Barnes and Noble is a company in transition, when it comes to their floundering Nook Media division. In the last two months they have announced the departures of Jim Hilt - Vice President of eBooks, digital products director Jamie Iannone and VP of digital products Bill Saperstein. A myriad of other people have left, including the head of accessories and most of the hardware … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble has Lost Over 1 Billion Dollars on Nook
Yahoo to Borrow a Page out of Magazine Advertisements with New Initiatives
Yahoo is growing tired of the standard way advertisements are presented in their extended network. The company wants to go beyond text and simple images and hearken back to an era where Vogue or Wired Ads are a work of art.Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo wants to re-energize her advertising network and one of the latest examples of her vision is via Yahoo Food. This is … [Read more...] about Yahoo to Borrow a Page out of Magazine Advertisements with New Initiatives
How to Get the WWE Network on Apple TV Outside of the US
The WWE Network has launched today, that gives thousands of hours of PPV and original content. The service is flagged as US only, and if you want to watch it on your Apple TV there are a few things you have to do, other than subscribe to the service. Today, we are going to look at what you need to do to get it up and running.The first thing you need to do is open up the … [Read more...] about How to Get the WWE Network on Apple TV Outside of the US
BookBaby Helps Promote Indie Authors with New GoodReads and NoiseTrade Deal
Bookbaby has come a long way since it cut their teeth doing yet another self-publishing platform. The company has been ironing out their PR and Marketing campaigns for authors who ask the question "How do I get my book reviewed? Who are my local press contacts? Where do I begin with my promotional campaign? Most importantly: How do I let people know about my book?" One of the … [Read more...] about BookBaby Helps Promote Indie Authors with New GoodReads and NoiseTrade Deal
Spritz Contributes New e-Reading Software for Samsung S5
One of the big drawbacks of reading on phones and specifically smart watches, is the words tend to all jumble together. I have found it tremendously jarring to read on my smaller devices. Â A new startup called Spritz is seeking to remedy this situation one word at a time.Samsung has not even announced their new Samsung S5, but did talk about their new Gear 2. The first … [Read more...] about Spritz Contributes New e-Reading Software for Samsung S5
Top 10 Android Apps of the Week – Feb 24 2014
Over the course of the last few weeks we have seen a litany of Flappy Bird clones populate the Android ecosystem. None have seen the critical success as the original, but some have close to five million downloads. The viral nature of the whole phenomenon has seemed to dissipated, with not many new Vine or viral videos being created. Today, we look at the top best apps that came … [Read more...] about Top 10 Android Apps of the Week – Feb 24 2014
Archie to Release New Comics Aimed at Young Adults
Archie has close to 70 years of stories under their belt and it is time to make a change. In a similar vein as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the inaugural book from Archie will follow Riverdales favorite blond in a title called Diary of a Girl Next Door: Betty.The new title will be out in digital format on July 16th and will see future titles released during the rest of the year. … [Read more...] about Archie to Release New Comics Aimed at Young Adults
Google Project Tango Redefines the Smartphone
Google is redefining what a smartphone is, with the advent of Project Tango. The Mountainview company is betting on the next generation phone that will have motion and depth tracking. The five inch device is packed with cameras that will render the world around you in real time.Microsoft Kinect pioneered how normal people can interact with their game system and Google has … [Read more...] about Google Project Tango Redefines the Smartphone
Book Expo America Aids Self-Published Authors via Author Hub
Book Expo America is introducing new programming to assist self-published authors.  The new Author Hub project will run in parallel with a conference introduced in 2012 called  uPublishU.The Goal of Authors Hub is to "to further integrate the self-publishing community into the publishing mainstream by providing platforms where entrepreneurial authors may interact and share … [Read more...] about Book Expo America Aids Self-Published Authors via Author Hub
Diamond Comics Abandons Digital Distribution
Diamond Comics has been maintaining a digital distribution system in partnership with iVerse since 2012. This gave comic stores a competitive advantage of being able to monetize their customers going digital. Sadly, Diamond had too many factors going against it and will be suspending the service at the end of February.The essence of the Diamond Digital system was to allow … [Read more...] about Diamond Comics Abandons Digital Distribution
Is Barnes and Noble for Sale?
Barnes and Noble has received a viable offer to buy their entire bookstore business from G Asset Management. They have proposed a complete buyout at a deal valued at $672 million. If they are unable to go through on this deal, their secondary offer is to buy a 51% stake in Nook Media.There are plenty of barriers in place to prevent the sale of the last major bookstore in … [Read more...] about Is Barnes and Noble for Sale?
Pocketbook New e-Reading App for the Apple iPhone
Pocketbook has just released a new e-reading app for the Apple iPhone. This app is certified with Adobe, so you can enter your Digital Editions ID to import books with DRM. It is a solid first effort and the functionality of the app mirrors the one they released on Google Play last year.Pocketbook has been making e-readers since 2009 and normally released three new devices … [Read more...] about Pocketbook New e-Reading App for the Apple iPhone
Contest: Win 3 Kobo Mini e-Readers
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Exclusive Contest! Today Good e-Reader and Kobo are partnering to give away three brand new Kobo Mini e-Readers!  This is one of our biggest contests yet and is open to everyone.The Kobo Mini has a pint size five inch touchscreen display running an older version of e-ink Vizplex. It has a resolution of 800×600 pixels and gives you the … [Read more...] about Contest: Win 3 Kobo Mini e-Readers
Barnes and Noble Simple Touch Reader Discontinued
Barnes and Noble has officially discontinued the Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. These two e-readers are now a few years old and the company is now only actively selling the Nook Glowlight, Nook HD and Nook HD+.The Nook Simple Touch was the companies first e-reader that featured a single e-ink based screen. This was their most popular device and … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Simple Touch Reader Discontinued