Amazon quietly released two new Fire Tablets today and they are both available for pre-order. The Fire 7 and Fire HD8 are incremental refreshes that do not offer a compelling enough reason for people who bought a tablet last year, but will appeal to people with three or four year old Fire Tablets. The Fire 7 comes in two variants, a 8GB model for $49 and a 16GB version for … [Read more...] about New Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Now Available for Pre-Order
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Kindle Freetime Unlimited Now Available on Google Play and Good e-Reader
Amazon Kindle Freetime Unlimited is a subscription program that is aimed at kids and the platform has thousands of eBooks, movies, television shows and apps. All of the content that is available on the service has all advertising and in-app payments removed, to make sure the little ones don’t rack up the bill. Freetime Unlimited was only available on Fire Tablets, but Amazon … [Read more...] about Kindle Freetime Unlimited Now Available on Google Play and Good e-Reader
Amazon Underground Android App Store is Closing This Summer
The Amazon Underground App Store was a bold experiment that was launched in 2015. The main premise was to offer paid apps for free and Amazon would pay developers depending on the amount of time that users were engaged. The money Amazon would pay app development companies stemmed from banner and video advertisements. Amazon has just announced that Underground is shutting down. … [Read more...] about Amazon Underground Android App Store is Closing This Summer
Amazon Introduces New Parental Dashboard for Kindle Freetime
Amazon has introduced a new parental dashboard for the free and paid version of Kindle Freetime. This new system allows parents to see exactly how their kids are spending their time while on Fire devices. The dashboard also includes what Amazon is calling “Discussion Cards” that give parents a summary of the content their kids have interacted with, to make conversations about … [Read more...] about Amazon Introduces New Parental Dashboard for Kindle Freetime
National Digital Library India Android App Offers 6.5 Million Free eBooks
The Digital Library of India is a new Android app that launched one month ago and already has over one million downloads. There are currently over 6.5 million free e-books and academic journals currently available in Hindi, English, and Bengali with more languages to follow. There are thousands of fiction novels to read, but primarily this repository focuses on education … [Read more...] about National Digital Library India Android App Offers 6.5 Million Free eBooks
Libro.fm unveils paid monthly subscriptions for Indie Bookstores
Libro.fm is a small audiobook company and in October they ironed out an agreement with the American Booksellers Association. They managed to get their collection of over 70,000 titles in over 2,000 locations and bookstores could get a commision if their patrons purchased the audio edition of their favorite titles. Today, Libro.fm announced that 280 bookstores will be able to … [Read more...] about Libro.fm unveils paid monthly subscriptions for Indie Bookstores
Google Play Books is offering $5 in free ebook credit
Google Play is celebrating their 5th anniversary since they abandoned the "Android Market" moniker with a promotion that is sure to resonate with people who like to read. The company is offering $5 in free credit to purchase an e-book from a dedicated list. There is a ton of bestsellers available by authors such as Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, J.D. Robb, John Grisham and hundreds … [Read more...] about Google Play Books is offering $5 in free ebook credit
WattPad Tap is a new storytelling app and it’s blowing up
Tap by Wattpad is a free app for short, chat-style stories. The stories unfold via chat messages, as if you’re reading someone’s text conversation. You move the story forward by simply tapping to reveal the next part. WattPad is experiencing tremendous success with this new app and over 125 million Taps recorded in the past few weeks. One of the big reasons why Tap is so … [Read more...] about WattPad Tap is a new storytelling app and it’s blowing up
National Book Foundation Launches Innovative Readers Prize
The National Book Foundation has launched a new contest whereby they will giveaway a $10,000 prize to an individual or organization that has developed an innovative project which creates and sustains a lifelong love of reading in the community they serve. In addition, the Foundation will recognize four projects, which will receive honorable mention. Libraries, Non-profits … [Read more...] about National Book Foundation Launches Innovative Readers Prize
China is demanding that all Android App Stores Register with the Goverment
China is clamping down hard on third party Android App Stores and demanding that they register with the Cyberspace Administration. This is being done to prevent rampant malware and to squash newspapers and magazines that do not fall in line with party policy. Google Play does not exist in China and millions of people use their Android devices on a daily basis and download … [Read more...] about China is demanding that all Android App Stores Register with the Goverment