In November 2016 Amazon released a new font called Ember Bold for the Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Voyage. This new typeface will give older readers and people with vision problems an opportunity to read their favorite e-books.In the past, one of the biggest complaints that people with vision problems had with the Amazon Kindle is that regular fonts were … [Read more...] about This is the new Ember Bold Font on the Kindle Oasis
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B&N Issues NOOK Glowlight Plus Firmware Update to Fix Overdrive Token Errors
Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight Plus users have experienced errors when trying to access Overdrive e-Books for the past month and a half. The Nook development team have finally pushed out a firmware update and is available to download via WIFI.The root of the problem had to do with Overdrive updating their security certificates and resulted in Nook Glowlight Plus owners … [Read more...] about B&N Issues NOOK Glowlight Plus Firmware Update to Fix Overdrive Token Errors
Dasung is sold out of the Paperlike E-paper Monitor
Dasung has reported that the Paperlike E-paper secondary computer monitor is completely sold out. It remains to be seen if they will have more stock in the future, but it is very unlikely. The company is instead focusing on their new 13.3 inch e-reader that will have the ability to function as a secondary display via Bluetooth.Little is known about the new 13.3 inch E Ink … [Read more...] about Dasung is sold out of the Paperlike E-paper Monitor
Kobo is taking over Exclusive Books eBook Business
Kobo has just announced that they have come to terms to take over the e-book business unit of Exclusive Books. They will be gravitating everyone who purchased digital content to the Kobo ecosystem and Exclusive will begin emailing customers on how to begin the migration process.Exclusive Books is one of the largest booksellers in South Africa and they are getting out of the … [Read more...] about Kobo is taking over Exclusive Books eBook Business
Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 7 Unboxing Video
Barnes and Noble released the Nook 7 Tablet in late 2016 and the big selling point is the affordability factor. You can pick one up in any of the booksellers 640 locations in the US for a paltry $49.00. Surprisingly this is not a Samsung branded device, instead B&N and a company in China designed the hardware.The Nook Tablet 7 features a seven inch capacitive touchscreen … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 7 Unboxing Video
Barnes and Noble Removes $50 Nook Tablet From Store Shelves
Barnes and Noble has suspended selling their new $50 Nook Tablet that they introduced late last year. All 650 stores are no longer able to sell new devices and they have received a directive from the head office in New York that they have to remove them from store shelves.B&N says three instances have been reported “involving the adapter sold with the NOOK Tablet 7”. … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Removes $50 Nook Tablet From Store Shelves
There are now 5 Million Amazon Kindle eBooks
Amazon is celebrating their ten year anniversary of the Kindle in November, but the Seattle company has already hit a major milestone. The total number of e-books available on the Amazon Kindle have hit the 5 million mark. It depends on what country you access Amazon though. In the United States, Amazon will display 4,947,718 e-books and at the current growth rate there will be … [Read more...] about There are now 5 Million Amazon Kindle eBooks
Contest – Win a Free Six Month Subscription to Audiobooks.com
Good e-Reader is proud to partner with Audiobooks.com to provide 2 users with a free six month subscription. You will be able to listen to one free audiobook per month from their entire catalog of 100,000 bestsellers and new releases.Free Six Month Subscription to Audiobooks.com … [Read more...] about Contest – Win a Free Six Month Subscription to Audiobooks.com
How does Kobo handle e-book recommendations?
Kobo is the second largest digital bookstore in the world and they have over five million titles in their catalog. One of the big challenges is being able to accurately recommend titles to individual users based on their reading habits. Kobo has addressed this problem by leveraging big data and machine learning.“Modern recommendation systems, no matter how technically … [Read more...] about How does Kobo handle e-book recommendations?
Kobo Aura One e-Reader is back in Stock on the Indigo Website
The Kobo Aura One e-reader is back in stock on the main Chapters/Indigo website after selling out in December. Canadian and US residents can now place online orders and have their devices shipped out right away. The Aura One is still not available on the main Kobo website after selling out in October, although the company has said that they are receiving new units sometime in … [Read more...] about Kobo Aura One e-Reader is back in Stock on the Indigo Website
The Good e-Reader 13.3 is shipping now
The Good e-Reader 13.3 Android e-reader has been in the crowdfunding stage for the past eight months and we are proud to announce the first batch of units are now shipping out to early backers. Hundreds of additional e-readers will be shipping out to customers in early February.Our e-reader is the first 13.3 inch device in the world that features a WACOM screen that allows … [Read more...] about The Good e-Reader 13.3 is shipping now
Jing Page X 9.7 e-Reader Launches in China
The Remarkable e-Reader was announced last month and garnered a tremendous amount of press from mainstream media. It looks like a company in China has beat them to the punch with a new e-reader that is very similar, but has a smaller screen.The Jing Page X features a 9.7 inch E-Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1200 X 825. The screen features the same Electromagnetic … [Read more...] about Jing Page X 9.7 e-Reader Launches in China
Kindle for PC can now be used by people who are visually impaired
NVDA is a free screen reader that is optimized for people with vision disorders. It reads the text on the screen in a computerised voice. You can control what is read to you by moving the cursor to the relevant area of text with a mouse or the arrows on your keyboard and it also can convert text to braille if you have an add-on. The company has announced that in February their … [Read more...] about Kindle for PC can now be used by people who are visually impaired