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Has Literature Evolved in the Last Decade? Yes and Here’s Why

Has literature evolved in the last decade? You would be hard-pressed to…

Is the iPhone 6 Plus Good for e-Reading?

The iPhone 6 Plus is the first large screen phone that Apple…

Ultra-Orthodox Newspaper Digitally Erases Famous Women

World leaders marched in solidarity in Paris last week against terrorism, alongside…

Smashwords Continues to be Successful, by Leveraging the Amazon Boogeyman

Smashwords is continuing to be a self-publishing juggernaut with 101,300 authors now…

Why Do Some People Avoid Commercial e-Readers?

The Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook and Kobo have become strong…

Lend Your Assistance to Good e-Reader with Patreon

Good e-Reader has been going strong since 2007, when the original Kindle…

Can e-Books Ever Overtake Print?

A number of analysts have been proclaiming that within a few years…

Artificial Scarcity vs Organic Abundance – Why I am Abandoning eBooks

In 2013 the traditional book selling industry in the US produced 304,912 print…

Why you Should Buy Indie eBooks and Avoid Traditional Publishers

Reading is making a comeback around the world due to new technology…

How Readers can Avoid Buying Bad eBooks by Indie Authors

Digital Readers come in all shapes and forms. Some of them are…

Apple is Dominating The eBook Market on iOS

Apple is currently dominating eBook sales on iOS and has now bundled…

How Day Z is Increasing Literacy

Day Z Standalone is not simply a video game that millions of people enjoy…

App Markets May be the Savior of e-Readers

E-Readers such as the Kindle, Nook and Kobo have all been popular…

Major Websites Lose Respect with Recent Audiobook Piracy News

Major news websites such as Engadget, Gizmodo and Business Insider have been…

Should Blackberry License out Blackberry 10?

The Blackberry 10 operating system was a labor of love for the…

People Still Love their Sony e-Readers

Sony has abandoned making new e-readers and fully closed down their online…

What new e-Reader does Kobo have planned for 2015?

The Kobo H20 is shipping this October and is the first time…

Why I Ditched Blackberry for an iPhone

Blackberry used to be the definitive smartphone for business users until the…

Should Barnes and Noble and Kobo Suspend their Self-Publishing Programs?

Barnes and Noble and Kobo have been running their self-publishing programs for…

Should Amazon Play Nice with Hachette, Publishers?

An article appeared this past week in the New York Times that…

How The Washington Post Can Bring Down Its Owner’s Company

We’ve been hearing the question for some time now: What do we…

The Real Reasons Why Adults Read YA Fiction

A 2012 study found that 55% of all Young Adult fiction was…

Female Authors Depend on their Husbands to Write Romance

There is no denying that the Romance and Erotica genres are hot…