There's a bestselling novel just begging to be written about Indigo Books. Over the last year, Indigo has dealt with an onslaught of bizarre circumstances; from a cybersecurity attack, a constant CEO change-up, massive board member drama, a "hate-motivated" attack on a store front, selling sex toys, to now, a recent announcement regarding laying off employees. This tale has … [Read more...] about The Indigo Saga; Misfortune, Disbelief and Hope
ByteDance in Book Publishing
Lemon8 in the US, Bytedance, is all set to create a brand-new content application for its overseas market. According to USPTO, Lemon Inc. has requested a trademark for book publishing products and services. The trademark is named as 8TH NOTE PRESS and was reported by Business Insider earlier.As for the type of products/services that one can expect from the app, 8TH NOTE … [Read more...] about ByteDance in Book Publishing
StoryGraph is Popularizing Among Readers
Founded by Nadia Odunayo, StoryGraph is a cataloging web platform for books that have taken the industry by storm. It is a competitor of Goodreads and uses a freemium model along with subscription plans, where certain features are available for subscribers. Recently StoryGraph was also among hot topics in X (Twitter) for announcing that they have taken their platform offline to … [Read more...] about StoryGraph is Popularizing Among Readers
The Launch of Sesame Street Podcast
Image credit: Variety Sesame Workshop, along with Audible, has recently launched a Sesame Street podcast, Ready, Set, Ride with Elmo, for families and interested audiences. This comes as great news, as each episode is an absolute bundle of joy! As the name suggests, in every episode, Elmo picks a friend on Sesame Street in his Elmobile. As they come along, Elmobile transforms … [Read more...] about The Launch of Sesame Street Podcast
Reading to Inspire Writing: How it Works
If you are into regular book reading, you must have thought of writing at least once. Whether it's novels, comics, or just general stories, reading evokes an interest in writing in all of us. In fact, it's an incredible way to come up with the best storyline, characters, and everything else that's required for that perfectly written book. Here's how it works: Boosts Vocabulary … [Read more...] about Reading to Inspire Writing: How it Works
HANNspree launches HannsNote2 tablet with 10-inch RLCD panel
The Taiwan-based company HANNspree has introduced a new e-note device named HannsNote2 featuring a 10-inch full-color e-paper-like display. However, it isn't an E Ink display that the tablet comes with. Rather, the tablet features, what the company refers to as the Hannstar Color Crystal reflective display LCD panel. As it is with every other RLCD panel, it basically is an LCD … [Read more...] about HANNspree launches HannsNote2 tablet with 10-inch RLCD panel
Apple’s Siri aims to become an enhanced “Interactive Reading Assistant” with latest patent
Apple is set on enhancing Siri's capabilities as an "Interactive Reading Assistant," according to a newly granted patent identified by the patent number US 11887497 B2. As AppleWorld reported, the patent focuses on modifying text content based on reading and speech proficiency values, signaling Apple's commitment to further improving Siri's functionality.The patent … [Read more...] about Apple’s Siri aims to become an enhanced “Interactive Reading Assistant” with latest patent
Will E Ink Screens Be Replaced In the Future
While browsing the web, I stumbled upon an interesting post titled “When will E Ink screens get replaced by something better.” This tapped into my curiosity, and I read through the entire post and did some additional research.Here are my findings:At present, E Ink screens have a remarkable capacity to mimic papers. But the post asks how long it will remain a viable … [Read more...] about Will E Ink Screens Be Replaced In the Future
Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books at 50% Off at Barnes and Noble
It's the right time to buy your favorite sci-fi and fantasy books. Barnes & Noble is running a ‘buy one, get one 50% off sale’ through January 31. Add two titles to your card and save half of your money on your purchase. In addition, you will get impressive discounts on board games also.The sale also features some of the most notable science fiction and fantasy titles, … [Read more...] about Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books at 50% Off at Barnes and Noble
Weekly Shonen Champion Manga Magazine Offers For Free
It’s been almost a month since a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture. To distract survivors during this hard time, Japanese publisher Akita Shoten has provided one idea by announcing on January 24 that it will release several issues of its Weekly Shonen Champion magazine free for the public to read since hard copies may be impossible to buy … [Read more...] about Weekly Shonen Champion Manga Magazine Offers For Free
Spotify Pays ‘Tens of Millions’ to Audiobooks Publishers
Spotify has paid audiobook publishers “tens of millions” since launching audiobooks in premium in the UK, Australia, and the US last year, with Britney Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me (Gallery UK) the most listened to on the platform.A spokesperson for the Swedish tech giant said users have listened to more than 90,000 individual titles from the platform’s catalogue of more … [Read more...] about Spotify Pays ‘Tens of Millions’ to Audiobooks Publishers
Mudita is going to be releasing the Kompakt and Pure 2
Mudita has two new devices planned to be released sometime in the next few months. The first is the Mudita Kompakt, a full touchscreen E INK phone that has way more features than the Pure had. It will be Android OS-based and the size of a small e-book reader. It will connect to the Internet; there will even be a camera and more significant support for applications, but not the … [Read more...] about Mudita is going to be releasing the Kompakt and Pure 2
Elton John set to release memoir about farewell tour
Elton John is set to release a new book the documents his recent Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour which ran from 2018-2023. Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour is being published by Hyperion Avenue and set to be released on Sept.24th. John's husband David Furnish, who was the tour's creative director, writes the books' foreword.As shared by Variety, "From … [Read more...] about Elton John set to release memoir about farewell tour