Every single day there are 60,000 cruise, cargo and oil rigs in operation globally. The vast majority of staff that keep these operations running properly are workers from the Philippines, Malaysia, Russia and India. Many of the corporations that bankroll everything are putting a new emphasis on crew welfare and retention. This has opened up a new market for digital publishing … [Read more...] about The Maritime Industry Finally Embraces Digital Content
The New Yorker to Implement a Digital Paywall
The New Yorker exemplifies a high society paper that chronicles commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. The paper has been going strong since 1925 and recently they have been working like fiends to make sure their website is brought up to modern standards. Not only do they have a new responsive design that makes it shine on computers, but now looks … [Read more...] about The New Yorker to Implement a Digital Paywall
Good e-Reader Unveils Updated Android News App
Over the course of the last few years our News App for Android was not very compelling. It was slow, unwieldy and not indicative to the simplified vision we had for reading our stories on your phone or tablet. We have solved this situation by launching our updated News App for Android Smartphones.In the last few weeks we have launched a brand new mobile version of our … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Unveils Updated Android News App
Podcast: Kindle Unlimited, Facebook Buy Button and Author Earnings
Welcome back to the Monday Edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield of DBW. Today on the show we talk about Kindle Unlimited, an overview and if its good for indie authors. We also talk about non-conventional eBook distribution methods such as Twitter, Facebook and Bittorrent. Finally, we talk about the Forbes sale, bundling eBooks … [Read more...] about Podcast: Kindle Unlimited, Facebook Buy Button and Author Earnings
HarperCollins Offers eBook and Print Bundling
One of the largest book publishers in the world, HarperCollins, has announced they are starting a pilot project to give away the digital version of a book when you buy the printed version.HarperCollins has partnered with BitLit, a Canadian based startup that get the eBook of a print book you already own. As long as you own the book, you can use BitLit to download the eBook … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Offers eBook and Print Bundling
New Flexible Battery Technology Will Enhance your e-Reader
Many of the top e-Paper companies have developed flexible display screens that are relevant in smart watches and e-readers. The big problem is many of the internal components are not flexible, which results in bulky and cumbersome products. A new California startup has is developing a long-lasting, bendable, and rechargeable battery.Imprint Energy, of Alameda, California, … [Read more...] about New Flexible Battery Technology Will Enhance your e-Reader
Publishers Should Start Selling eBooks on Bittorrent
Decentralized technologies like BitTorrent allow people to share books, films, music and pictures. The essence is software allows people download a file for multiple sources at the same time. The more users you have sharing the same file, the faster the downloads are for everyone. There are many companies that have their own clients for different operating systems, but the … [Read more...] about Publishers Should Start Selling eBooks on Bittorrent
Digital Publishing and e-Reader Gossip – July 13-19 2014
There are a ton of gossip in the digital publishing and e-reader sector that transpires every single week. Most of these short snippets simply wouldn't do as a singular article. Today, we look at all of the little tidbits we have gleaned from interviews and research.Zinio is at a crossroads in the digital magazine sector. The company has fired most of the staff in their … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing and e-Reader Gossip – July 13-19 2014
Is Kindle Unlimited Good for Indie Authors?
Amazon has officially launched Kindle Unlimited, a US based service that has 600,000 eBooks and audiobooks available at $9.99 per month. The Seattle based e-commerce giant is now competing against companies such as Oyster and Scribd, which have friendly terms for self-published authors. Is Kindle Unlimited viable for indie authors and is it worth it to make your titles … [Read more...] about Is Kindle Unlimited Good for Indie Authors?
Amazon Kindle Pleasure Reading House Opens in China
Amazon has opened their first the Kindle Pleasure Reading House in Shanghai, China. This is a temporary autonomous pop up store that will be open from July 18 to July 20th and then August 1-3 in Beijing.The premise of the new Reading House in China is to draw attention to their complete lineup of Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets. They also installed two machines that will … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Pleasure Reading House Opens in China
E-Ink May See Profits Increase in Second Half of 2014
E-Ink Holdings, the company responsible for e-paper found in the Kindle, Kobo, Nook and Sony may become profitable in the second half of 2014. This is mainly attributed to the growing orders for electronic tags from the US and Europe, and increased implementation for e-paper in smartphones and smartwatches.On average e-Ink has been experiencing consistent quarterly losses … [Read more...] about E-Ink May See Profits Increase in Second Half of 2014
Authors Will Soon Be Able to Sell their eBooks on Facebook
Self-Published authors often flock to Facebook and Twitter to promote their books and try and get a few sales. A few months ago Amazon and Twitter came together to form an ecommerce solution called Amazon Cart. This allowed indie authors to post links to their Kindle Books and all a reader had to do was use a special hashtag to automatically add the title to their shopping … [Read more...] about Authors Will Soon Be Able to Sell their eBooks on Facebook
Top 5 Blackberry Playbook Apps of the Week – July 18 2014
Today we look at a number of apps that currently work on the Blackberry Playbook that we either uploaded for the first time or recently updated. All of these apps are confirmed working on the Playbook and we have over 2,400 apps and games currently on our site.Badoo: Meet New People - Want to have lunch with someone new? See who’s in the same nightclub? Date or find love? … [Read more...] about Top 5 Blackberry Playbook Apps of the Week – July 18 2014
Your Kid Loves the New Amazon Fire Phone
The Fire Phone was the first ever smartphone Amazon developed and acts as your personal gateway to unbridled internet shopping. Sure Amazon did an exclusive launch in Seattle to unveil it, but the average customer wants to know more about it. Enter a slew of kids shilling it.So what types of features do kids like on smartphones these days? Apparently they do not care about … [Read more...] about Your Kid Loves the New Amazon Fire Phone