June is audiobook month and this occurs every year. Over the course of the entire month, online retailers offer plenty of promotional discounts. The Audiobook Publishers Association is running a 30 day challenge on Instagram for a bevy of prizes. This post will be updated as the deals start rolling in.AudibleAnother 40 audiobook titles have just landed completely free … [Read more...] about June is Audiobook Month and Retailers are Gearing up for Big Sales
Hunger Games prequel sold 500,000 copies in its first week
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was released on May 19th and sold 500,000 copies in the first week and in the second week, 270,000 copies were sold. This total stems from audiobook, ebook and hardcover sales. This is actually pretty huge news, because many bookstores were still closed, which means most of these orders were made online.The novel is set in the world of … [Read more...] about Hunger Games prequel sold 500,000 copies in its first week
Color E Ink Smartphone vs Color E Ink e-Reader
E Ink has new color e-paper technology that is coming to a bunch of new e-readers and smartphones later this year. The Hisense A5C is the only color e-paper smartphone that is available to purchase and ditto with the iReader C6, although it is only available in China. The purpose of this review is to give you a sense on how a color smartphone compares to a color e-reader. This … [Read more...] about Color E Ink Smartphone vs Color E Ink e-Reader
Pocketbook is selling e-readers on Newegg
Pocketbook has been in the e-reader business a very long time and to buy one of their products, the only way to do it in the United States was to buy from Good e-Reader. The company has just secured distribution rights to Newegg to sell their older ebook readers.Pocketbook is selling their InkPad 3 Pro for $279 and the InkPad X for $449. These are their premium devices that … [Read more...] about Pocketbook is selling e-readers on Newegg
Podium Audio and Tapas Media form a New Partnership
Podium is an audio-first entertainment studio that finances, develops, produces and distributes immersive audio content. It gained international notice for turning unknown author Andy Weir’s e-book The Martian into the most successful audiobook in the world. The company has published 1,300 audiobooks and 50 of them have become bestsellers. The company has partnered with Tapas … [Read more...] about Podium Audio and Tapas Media form a New Partnership
Indigo Books has reopened 130 Bookstores in Canada
Indigo Books have been shuttered since early March and they are reopening over 130 bookstores in Canada and the rest will open their doors in phases. If you are looking to buy a new book, it is important to note that Indigo is limiting store capacity to ensure physical distancing, enhancing cleaning protocols, offer hand sanitizer in-store, contactless pay methods and having … [Read more...] about Indigo Books has reopened 130 Bookstores in Canada
Amazon Kindle Unlimited Free Subscriptions a major selling factor?
Amazon Kindle Unlimited is a subscription system where users get access to over a million audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels and magazines. The cost is normally around 9.99 per month and obviously there are enough paid subs to make the platform worth maintaining. Lately, Amazon has been leveraging free subscriptions with the purchase of a new Kindle e-reader, is Kindle … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Unlimited Free Subscriptions a major selling factor?
Audiobook Trend Continues to Grow during the Pandemic
Bookstores and libraries all over the world have closed and this has led to a boom in online sales. Audiobooks in particular have been doing very well. In the United States there was a 15.1% increase in sales, compared to March of last year, reaching $50 million in revenue. Within the Downloaded Audio format, Children’s Books jumped 46.6% during the month, and 25.9% … [Read more...] about Audiobook Trend Continues to Grow during the Pandemic
Audible moving to Enhanced Format for audiobooks
In the next few weeks Audible we will be moving all downloads to an enhanced, high-quality audio format and will no longer support format 4 downloading. Your Audible titles are yours to keep and will be available for download in the new, higher-quality audio format. If you prefer to listen to your Audible titles in format 4 audio, you will want to download them all to your … [Read more...] about Audible moving to Enhanced Format for audiobooks
Things You Can Read On While On Quarantine
The COVID-19 outbreak made governments shut down schools and offices temporarily. It has definitely affected the economy. Nonetheless, there’s still the positive side of getting that much-needed respite from the hustle and bustle of work or school. An excellent way to spend your self-imposed isolation is to read books. You can take advantage of printed materials to gain new … [Read more...] about Things You Can Read On While On Quarantine
Hisense A6l and Hisense A5 Pro Now Available from Good e-Reader
Hisense has two phones that are coming out in the next few weeks and they both feature E INK screens. The A6L is a dual screen device, one side is LCD and the other is e-paper, while the Hisense A5 Pro is a followup to the original A5 that came out a few years ago.The HiSense A6L is a dual screen E INK smartphone with a 6.53 inch LCD display on the front and a 5.84-inch … [Read more...] about Hisense A6l and Hisense A5 Pro Now Available from Good e-Reader
