One of the things that many readers still lament with the advent of digital reading the connection with the authors that comes from live book signings and book tours. Having an author autograph a print edition turns a simple book into a treasured collectible. While there are ebook autographing options on the market, such as Kindlegraph, that inserts a page file into the … [Read more...] about Autography iTunes App Brings Fans Closer to their Authors
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Kindle Fire Reaching Out to the Family
Barnes&Noble announced an eye-opening statistic this year that the largest customer demographic to purchase (or receive as a gift) the Nook Color was middle-aged women, and after further scrutiny, that news made perfect sense. The Nook Color is a light-weight Android-based tablet which was promoted through media campaigns for simple e-reading of books and full-color … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire Reaching Out to the Family
iStoryTime Expanding with New Investment Funds
We profiled a strong front-runner in the app book market over the summer when iStoryTime partnered with HP to pre-install its children’s multi-interactive book app, Kung Fu Panda 2, on the newly released Touchpad tablet. At the time, iStoryTime was holding quite steady in terms of sales of its many children’s apps in the Apple store. Now, the app book publisher has issued a … [Read more...] about iStoryTime Expanding with New Investment Funds
AudioBooks; Dogwalkers Best Friend
As eBooks gain momentum, we should lend an ear towards the humble audiobook, which has been around for decades and was originally designed for those who could not read. When Apple launched the iPod nearly ten years ago, it opened many ears to a whole new way to listen to music, but the iPod proved to be useful for far more. Audiobooks occupy just as important a place … [Read more...] about AudioBooks; Dogwalkers Best Friend