Michael Kozlowski

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Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Kobo goes beyond e-readers and develops digital signage

Kobo is well known for having a portfolio of excellent e-readers and a deep ebook ecosystem. The company has been in business since 2010 and this has been their primary focus.  They are now getting involved in developing digital signage. The first product is a large 30 inch display that is basically a giant Forma.

These are the Scotia Bank Giller Prize Finalists

The Scotia Bank Giller Prize is an annual event in Canada and the winning book receives a $100,000 prize. The winner will be announced in a virtual awards ceremony on Monday, Nov. 9th. The ceremony will be hosted by actor Eric McCormack and will feature musical guest Diana Krall.

Tolino is enhancing their e-readers with new beta features

Tolino is in the process of changing the e-reading experience on all of their e-readers, except for the Shine 1. The beta version offers a taste of some upcoming improvements, such as faster page turning and the new in-book menu. Users can easily test the new tolino reading experience by activating the beta version in the menu of their tolino device under “Reading settings”.

Onyx Boox Max Lumi vs the Onyx Boox Max 3

What are the big differences between the two units? The MAX 3 has Android 9, the Lumi has Android 10. The Lumi has Bluetooth 5.0, while the MAX has 4.1. The Lumi is using DDR4X RAM, while the MAX 3 has DDR3. The Lumi has a split screen view and can run two apps at the same time, it can also screencast to your PC/MAC/Mobile. The Lumi has a front-lit display and glowlight. Max lumi is heavier by 80 grams and 1mm thicker than the Max 3. Max 3 has TWO less pen options in the note taking pallet. The back of the Lumi actually has FCC and a few other cert. stamps that the Max 3 did NOT. There’s no pre-loaded Gallery app on the max 3.

Will you buy the Onyx Boox Max Lumi?

The Onyx Boox Max Lumi is the best 13.3 inch digital note…

Dev Kits for Kaleido Color E-Paper will be released in 2021

E INK has just announced that development kits for Kaleido Color E-Paper…

Onyx Boox Max Lumi Hands on Review

The Onyx Boox Max Lumi is simply the best new E INK…

Hold off buying a new Kindle

If you are in the market for a new Kindle e-reader, I would wait. Amazon Prime Day is going to occur on October 13-14 of this year and there will be hefty discounts. Last year Amazon levied a 20% discount on most Kindle models, such as the entry level Kindle and Paperwhite. The flagship Kindle Oasis is hardly ever discounted, but I would not be surprised if it was on sale too.

iFlytek Ai Note X1 is a new 10.3 inch enote

iFlytek is starting to make a name for themselves in the e-reader…

Amazon sells out the Kindle DX in a few hours

Amazon unearthed a secret cache of Kindle DX 9.7 inch e-readers and put them up for sale on September 29th, they had a extremely limited supply. The DX completely sold out in a matter of hours and it is flagged as not available again. The fact that a ten year old e-reader that did not have a touchscreen and was controlled with a D-Pad, speaks volumes on how people are attracted to large screen devices. Amazon would be best served if they released a 3rd generation Kindle DX.

Supernote A6 vs Supernote A6X – Which one is better?

The Supernote A6 came out a couple of years ago and it…

Amazon Fire HD 8 Review – Ideal for Amazon Lovers

The 2020 edition of the Fire HD 8 has been refreshed and…

Overdrive Libby now allows you to share ebooks

A new Overdrive Libby update is putting the priority on sharing ebooks…

Remarkable introduces Calligraphy pen

Remarkable has just implemented a brand new Calligraphy pen that provides an…

UK Libraries have loaned out 3.5 million ebooks during pandemic

Libraries in the United Kingdom are seeing a huge uptick in the…

Early Prime Day deals on Kindle Unlimited and Audible

Amazon has just announced that Prime Day will occur on October 13th and 14th and have just releasing a dedicated landing page. In order to draw attention to the annual promotion, there are plenty of early bird savings. New customers to Kindle Unlimited save 50% off a 6-month subscription and Prime members can save $50 on a year of Audible Premium Plus. Audible members will also get access to the Plus catalog, featuring more than 10K Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts, all at no additional cost.

Unboxing the Supernote A6X 7.8 inch e-note

The industrial design of the A6X is similar to the previous generation A6, they are basically using the same shell. The color scheme on the front of the device is white, it has not have any physical buttons. The screen is flush with the bezel, the back of it is a gunmetal grey, with a small indentation on it, this is used in conjunction with the case, it is basically a rail system, so the Supernote will not fall out. On the side of the bezel is a hardware driven slider, used to do software things. The stylus is grey and comes with the companies new ceramic nibs, they do not need replacing.

Onyx Phone will not come out this year

A brand new Onyx Boox phone was showcased at this years Consumer Electronics Show and many people thought it would be out sometime this year. This is not the case and I have it on good authority that it will not come out until 2021. I have heard that their engineers are retooling the device, although the exact changes are unknown. I think they are going to try and ship it with Android 10, which is the same OS that the Max Lumi and Note Air are running.

Amazon Prime Day will occur on October 13-14 2020

Amazon Prime Day was supposed to occur earlier in the year, but COVID disrupted everything. Amazon has sent out an internal email to their business customers and to employees, letting them know that Prime Day will on October 13th and 14th, 2020.  Amazon is set to announce this officially next week, likely on Monday.

Scholastic sales were down 7% in the past 3 months

Scholastic has reported that over the course of the past three months, revenue was $215.2 million, a decrease of 7% compared to $232.6 million in the first quarter of 2020. The decline in revenue was due to the school distribution channels due to COVID-impacted delays in school openings, as well as a shift in the timing of the release, as planned, of new titles in the popular Dog Man book series. Partially offsetting these declines were strong audiobook sales in the current period and improved results across a number of education business lines, including digital product subscriptions, teaching resources, summer literacy camps and summer reading programs.

Amazon is selling the Kindle DX on September 29th

Amazon is going to be selling the Kindle DX once again on September 29th. The company last sold this model back in 2014, when it discovered a cache of these 9.7 inch e-readers in a warehouse. It is going to retail for $199.99 and comes with free worldwide 3G internet access.

Kobo has revamped Table of Contents and Annotations

Kobo has revamped the way the Table of Contents and Annotations views are displayed on all of their e-readers, except the Kobo Mini. The company has also added four new dictionaries that are available to download. Dutch-English, Dutch-French, French-Dutch and Swedish. These new features are apart of the new 4.24.15676 firmware update that is being pushed out via WIFI.

Amazon did not announce a new Kindle at their big event

Amazon has their annual Fall event today and the vast majority of new products that were announced had Alexa functionality. They unveiled the 4th generation Echo, various models of the Echo Dot, 3rd generation Echo Show, Fire Sticks, Ring devices and various other things. Sadly, they did not announce a new Kindle at this event, but they rarely do. Kindles used to have big media unveilings, but for the past few years, they just issue a press release and it is normally available right  away. This is primarily due to sales, Alexa enabled devices outsell e-readers at a huge ratio, so it makes sense e-readers are not priorities at media events.