Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo offer different ways to monitor the progress in your favorite eBook. Some rely on the overall percentage left in a specific chapter, while others display a total reading time. Good e-Reader looked into the most popular ways people like to monitor their own reading progress and would like to give you a sense of our data. 829 eBook readers … [Read more...] about How Do You Monitor Your e-Reading Progress?
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2015 was the worst year ever for e-readers
e-Reader innovation has ground to a halt and no new technology has been developed since 2013. This was the worst year on record in terms of overall sales. Many analysts have proclaimed that only 9 million units have shipped this year, which is a decrease from the 12 million dedicated e-ink devices were sold in 2014 and a far cry from 20 million units that were sold in … [Read more...] about 2015 was the worst year ever for e-readers
Icarus Starts Taking 8 inch XL e-Reader orders on Indiegogo
Icarus announced an 8 inch e-reader a few weeks ago and they have just started processing pre-orders on Indiegogo for $169 per unit. The Illumina XL features an 8 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 768. Icarus decided to employ E-Ink Pearl technology because the higher resolution e-Ink Carta screens aren’t compatible with 8 inch … [Read more...] about Icarus Starts Taking 8 inch XL e-Reader orders on Indiegogo
Have a New Kindle Fire Tablet? Download Apps from Good e-Reader
Amazon has just refreshed their entire Fire tablet lineup and many people are purchasing the new $50 Fire model. The Amazon App Store is the only way you can install apps out of the box, but the store is very limited. Amazon does not host anything that directly competes against any of their core segments. The Good e-Reader App Store is your solution. We have over 42,000 apps … [Read more...] about Have a New Kindle Fire Tablet? Download Apps from Good e-Reader
Podcast: All of the Big Apple News from WWDC
Welcome to another edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we take a look at all of the big announcements coming out the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. There are big changes coming with iOS 9, Siri enhancements and Apple Music. Also on the show is my take on a recent book, the Modern Mercenary and Amazon promoting the new Despicable ME movie on their shipping … [Read more...] about Podcast: All of the Big Apple News from WWDC
Good e-Reader App Store Now Has 21 Thousand Developer Accounts
The Good e-Reader Android and Blackberry App Store is the largest in Canada and we have just hit a major milestone. Over 21 thousand developers have registered accounts with us in the last two years. Developers on Good e-Reader can submit both free and paid apps. Free apps are accessible to be downloaded on our website and official Client. Paid apps are only on our website … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader App Store Now Has 21 Thousand Developer Accounts
Good e-Reader Introduces Paid Android and Blackberry Apps
The Good e-Reader Android and Blackberry App Store has been going strong for the last four years. There are over 40,000 apps and games currently available and users can download them via the web or via one of our many app clients, such as our Blackberry Playbook Store, Android App Store and even our Kids App Store. Today, we are proud to unveil the next step in our evolutionary … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Introduces Paid Android and Blackberry Apps
Paid Apps Soon Available on the Good e-Reader Android App Store
The Good e-Reader Android and Blackberry App store is the largest in Canada and has been gaining solid traction on the worldwide stage. Currently we have over 36,000 free apps and soon will be offering paid apps and an enhanced developers portal. It is our goal to be the best indie app store and we are constantly testing out new features and focusing on innovation. In the … [Read more...] about Paid Apps Soon Available on the Good e-Reader Android App Store
Good e-Reader App Store Enhanced for Speed
Its the New Year and we have been working very hard on making our Good e-Reader Android and Blackberry App Store faster than ever. We have put a priority on refining the way we handle images and serve our downloads. The end result is a more robust website and for anyone using our App Store Android App, you will notice a dramatic increase in performance. One of the ways we … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader App Store Enhanced for Speed
Podcast: New e-Readers for 2014 and Sony Updates
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today the show centers on all of the latest news from the past week. There has been a TON of e-reader news coming out with new devices being announced and slated to be released in the next few months. I will give you a preview of the new Kindle, Nook, Icarus, Pocketbook and other major brands. In addition, Sony is … [Read more...] about Podcast: New e-Readers for 2014 and Sony Updates
Good e-Reader Unveils Updated Android News App
Over the course of the last few years our News App for Android was not very compelling. It was slow, unwieldy and not indicative to the simplified vision we had for reading our stories on your phone or tablet. We have solved this situation by launching our updated News App for Android Smartphones. In the last few weeks we have launched a brand new mobile version of our … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Unveils Updated Android News App