The physical book is still the king, with its kingship position remaining unscathed even after the advent of e-books and audiobooks and all the benefits the latter two have to offer. This has been proved, perhaps for the umpteenth time, in a recent survey conducted by paper producer, Stora Enso that revealed an impressive 65 percent prefer the physical book. In comparison, as … [Read more...] about New survey reveals undying love for print books
E-Book News
Augmented reality books are the latest innovation
We have had e-books for a while now and maybe it’s time to get started with something called a-books. No, it’s not short for audiobooks but it stands for augmented reality books. As The Guardian stated, the a-book has the looks and the feel of a real book, and you will also be turning real paper pages. However, the pages will have magic elements embedded in it that will let you … [Read more...] about Augmented reality books are the latest innovation
Google Play Books now has a Wish List
Google Play Books is pushing out a new update for the app for Android that has a wish list option on the main navigation bar on the bottom of the screen. This is beside the Home, Library and Shop buttons. It is a dedicated feature that just works for Play Books, so you can add titles you want to buy later to your wish list and they are viewable at anytime. Clicking on a title … [Read more...] about Google Play Books now has a Wish List
eBook revenue was down 5.7% in May, 2022
Digital book sales have been declining all year long in the United States. This is primarily attributed to the pandemic of last year, when ebook sales were the highest they have ever been in almost a decade. This trend continues in May, 2022 when ebook revenues were down 5.7% for the month as compared to May 2021 for a total of $82.5 million. Digital audiobook sales were up … [Read more...] about eBook revenue was down 5.7% in May, 2022
Why have sports-related ebooks been gaining popularity lately?
Watching a football game or basketball match is a very popular activity - cheering for your favorite team is great, and very rewarding especially when they win. And of course, there is also the social aspect of cheering - you can get together with a group of friends or family relatives and spend a nice evening watching a game or any sports event such as the Olympics together. … [Read more...] about Why have sports-related ebooks been gaining popularity lately?
TikTok moves beyond #BookTok and launches a new Book Club
Over the course of the past couple of years, the TikTok #BookTok category has captured the imaginations of young people everywhere and has promoted reading. Traditional bookstores have displays that promote the books that everyone has been talking about and even digital bookstores that sell ebooks have BookTok categories on their main page. This hashtag has been viewed almost … [Read more...] about TikTok moves beyond #BookTok and launches a new Book Club
Calibre 6.0 now has text to speech and full text search
Calibre has just issued a huge update to its ebook management software. The headline feature is Full text search, Calibre can now optionally index all the books in your library so you can search your entire library for a word or phrase. To use the new service click on the FT button to the left of the search bar. This will allow you to index the library and once indexing is … [Read more...] about Calibre 6.0 now has text to speech and full text search
ebook revenue declined by 8.3% in April 2022
Digital book sales have been in a state of freefall all year long, in the United States. eBook revenues were down 8.3% for the month as compared to April 2021 for a total of $84.3 million. The Downloaded Audio format was up 5.6% for April, coming in at $66.6 million in revenue. Physical Audio, such as CD's was down 47.9% coming in at $1.2 million. Are trade sales, such as … [Read more...] about ebook revenue declined by 8.3% in April 2022
Apple Books is getting a bunch of new features in iOS 16
Apple Books has not received much love in iOS 15, but that will all change when iOS 16 comes out this Fall. The reading app will receive new options that allow you to customize the reading experience for your needs. Choose reading themes for different environments and moods or change font, spacing, text size and other settings. The audiobook player has been redesigned with … [Read more...] about Apple Books is getting a bunch of new features in iOS 16
A large number of lawyers think ebook piracy is not theft
When you download pirated ebooks from file sharing websites, should the publishers count these as lost sales? Does piracy constitute theft and should people be punished? An in-depth study among 50 Harvard lawyers shows that downloading pirated content is widely tolerated and even supported by some. It is certainly not seen as a form of theft by these legal experts. Based on … [Read more...] about A large number of lawyers think ebook piracy is not theft
The best sites to download free e-books and audiobooks
There might not be any dearth of e-book and audiobook subscription services available each promising to outdo the other with superior services and collection. While that is great, most, if not all, come at a cost. That again might not suffice the requirements of those who'd like to listen to or read audiobooks and e-books without splurging much, or maybe for free.Here is … [Read more...] about The best sites to download free e-books and audiobooks
NASA’s releases new free ebook called Strange New Worlds
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope team has released a new edition in the Hubble Focus e-book series, called “Hubble Focus: Strange New Worlds.” This e-book highlights the mission’s recent discoveries about worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. The vast majority of these worlds are not in the goldilocks zone, but are exotic and strange. The book looks at some of the … [Read more...] about NASA’s releases new free ebook called Strange New Worlds
