Sling Media's Sling Player app has been available on almost all tablet devices one can think of except the omission of one key tablet device -- the Kindle Fire. However, all of that is set to change with the Sling Player finally ready to make its presence felt on what can be termed the flag bearer of the Android tablet bastion right now. Apart from of course the Amazon tablet, … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire All Set to Play Host to the SlingPlayer App
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Report: Amazon has sold over 6 million Kindle Fires
Amazon is notorious for not releasing cold sales figures of its e-reader and tablet sales. They are a private company and are under no obligation to report the exact figures for any of its products or services. Amazon did release a press release a few weeks ago claiming it had sold "millions of Kindles" every week in December leading up to the holiday season.A prominent … [Read more...] about Report: Amazon has sold over 6 million Kindle Fires
Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News
Reflecting on the happenings in the tablet field this past week, what comes to the fore is that there has been no major tablet launches during the period though the usual doses of rumors and speculation had its share of limelight all along. The biggest news of the past week has of course been the way the Apple iPad almost steamrolled the competition by announcing total sales … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News
Kindle Fire and Nook Tablets May Account for Almost 40 Percent of Android Tablet Sales
That there has been a marked rise in sales of Android tablets, as found out by research firm Strategy Analytics. The study reveals 10.5 million units of Android based tablets had being shipped in the last quarter of 2011. The figure indicates an increase by a whooping 300 percent over the same period a year earlier. Android devices now command 39 percent market share of the … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire and Nook Tablets May Account for Almost 40 Percent of Android Tablet Sales
Amazon Divulges Some Critical Numbers at Digital Book World
Most of the big names in electronic reading—Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo—like to keep a lid on all information about things like sales figures on devices, numbers of ebooks sold, and more. So when Amazon’s VP of Kindle Content Russ Grandinetti took the main stage at Digital Book World and enlightened the publishing industry crowd about some of that information, everyone paid … [Read more...] about Amazon Divulges Some Critical Numbers at Digital Book World
Amazon Kindle Touch 5.0.3 Update Released and Boosts Performance
Amazon has quietly released a new firmware update for their first touchscreen e-reader, the Kindle Touch. This new upgrade enhances the speed of the device in relation to page turns and hitting the menu button to go back to the home screen.In addition to boosted performance with page turns and the home menu there are quite a number of enhancements that Amazon fails to … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Touch 5.0.3 Update Released and Boosts Performance
Each Kindle Fire Sold is Making Amazon Richer by More Than $100
Amazon's ploy of selling the Kindle Fire cheap or even at a loss and make up for it by selling content seems to be working fine. For as per a survey conducted by an investment banking firm RBC, Amazon is raking in more than $100 for every Kindle Fire sold, which is several times more than the $3-$17 that the online retail giant is loosing with each Kindle Fire. Amazon never … [Read more...] about Each Kindle Fire Sold is Making Amazon Richer by More Than $100
Audiobooks the Next Victim in Digital Lending Saga
GoodEReader has been closely watching the ongoing struggles that public and school libraries and their patrons are facing as several major publishers decide exactly where digital content fits into the world of lending. But now, audiobooks are being pulled into the cross hairs.Penguin Group, which announced last year that any books published after November 14 would not be … [Read more...] about Audiobooks the Next Victim in Digital Lending Saga
Public Libraries Work to Meet Patron Demand for Ebooks
According to some projections, ebooks are the reason more people are reading. According to some librarians, ebook lending is the reason more people are borrowing books. So why is the model not working out too well?The ongoing drama over the Big Six vs. Amazon has left a lot of libraries and their patrons waiting on the sidelines of the debate in confusion, waiting patiently … [Read more...] about Public Libraries Work to Meet Patron Demand for Ebooks
New Allegations of Plagiarism on Amazon
With every new tool or technology, undoubtedly someone will find a way to use it for ill-gotten gains. The digital self-publishing industry has proven, unfortunately, to be no different.Stephanie Medeiros of Digital Journal wrote last week about allegations cropping up once again of authors uploading plagiarized content to Kindle Direct Publishing in hopes of making a few … [Read more...] about New Allegations of Plagiarism on Amazon
Adapting the Bookstore to the Digital Marketplace
A lot of the news about how digital reading is affecting bookstores—both major retailers and small independent brick-and-mortars—has focused on ways the physical bookstores can compete with both online book retailers and ebooks. But instead of competing, an article from Publishers Weekly demonstrates one instance in which a bookstore has joined the ebook revolution while still … [Read more...] about Adapting the Bookstore to the Digital Marketplace
The Progression of Ebooks into Reality Literature
While one of the great benefits to digital publishing has been the access authors now have to a variety of methods for putting their books into the hands of readers, one could argue that the same thing could be its undoing for authors who are struggling to be heard in a market that is quickly being overrun with content. In order to make themselves stand out, entirely new … [Read more...] about The Progression of Ebooks into Reality Literature
KDP Select Loans Nearly 300K eBooks
Amazon launched its KDP Select program to feed digital book titles into its Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, and the results have been positive. With right around 75,000 ebooks in its library, an exponential increase over the original launch, Kindle users have borrowed an astounding 259,000 individual check-outs of those titles in December alone.Part of the success of the … [Read more...] about KDP Select Loans Nearly 300K eBooks
Send to Kindle – A New Way to Send Personal Documents to Your Amazon Device
Amazon has just released a new way to send personal documents and other files to your Kindle, directly from your PC. This is a new application that the company has developed and gives you new options when you are looking at documents in Windows Explorer. You can use the new "Send to Kindle" feature that sends your docs to the cloud and will fall under your "Archive" area of … [Read more...] about Send to Kindle – A New Way to Send Personal Documents to Your Amazon Device