Welcome back to a full sized edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael Kozlowski is flying solo and giving you a sense on the latest happenings in the e-reader industry. On the show today Michael talks all the latest Kobo news and some of their devices that have recently been discontinued. Amazon is also on the news, with their new venture into eCommerce with … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio Show – March 6 2015
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Amazon Introduces New Installment Plan for Kindle HDX
The latest line of Amazon Kindle tablets got a lot of fanfare when they first came out and the lack of major retail distribution partners is hurting sales. Amazon had a resort to a series of popup stores in California just to build demand for them and today introduced a new plan to try and sell more units. Amazon has just unveiled a new installment plan program that works … [Read more...] about Amazon Introduces New Installment Plan for Kindle HDX
Good e-Reader Week in Review – We Attended the Kobo and Amazon Launch Events
Over the course of the last week, our core team was split up between Toronto, Ontario and Santa Monica, California. We attended both the Amazon and Kobo launch events where we saw a total of six new devices being launched and went hands-on with every single one! This was the first time that we have ever covered two major launches on opposite ends of North America! Sure, we have … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week in Review – We Attended the Kobo and Amazon Launch Events
Good e-Reader Radio – The Best Tablets for Back to School
Welcome to another edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we talk about the best tablets for back to school season. We give you an indication of the most cost effective ones on the market today and a rundown of their capabilities. Digital Textbook rental companies are gaining more traction in the industry and we name the top 3 you want to deal with, if you are thinking … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio – The Best Tablets for Back to School
Good e-Reader Week in Review – Aug 13th to Aug 17th 2012
During the last week, the biggest news item was Sony finally releasing its latest e-reader, the PRS-T2. It features more social media integration via Evernote and Facebook. The Bas Group has also launched a new device, called the Bebook Pure. In this weekly roundup we check out the most important news stories over the course of the last week and give you the essential news you … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week in Review – Aug 13th to Aug 17th 2012
Good e-Reader Week in Review
During this last week many of the top six publishers released their 2nd Quarter financial results and bodes well for the eBook industry. Lots of new Android devices have been launched and there is tons of news as always! Welcome to the Good e-Reader Week in Review weekly publication, covering the essential stories you need to know about. The Dutch eBook Industry is Rising -Â … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week in Review
Kobo Puts the Kibosh on eBook Lending
Kobo has officially suspended development of a secret ebook lending program they have been working on the last eight months. The company intended on going head to head with Amazon and Barnes and Noble offering customers this feature. Kobo could have made a strong play with this due to the fact they have more of an international outreach than either of those two companies. Due … [Read more...] about Kobo Puts the Kibosh on eBook Lending
Authors Bypass E-Readers to Self-Publish Book Apps
With the new technology available to authors considering digital publishing, a new breed of self-publishing is opening up to authors with a minimum of computer skills: the book as app. Rather than a fairly simple formatted text document, the app book can be considered book overkill, offering interactive features, embedded videos, full-color graphics, real-time audio, and … [Read more...] about Authors Bypass E-Readers to Self-Publish Book Apps
Summertime Damage to Portable Devices
One of the much-touted benefits of a reading-specific device or tablet PC is its go-anywhere capability, the luxury of having an entire reading library and audio collection on hand in any situation. When making the decision to purchase an e-reader or tablet, many first-time device buyers may have envisioned leisure time at poolside with a limitless supply of summer … [Read more...] about Summertime Damage to Portable Devices
Inkling Makes E-Textbooks a Reality
Opponents of the more academically-structured functions of e-readers have long sited the awkward accessibility of search features as one of the barriers to widespread adoption of electronic texts in educational settings. The belief that e-readers aren’t the most user-friendly interface for any digital content which requires rapid movement throughout the text have been … [Read more...] about Inkling Makes E-Textbooks a Reality
Libreka Seeks to Broaden Digital Reading in Germany
Despite the launch of the Amazon.de German Kindle store in April of this year and the designation of Germany by many industry leaders as the next front line of digital publishing, e-book sales have not taken off as they were originally expected. Unlike its U.S. online counterpart, which now sells more e-books than print, the German Kindle store sells only one e-book for every … [Read more...] about Libreka Seeks to Broaden Digital Reading in Germany
The Good e-Reader Newsletter Issue 3
We are sending out the most recent edition of our Good e-Reader Newsletter today! This is our 3rd issue and we'd like to thank everyone who has signed up thus far to receive it! Signing up is totally free and the Good e-Reader Newsletter is perfect for people who want to get the most essential stories of the week. The Good e-Reader Newsletter gives you 6 of the top stories … [Read more...] about The Good e-Reader Newsletter Issue 3
Free Calibre Download Lets Authors Digitally Self-publish
With a user base of over 2 million unique downloads since its release in August 2009, Calibre file conversion software is making it possible for authors to convert their Open Office, Word, and other text files to formats that are compatible with numerous e-readers through Windows, OS, and Linux. By putting the capability in the hands of the authors, this software, which also … [Read more...] about Free Calibre Download Lets Authors Digitally Self-publish
What Brand e-Reader do you have? Top 10 Poll Results
We ran a poll in December 2010 and January 2011 on what brand of e-reader proved to be the most popular with the regular visitors of Good e-Reader. This poll was run during the crucial holiday season and the month afterwords. We did not ask what e-reader in particular people had, but only what brand they decided to go with. We had 647 votes total cast in two months and the … [Read more...] about What Brand e-Reader do you have? Top 10 Poll Results