The Toronto Public Library has emerged as the top lender of e-books, audiobooks, and e-magazines in 2021 as digital reading reached an all-time high last year. Overdrive revealed more than half a billion digital content was circulated through them in 2021. Specifically, it is 506 million e-books, audiobooks, and digital magazines that went into circulation in the past year, … [Read more...] about Toronto Public Library hits 9 million digital checkouts in 2021
BlackBerry is ending support to its Android apps by August 2022
BlackBerry, it seems, is slowly drifting into oblivion. For long after it had shunned the BlackBerry OS and moved onto the Android bandwagon, the company now seems to be winding up its operations in the Android domain as well. As a CrackBerry forum member John Albert found out and reported by Liliputing, some of the key Android apps that still made BlackBerry smartphones … [Read more...] about BlackBerry is ending support to its Android apps by August 2022
RBmedia published 7,500 audiobooks in 2021
RBmedia is the largest audiobook producer in the world. With nearly 60,000 exclusive titles, our audiobooks continually dominate key literary awards and bestseller lists. The company’s powerful digital retail and library distribution network reaches millions of listeners around the globe. Their titles are distributed to Overdrive, Hoopla, Audible, iTunes, Google Play and … [Read more...] about RBmedia published 7,500 audiobooks in 2021
Everything you need to know about Dark Mode on the Kindle
The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Oasis has a feature called Dark Mode. This is a system that inverts the text and background, so the background would be black and text is white. This makes reading on the Kindle easier at night, so you won't disturb others. The latest generation Paperwhite has a front-lit display and color temperature system, which allows users to … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about Dark Mode on the Kindle
Book sales in the United Kingdom are booming
Book sales in the UK are soaring. Over 212 million titles were sold in 2021, the highest in a decade. Neilson Book Scan said the sales increase was primarily attributed to crime novels, sci-fi, fantasy, romance and personal development titles. Sales last year increased by 5%, compared to 2020. Print sales totalled £1.82 billion, which is the first time that this figure has been … [Read more...] about Book sales in the United Kingdom are booming
Book Recommendations to Match Your Mood
Emotions can be mystifying. I’m sure we can all relate to those confusing experiences where one minute we are relaxed and laughing, and then in the next moment, we are suddenly anxious and upset. Or how about when we find ourselves attracted to someone we don’t really like? Even though it can seem that they they pop up out of nowhere, puzzling our logical minds making our … [Read more...] about Book Recommendations to Match Your Mood
Surface Pro 8 4G LTE models now on sale, range starts at $1,350
The Surface Pro 8 with integrated 4G LTE support is now available to buy, Liliputing reported. However, Microsoft is offering the device as a business aid though there is no stopping anyone from buying the same. However, since it is targeted at business users at the moment, it comes pre-loaded with the Windows 11 Pro OS. The Surface Pro 8 otherwise comes powered by the Intel … [Read more...] about Surface Pro 8 4G LTE models now on sale, range starts at $1,350
Bigme B1 Max+ Color 10.3 Color E INK E-Note is coming out soon
Bigme is going to be releasing a very interesting premium digital note taking device in a couple of months. This device will be employing E INK Kaleido Plus color e-paper and will have a massive 10.3 inch screen. The key selling points is 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, with an SD card and it will be running Android 11, which will make it compatible with virtually any … [Read more...] about Bigme B1 Max+ Color 10.3 Color E INK E-Note is coming out soon
Got your start into high fantasy? Here’s what you can read next.
About a week ago, we made a list of novels that make for excellent reads if you're looking to break into the high fantasy genre. Of course, the list was aimed at readers who are only just entering this excellent branch of literature. There is no shortage of amazing titles under the high fantasy banner, so we continue that list today. Today's fresh set of recommendations … [Read more...] about Got your start into high fantasy? Here’s what you can read next.
Reasons why you should buy your next e-reader online rather than in a physical store
The growth of e-commerce has been exponential in recent years - particularly in the tech sector which has been utterly transformed by online sales. However, while most of us are now all relatively au fait with shopping online, there are some particularly sound reasons why buying our gadgets, devices and e-readers over the internet makes considerable sense. Online store vs … [Read more...] about Reasons why you should buy your next e-reader online rather than in a physical store