Netherlands based e-reader company Icarus has just revamped their wildly successful 9.7 inch Excel e-reader with Android 4.0. This will allow users to not only have a very large screen display to take notes but also install their own e-reading apps.The big trend of 2014 so far has been the open Android concept with e-readers. In the past, most of them all ran Linux and … [Read more...] about Icarus Excel Features 9.7 inch Screen and Android 4.0
Young People Prefer Print, not eBooks
Young people in the UK think that reading on paper provides a more holistic experience, especially when engaging with images and text which can't be replicated in digital. A new report states that the 16-24 generation is still firmly in favor of print books, with 73% saying they prefer print over eBooks.A new eye opening survey talked to 900 young people and three-quarters … [Read more...] about Young People Prefer Print, not eBooks
Barnes and Noble Wins Marketing Award for Samsung 4 Nook Campaign
Barnes and Noble bet big when they decided to forgo hardware design on their latest tablet and instead sourced it to Samsung. This allowed the bookseller to focus on the reading experience and actually devote money to hyping the hell out of it. Apparently their blitz media has earned them the Internet Marketing Association’s (IMA) ‘Innovative Brand Award’ for 2014.From … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Wins Marketing Award for Samsung 4 Nook Campaign
Kobo Promises to Solve eBook Backup Bug
eBook security is quickly becoming a contentious issue, as evident in the Barnes and Noble decision to remove the ability to backup your paid content on your PC. Kobo made headlines this week when they nixed their own proprietary KePub format from also being downloaded to a users PC. The Toronto based company is now assuring readers that this is a bug and they are hoping to … [Read more...] about Kobo Promises to Solve eBook Backup Bug
Good e-Reader Radio Show – September 25th
The Good e-Reader Radio Show was on a brief one month hiatus and we are back with a vengeance! Lots of new electronic readers have been announced and have either come out or will imminently be released in the next few weeks. On today's show I discuss all of the new Kindles, the Samsung 4 Nook and Kobo H2O. What device is the best of the bunch and which ones should you not … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio Show – September 25th
Amazon Video and Music Chief Leaving the Company
The head of Amazon Video and Music will be leaving the company after a 15 year stint. Bill Carr, a 47-year-old vice president, announced his decision internally Tuesday.It is unclear whether or not a competitor has given him a better offer.According to the Wall Street Journal Carr has been instrumental in Amazon’s push to compete with Netflix and Hulu in streaming online … [Read more...] about Amazon Video and Music Chief Leaving the Company
Blackberry Launches New Passport Phone
Blackberry is hoping to appeal towards the corporate and government segments with their new keyboard enabled Passport phone. This new device features the Amazon Android App Store built into it, which has more quality content than Blackberry World.BlackBerry held simultaneous events in Toronto, London and Dubai. The smartphone, which has a large touchscreen and a modified … [Read more...] about Blackberry Launches New Passport Phone
Amazon Starts Hiring More Engineers for Connected Home and Smart Watches
Over the course of 2014, Amazon has been relentless in the number of new hardware offerings they have released to the public. They have a new television box, smartphone, Amazon Dash, and 8 new e-readers and tablets. According to a new report, this is just the beginning, as Amazon is hiring more hardware engineers and intends on entering the connected home segment and a new … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts Hiring More Engineers for Connected Home and Smart Watches
Wattpad and International Festival of Authors Team Up for Online Book Festival
Wattpad, the world’s largest community of readers and writers, has partnered with the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) to launch the event’s first Online Festival. The Online Festival will run from October 1 through October 22, before the official kickoff of the IFOA in Toronto, which runs October 23 to November 2, 2014.As part of the Online Festival, Wattpad will … [Read more...] about Wattpad and International Festival of Authors Team Up for Online Book Festival
Amazon Kindle Unlimited Available in the UK
Amazon made international headlines when it unveiled its Netflix for eBooks concept entitled Kindle Unlimited. This program allows users to pay a low monthly fee and read as many titles as they want per month, from a pool of 650,000 digital books. All of the major publishers have so far refused to contribute their titles, so the lack of bestsellers is not very appealing. At any … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Unlimited Available in the UK
Kobo Disables eBook Downloading
Barnes and Noble experienced a maelstrom of negative publicity last week when it was revealed that they have disabled the ability to download eBooks. Many readers alluded that this would be the final nail in the coffin and a great reason to switch to another online retailer. You might want to think twice about dealing with Kobo as we have breaking news that they also are not … [Read more...] about Kobo Disables eBook Downloading
AT&T Offers 1 Free Year of Amazon Prime
AT&T will be offering customers one free year of Amazon Prime with the purchase of their new internet program. The new offer also comes with a subscription to HBO and AT&T’s version of basic cable for a one-year intro rate of $39 per month. This arrangement makes sense for Amazon as it tries to build a viable streaming video competitor to Netflix, pushing both new … [Read more...] about AT&T Offers 1 Free Year of Amazon Prime
Amazon Unveils New Crowdsourcing Program for KDP Authors
Amazon Publishing currently has 15 different imprints that span every single literary genre. These books are not only sold online for Kindle e-readers but also physically printed and sent over to bookstores. Finding the next great book to throw their marketing engine behind has always been a risky proposition. Amazon is quietly approaching authors who self-publish under Kindle … [Read more...] about Amazon Unveils New Crowdsourcing Program for KDP Authors