There is no denying that there are more smartphones in the world than tablets and dedicated e-readers such as the Kindle. It is also important to note that the overall reading population in the US is massive. The books market, in terms of total books sold worldwide, is bigger than both movies and music. In a recent interview with Willem Van Lancker, the creative co-founder of … [Read more...] about Is Reading eBooks on your Smartphone a Product of Availability Bias?
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Amazon Updates Goodreads App for iOS
Amazon acquiring Goodreads back in March 2013 wasn't without controversy; weathering accusations of censorship and hindering creativity when user reviews and ratings were deleted without any warning. Since then, Goodreads has held steady as the go-to book recommendation service. This week, Amazon has released a welcome update to their iOS app (with an Android update heading our … [Read more...] about Amazon Updates Goodreads App for iOS
Amazon Has 3.4M Titles… And Counting
News that Amazon's catalog has reached 3.4 million records sounds like a good thing, for the retailer as much as for the customers searching for their next good read. Unfortunately, this may not be the case: when a new book is added every 5 minutes (an average of 12 titles per hour), how do you manage to get yours noticed?These rapid increases run the risk or burying … [Read more...] about Amazon Has 3.4M Titles… And Counting
Survey – What is your favorite way to Read?
Voracious readers have many different options available to peruse their favorite book. Tablets, e-Readers, smartphones and real books are all viable options. Over the course of the last month we have ran a poll on our website where 784 people weighed in on their reading habits.The vast majority of people (58%) prefer a dedicated e-reader, such as the Kindle, Nook or Kobo. … [Read more...] about Survey – What is your favorite way to Read?
Reading Rainbow Funded with $6M Kickstarter Campaign
Because we love reading, we watched the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign very closely --so the news that the campaign surpassed their original goal of $1 million, rounded their revised aim of $5 million, and then grabbed the full $1 million in matching funding from Seth MacFarlane is especially exciting for us!Plans for the considerable funding include bringing Reading … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Funded with $6M Kickstarter Campaign
Homestretch for Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Campaign
Those of us with a love of books have been watching the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign rather closely. The original goal was $1 million, but that was reached rather handily early on --prompting a revision that made the goal $5 million. If you haven't already made a donation, Seth MacFarlane (known best for the creation of Family Guy) has upped the ante --pledging to … [Read more...] about Homestretch for Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Campaign
Oyster eBook Subscription Service Now on Android
Fellow bookworms will be thrilled to know that their appetites can now be satiated much like movie and television show lovers are by Netflix using the new Oyster - Read Unlimited Books app. Functioning as a subscription service with a library of over 500,000 titles (with additions every week, including New York Times bestsellers), Oyster is a bargain at $9.95 per month … [Read more...] about Oyster eBook Subscription Service Now on Android
RosettaBooks Goes Mobile with New E-Book App
Many of you will be familiar with RosettaBooks as an E-Book publisher (producing backlist works of familiar authors ranging from Winston Churchill to Kurt Vonnegut), but now you can use their new e-reading app for mobile phones and tablets. Think of this app like a portal, allowing you to discover new titles, explore various genres (like biography/memoir, science fiction, … [Read more...] about RosettaBooks Goes Mobile with New E-Book App
Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Project To Deliver Gift of Reading to Every Child
A love of reading is one of the greatest gifts that you can give to a child. Not only will it stick with them for the rest of their lives, it will open their imaginations and open their world to countless possibilities. Many of us remember Reading Rainbow from our childhoods, watching "by picking up a book, [you] could go anywhere and be anything." An iOS app released earlier … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Project To Deliver Gift of Reading to Every Child
Men Simply Don’t Read Books Anymore
Men are giving up on reading books and instead are switching to movies, internet and blogs. Overall men are starting to realize that they are not reading as much as they should, but according to a new study, there are many other factors.OnePoll did a study on behalf of UK based Reading Agency and talked to over 2,000 young and adult men. 63% of men admit they simply don't … [Read more...] about Men Simply Don’t Read Books Anymore
Video: Let’s Read a Digital Magazine on the iPad Air
Magazines have undergone a radical transformation in their move to stay relevant in a digital era. Apple Introduced its Newsstand a few years ago and has attracted major publishers to their platform to distribute their entire portfolio. Today, Michael and Peter check out what the magazine experience is like on the Apple iPad Air.The iPad Air is the 5th generation Apple … [Read more...] about Video: Let’s Read a Digital Magazine on the iPad Air
Want Your Kids to Read More? Leave Them Alone.
In-depth details on what motivates reading in children have come out in a new book, published by the world's leading publisher of children's content, Scholastic. In Reading Unbound: Why Kids Need to Read What They Want – and Why We Should Let Them, authors Jeffrey D. Wilhelm (Boise State University) and Michael W. Smith (Temple University), explain that there has to be more to … [Read more...] about Want Your Kids to Read More? Leave Them Alone.
Queen Expresses Concern Over Kids’ Tendency For Reading eBooks
The Queen has expressed her anguish over the rising tendency among kids to be attracted more to ebook and playing games rather than reading real books. The queen's concerns over the changing trend is understandable, now that she also has to assume the role of being a grandmother as well as a great-grandmother. However, the change is hardly surprising in the digital age that we … [Read more...] about Queen Expresses Concern Over Kids’ Tendency For Reading eBooks