was designed to serve as an unified author page, that tells the public what the author is all about and also links to their books and social media networks.Amazon and other bookselling companies allow authors to setup their own pages, but tend to only promote books that that are for sale on … [Read more...] about Independent Author Network Launches Author Pages
iPad Mini With Retina vs Samsung Nook
Today we look at the brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook and the Apple iPad Mini with Retina. The main intention behind this video is to primarily evaluate the overall reading experience. This is accomplished by looking at a magazine, eBook and how you go about buying content. If you are looking to purchase any one of these devices for the purpose of reading, you don't want to … [Read more...] about iPad Mini With Retina vs Samsung Nook
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook vs Nook HD
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today, we look at the latest generation Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook and the Nook HD. If you are thinking of upgrading to the latest model, there are some important things you need to know.The purpose of this comparison is to look at the Nook HD, which came out last year and the new Samsung Nook that was just released. You … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook vs Nook HD
Amazon to Announce new e-Readers Soon
Apple is a well known case study for controlled leaks to the public and workers in the supply chain trying to garner their fifteen minutes of fame by posting a picture of an upcoming iPhone CPU, Battery or rear shell. It really seems like we have a clear picture of the new iWatch, iPhone or iPad well before the September 9th product launch, but things are always … [Read more...] about Amazon to Announce new e-Readers Soon
Amazon Launches Kindle Kids’ Book Creator
Amazon has always offered plenty of tools for authors to craft their own eBook, but kids books are a different story. In order to make Kindle Direct Publishing more relevant to children's authors, Amazon has just unveiled a standalone program called Kindle Kids’ Book Creator.Kindle Kids’ Book Creator is a free tool for authors and publishers to turn their illustrated … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Kindle Kids’ Book Creator
Samsung Intends to Hype Digital Publishing at Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair continues to be the largest European booksellers convention. This year, the emphasis will be on digital as Samsung has become the innovation partner and will lead a keynote speech, entitled "Getting Beyond the Book – Creating a New Digital Reading Experience With Innovative Mobile Technology.”Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, said … [Read more...] about Samsung Intends to Hype Digital Publishing at Frankfurt Book Fair
Barnes and Noble Trials Espresso Book Machine
The largest bookseller in the United States, Barnes and Noble is implementing a pilot project to put the Espresso Book Machine at three locations.The Espresso Book Machine is a print on demand machine that prints, collates, covers, and binds a single book in a few minutes. Each machine retails for $80,000, which is a significant investment.What is the entire point of … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Trials Espresso Book Machine
How to load eBooks on the Samsung Galaxy 4 Nook
Barnes and Noble has only released one new device in 2014 and it is called the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. This device allows you to load in your own PDF files, newspapers, magazines and eBooks. In this video tutorial I will show you how to load in your own content using Calibre and Windows Explorer. You will get a sense on the internal directory structure of the Nook and where … [Read more...] about How to load eBooks on the Samsung Galaxy 4 Nook
Scribd Celebrates an Amazing 2014
Scribd has already posted their year in review infographic that gives as a sense of their most popular reading categories. Over the course 2014 they have had 1 billion pages read, 160 billion words read and readers have spent 17.6 million hours of reading eBooks. … [Read more...] about Scribd Celebrates an Amazing 2014
Reading Eggs eBooks Now Available on Kobo
Kobo has ironed out an agreement with Blake eLearning to make more than 120 of their award-winning Reading Eggs eBooks available in the Kobo Kids Store. This marks the first occasion the books are digitized outside of the Reading Eggs program and are available exclusively on Kobo.Developed by a highly experienced team of educational teachers, writers and developers, the … [Read more...] about Reading Eggs eBooks Now Available on Kobo
What new e-Reader does Kobo have planned for 2015?
The Kobo H20 is shipping this October and is the first time the Canadian based company has marketed a waterproof device. Many people are asking the question, is this all they have coming out in 2014, and should I wait until 2015 to buy a new e-reader?Kobo has confirmed that the H20 is the only device they have to be released in 2014. In an interview CEO Michael Tamblyn, he … [Read more...] about What new e-Reader does Kobo have planned for 2015?
HarperCollins UK Launches New eBookStore
HarperCollins is in the midst of a total rebranding effort when it comes to selling books. In July they relaunched their United States website and started to market eBooks directly to customers. This has been a deemed a success by the top executives and they have now expanded into the UK.The New HarperCollins UK site has been relaunched with the express purpose of selling … [Read more...] about HarperCollins UK Launches New eBookStore