Goodreads has been quietly working on a beta version of ebook discovery and social community Android app. The company published the beta in May and socilited a number of users in their community to test it out and give their feedback. Today, GoodReads has discontinued their old app and are now using the new one and it … [Read more...]
Google launches dedicated Podcast App
Google Podcasts launched a couple of months ago, but it was incorporated into the Google Music. It has a confusing layout and it suffered from being lost in the shuffle. Google is now supporting podcasts directly and in a more meaningful way with a standalone Google Podcasts app for Android. Google Podcasts, will … [Read more...]
Microsoft Edge for Android can Read ebooks
Microsoft has just added e-reader functionality to their Android app and like their iOS counterpart you can read ebooks, you just can't buy them. This app is considered to be in preview mode, so it lacks most of the functionality as the main desktop version, such as TTS and Cortana. The only thing the new Edge … [Read more...]
Goodreads Beta for Android is now available
GoodReads is the largest social book community in the world. You can talk about books with your friends or track your yearly reading goals. Amazon owns them and you can access Goodreads on any Kindle e-Reader. Goodreads has just launched a new beta Android app that that will eventually replace the current Android app … [Read more...]
Audiobook Reader has just received 10,000 installs
One month ago Good e-Reader released a new Android app called Audiobook Reader and it utilizes Amazon Polly TTS to turn any ebook into an audiobook. It is the first app to take advantage of the Amazon voice assistant in this manner and we have just hit 10,000 installs in the past three weeks. This app took over six … [Read more...]
Amazon Launches Lite Internet Browser for Android
Amazon has just launched a lite internet browser for emerging markets. The app is less than 2MB and is primarily designed for phones that have a 2G data connection or don't have much internal storage. Amazon is hoping that people download this app instead of other browsers which range from 21MB to 50MB in size and they … [Read more...]
Good e-Reader News Now Available on Android
We have just launched a dedicated news app for Android and it provides a very customizable reading experience. You can save your favorite stories or totally remove the ones you have already read. There is a day and night theme and plenty of font options to enlarge or reduce the size of the text. Good e-Reader News is … [Read more...]
Audiobook Reader by Good e-Reader Android App Review
The Audio Reader by Good e-Reader turns your ebooks into audiobooks. The narration is brought to you by Amazon Polly, which sounds like Alexa. You can import in ebooks in English or 28 other languages have them read aloud in male and female voices. The TTS system can be turned off and you can use our app has a … [Read more...]
Good e-Reader Launches Audiobook Reader for Android
Good e-Reader would like to introduce our first major Android app for smartphones and tablets. It is called Audio Reader and it turns any ebook into an audiobook. It reads aloud all of your sideloaded content using Amazon Polly, which is what Alexa is built on. We support 28 different languages and 12 different voices … [Read more...]
New Alexa update for Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets
Starting this week, Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 (2017) owners can enjoy a new way to interact with Alexa on their tablets. Instead of pressing down on the Alexa button, Fire owners can simply use their voice to ask Alexa to play a song, turn off the lights, start or pause a movie. Amazon said to use Alexa hands-free … [Read more...]
Google Audiobooks Unveils a Slew of New Features
Google Audiobooks launched a few months ago to compete against Apple and Audible. Today Google has implemented a few updates to make it even easier to enjoy a great book, whether you like to listen on the go with your phone or at home with the Google Assistant on Google Home. Never lose your place with Smart … [Read more...]
Indigo Reco has been a Dismal Failure
Indigo Books and Music released a social community and book discovery app in 2016 called Reco for iOS. Reco allows you to develop your own book lists for titles you are currently reading and want to read and then share it via social media. Your lists are not just limited to print either, but you can also include ebooks … [Read more...]