Amazon has just redesigned X-Ray for the Kindle app for the iPad and iPhone. The new interface is now streamlined and minimalist. The section does not have the graphics next to the terms, people or places that are mentioned in the book, but if you click on one of them you can see how many times they are mentioned in the book and then jump to that specific section. X-ray is now … [Read more...] about Amazon redesigns X-Ray on Kindle for iOS
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Kobo Originals now available on Overdrive
Kobo Originals launched in early 2018 and the program features audiobooks and ebooks. Kobo has been working tirelessly with with publishers and industry partners to find great titles to make available in digital format to Kobo customers in France, the Netherlands and Canada. Kobo has quietly included all of their own original content into the Overdrive catalog.There are … [Read more...] about Kobo Originals now available on Overdrive
Kobo e-readers will be in US Walmart stores in August
Walmart is been expanding the tech department in many of their retail stores and expanding the floorplan to put a bigger emphasis on laptops and its massive wall of flat-screen TVs. The company is also more focused on bringing in top-selling brands at an affordable price, like Lenovo. Walmart sources have disclosed to Good e-Reader that in the first two weeks of August Kobo … [Read more...] about Kobo e-readers will be in US Walmart stores in August
Author Suzanne Brockmann Sets #RWA18 on Fire with Award Speech
Most people probably wouldn't look to the annual conference of a romance writers' group to find controversy and political outrage, but then again, too many people write off romance authors as not being the business savvy, world-changing voices they are capable of being. This was never more evident than at the annual Romance Writers of America conference, wrapping up today in … [Read more...] about Author Suzanne Brockmann Sets #RWA18 on Fire with Award Speech
TOR is delaying front-list ebooks on Overdrive
TOR is one of the largest science fiction and fantasy publishers in the world and they have quietly implemented a new policy. They are now delaying submitting all front-list titles to Overdrive and will only make them available once they have been out for a minimum of four months. The publisher is hoping to maximize their sales by selling ebooks directly or through third … [Read more...] about TOR is delaying front-list ebooks on Overdrive
Amazon is going to launch the Kindle in Sweden
Amazon is planning on launching an Amazon website in Sweden and is in advanced talks with several Nordic logistics companies including PostNord, according to local media reports. PostNord communications director Thomas Backteman told Breakit that Amazon contacted the company about deliveries. Amazon didn’t reveal when it would come to Sweden, but Backteman thinks it will happen … [Read more...] about Amazon is going to launch the Kindle in Sweden
Amazon Prime Reading now available in France
Amazon has just launched their Prime Reading program in France. Subscribers can now access thousands of ebooks, all for free. There are over one thousand audiobooks, comics, ebooks and digital magazines that are available.Prime Reading offers premium subscribers free access to digital books, including "Harry Potter ," The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Stuck in … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Reading now available in France
Apple might bundle news and magazines with music and video
Apple is looking to become a viable player in the online subscription business. The Wall Street Journal and the Information have it on good authority that Apple will be bundling news content and magazines with their Apple Music program and their upcoming video unit.Many people are feeling fatigued at the sheer number of subscription services out there now for people who … [Read more...] about Apple might bundle news and magazines with music and video
Simon and Schuster Launches Book Club Favorites
Simon & Schuster is launching a virtual book club and they have set up a website, Facebook page and have even partnered with Bright Cellars, who will deliver a myriad of different wines each month. The first pick will be Alice Hoffman’s The Rules of Magic, which goes on sale June 26.There will be no discounts for book clubs who want to purchase multiple copies and the … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster Launches Book Club Favorites
Everything you need to know about Social DRM for ebooks
The vast majority of major publishers in North America use very intrusive DRM by Adobe that prevents users from easily backing up their online purchases and prevents them from loading them on many smartphones and e-readers. If you purchase a Kindle book, it is impossible to transfer it to the Nook or Kobo, due to the incompatibility of DRM. Social DRM has been around for a … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about Social DRM for ebooks
Amazon Prime Reading now available in Italy and Spain
Amazon launched Prime Reading in Italy and Spain a few weeks ago and this program allows readers to have access to a myriad of audiobooks, comics, ebooks and magazines. There are 500 titles available in both languages from an array of local publishers and big name books that have been translated.Some of the more notable books from Prime Reading are Harry Potter and the … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Reading now available in Italy and Spain
Google Reopens their Play Books Publisher Program
The Google Publisher Program allowed independent authors and small presses to sell ebooks in the Google Play bookstore. When the program was active it become a cesspool of piracy. Fake authors would sell ebooks they never wrote and  publishing companies would rename all of the main characters in Harry Potter or 50 Shades of Grey and would peddle them off as their own original … [Read more...] about Google Reopens their Play Books Publisher Program
Amazon Launches Freetime Unlimited on iOS
Amazon Freetime Unlimited gives your kid unlimited access to more than 10,000 age-appropriate books, movies and TV shows with characters from Disney, PBS Kids, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., Marvel and some Amazon Originals. Parents have access to a dashboard that lets them see what their children are reading and watching for the past 90 days and can set limits on the app. This … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Freetime Unlimited on iOS