Queens Library in New York will start offering tablet devices for free to its members from next week, or Nov 20 to be precise. The generosity can be attributed to Google donating 17,000 of its new Nexus 7 devices to the New York State Community Action Association to commemorate one year of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York and adjoining areas. Of these, Queens Library will be … [Read more...] about Queens Library to Start Lending Nexus 7 Tablets Out
Pan Macmillan Signs Up Multi-Book Deal With Self Published Author Rachael Lucas
Indie author Rachael Lucas has landed a deal with Pan MacMillan that covers publishing three of her books as well as an ebook. The titles covered include Sealed with a Kiss which will be launched in paperback form in May 2014. This will be followed by a sequel of it which will be released during Christmas 2014 along with a novel slated for a release in the Spring of … [Read more...] about Pan Macmillan Signs Up Multi-Book Deal With Self Published Author Rachael Lucas
Publishers Pleased with First Children’s Book Fair Held in China
The first Children's Book Fair held in China ran from 7th till 9th November and publishers who had been part of the inaugural edition of the fair report to having made a killing at the event. Publishers had to themselves two days before the fair was thrown open to the public which was marked by hectic activity. This also proved to be a golden opportunity for the publishers from … [Read more...] about Publishers Pleased with First Children’s Book Fair Held in China
Pottermore Debuts on Tablets and Smartphone Devices
The Harry Potter interactive website Pottermore is now available on mobile connected devices such as tablet PCs and smartphones. Up until now, the same was limited to just web browsers on traditional computing devices such as notebooks or desktops. Good to see the same transcending to the new age devices such as tablets which has emerged the most preferred device for personal … [Read more...] about Pottermore Debuts on Tablets and Smartphone Devices
Derek Jeter Starts Jeter Publishing in Partnership With S&H
Getting into book publishing business isn’t generally the most preferred post-retirement plan that most sportsmen would opt for though Derek Jeter, that is exactly what he had set his sights on. The New York Yankees shortstop and captain has already got on to the act, having sealed a deal with Simon & Schuster that would act as a partner to his own firm, Jeter Publishing. … [Read more...] about Derek Jeter Starts Jeter Publishing in Partnership With S&H
Calvin and Hobbes eBook Debuts at Amazon, B&N, and iTunes
Calvin & Hobbes, the famous comic series has finally entered the digital realm. This applies to three titles as of now: The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, and The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes which makes up the most read and treasured titles of the comic strip. The three volumes, which have been priced at $13, also covers the majority … [Read more...] about Calvin and Hobbes eBook Debuts at Amazon, B&N, and iTunes
YotaPhone With a Secondary eInk Display Set For Market Debut in December
The Yota smartphone, which comes with a secondary e-ink display, is all set to arrive at markets in December, just in time to make the most of the coming holiday shopping frenzy. The device breaks new ground in that, apart from a regular 720p color LCD display at the front, the Yota smartphone also includes an e-ink panel along the rear which can be used to read or hold images … [Read more...] about YotaPhone With a Secondary eInk Display Set For Market Debut in December
Readly eMagazine App Allows Unlimited Reading For $9.99 PM
Readly launched a new app that follows the Netflix model for reading emagazines. The subscribers pay $9.99 a month, which allows them unlimited access to all the magazines listed on the Readly catalog. The app is available for Android, iOS, and Windows 8, which pretty much covers the entire mobile devices landscape. Readly also allows each subscription to its app to be shared … [Read more...] about Readly eMagazine App Allows Unlimited Reading For $9.99 PM
Agatha Christie’s “Lost” Work, Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly, Sold as eBook
Here is a surprise waiting for Agatha Christie fans. One of her works, Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly, which was considered lost, is now being sold in ebook format. Written in 1954, the book depicts her immortal creation, Hercule Poirot, making his way through what is described as a parlor game of murder. The book was written to help raise funds for her church to have … [Read more...] about Agatha Christie’s “Lost” Work, Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly, Sold as eBook
Read A Book SA And Vodacom Join Hands to Promote eBook Reading in SA
Vodacom, the mobile service provider with a pan-African presence, is partnering with Read A Book South Africa to promote the cause of reading in the country. This is of vital significance in a region where just 15 percent of the population enjoys access to a proper library. Vodacom plans to implement the program by installing an ereader app in the 45 tablet devices that will be … [Read more...] about Read A Book SA And Vodacom Join Hands to Promote eBook Reading in SA
Ilan Stavans Set’s Up Publishing Firm Restless Books, Aiming For a Cosmopolitan Makeover of US Publishing Scene
Writer Ilan Stavans is now set to don the publisher cap as well with the launch of an ebook imprint, Restless Books. Among his initial offerings will be Between Clay and Dust, a novel by the Pakistani author Musharraf Ali Farooqi along with three books on poetry and memoir by the Chicano poet Jimmy Santiago Baca. These apart, Restless Books also have other literary works lined … [Read more...] about Ilan Stavans Set’s Up Publishing Firm Restless Books, Aiming For a Cosmopolitan Makeover of US Publishing Scene
iPad Mini With Retina Display Now On Sale
Apple’s new iPad Mini has now joined its full sized sibling in making it to the company’s online stores throughout the world. Both the new gen iPad variants were announced towards the last week of October. With the iPad Mini 2 now on sale, this marks the end of iPad Air’s dominion in the market which it had to itself for more than two weeks. Shipping times mentioned is 1 – 3 … [Read more...] about iPad Mini With Retina Display Now On Sale
Top 10 Android Apps to Teach Math to Kids
Here is another compilation of Good e-Reader Top 10 Apps for Google Android, this time targeting kids and education. All the apps mentioned here have one thing in common: all of them are designed to enhance the math skills of toddlers or kids from kindergarten to about second grade. These apps are built to make the kids pick up elementary math skills from a very young age … [Read more...] about Top 10 Android Apps to Teach Math to Kids