Russia is another country to be witnessing a steady rise in the popularity of audiobooks, as with many other parts of the world. Storytel, which has a strong presence in the country reported a 45 percent rise in audiobook downloads which is higher than the 35 percent rise it has witnessed in the rest of the world. Storytel also stated audiobooks started gaining popularity in … [Read more...] about Storytel and LitRes fuel audiobook uptake in Russia
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VK is launching a new audiobook platform
VKontakte is the largest social networking website in Russia and it has over 97 million monthly users. The company is planning on launching a new audiobook service sometime in the next month or two and it will have over 10,000 titles at launch. The project, publishers say, has high importance at VKontakte and will be based on the VK Apps mobile platform. Those with … [Read more...] about VK is launching a new audiobook platform
People are starting to read more e-books in Europe and Russia
e-Book adoption may have plateaued in Canada and the United States but the digital format is growing in Europe and Russia. Italy is a market that is on the rise, in the last twelve months 8.2% of the entire population has read at least one e-book, which is the equivalent of around 4.5 million people. The e-book market is growing in France. In 2014 digital sales represents … [Read more...] about People are starting to read more e-books in Europe and Russia
People Stop Reading Books in Russia
Moscow is considered to be the most well read city in Russia, but bookstores have been closing anyways. There are now 226 bookshops left to serve a population of 12 million, said Boris Kupriyanov, a publisher and co-founder of Falanster bookshop. In Paris, whose population is five times smaller, there are 700 bookshops, he added. The number of bookstores are significantly … [Read more...] about People Stop Reading Books in Russia
National Digital Library to Launch in Russia
Russia has unveiled new plans to launch a National Digital Library in 2015. The Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky said that the new initiative will transform local libraries into modern information and cultural hubs, adding that citizens’ access to the service will be via the internet with a single electronic library ticket. “Next year we will launch a national … [Read more...] about National Digital Library to Launch in Russia
PaperFold is a New Bendable e-Paper Smartphone
Smartphones running an e-paper display are really rare. The YotaPhone out of Russia was the first commercially viable product, while we are still waiting on the Onyx Phone. Soon the industry may have flexible and bendable e-Paper technology to employ on their devices, thanks to Paperfold. Queen’s professor Roel Vertegaal and student Antonio Gomes have introduced the … [Read more...] about PaperFold is a New Bendable e-Paper Smartphone
Texet TB-418FL e-Reader Launches in Russia
Texet has bucked the trend of the standard six inch e-reader in Russia with the advent of the eight inch TB-418FL. The company has released numerous e-readers over the course of the last few years and this one is the best one yet. The Texet TB-418FL features a eight inch screen with a resolution of 1024x768. It has a the same front-lit display that Amazon and Kobo employ in … [Read more...] about Texet TB-418FL e-Reader Launches in Russia
Russia Emerges As The Third Biggest eBook Market in the World
Latest IDC research findings revealed that Russia has overtaken UK and Brazil to emerge as the third largest market for ebooks in the world, behind only the US and China who dominate the top two slots respectively. eBooks have hit a steep popularity curve in Russia in the last few years with the growth rate pegged at 25 percent for the third quarter over the quarter before … [Read more...] about Russia Emerges As The Third Biggest eBook Market in the World
Russian eBook App Bookmate Offers Unlimited Access For $5 Monthly
Russia boasts of a rich literary culture, but is also besotted with digital piracy of an unprecedented scale; that translates to substantially less cash inflow to the national exchequer every year. eBook piracy in the country is among the highest in the world, and a Russian company has likely come with a solution:an ebook reading service, Bookmate, that offers ebook … [Read more...] about Russian eBook App Bookmate Offers Unlimited Access For $5 Monthly
Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Ingram Content Group today announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair they have entered into a partnership with EE Media, one of the largest publishing houses in Russia. Such an arrangement will lead to better distribution of content in Russia as well as the former Soviet countries. Russia is among the countries where ebooks have been gaining traction at an expansive rate, prompting … [Read more...] about Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Kuzya The Cat Now Assistant Librarian of Novorossiysk Library in Russia
With public library budgets around the world being dangerously low, one Russian library has had to resort to feline labor with a cat being appointed as the assistant librarian of a public library. At least, that's how things have shaped up at the Novorossiysk children's library in Russia, no matter how weird it might sound. Kuzya the cat has earned himself the coveted post of … [Read more...] about Kuzya The Cat Now Assistant Librarian of Novorossiysk Library in Russia
The Majority of Kids in Russia Read eBooks
A new research report was conducted to ascertain the reading habits among children in Russia and has shown that more than half of the kids there have taken to reading ebooks. Conducted by Digital Parenting Russia and Tvidi.Ru, the survey that covered children in the 6 to 16 age group revealed that the majority (75 percent) of the students rely on ebooks for their … [Read more...] about The Majority of Kids in Russia Read eBooks
Qumo to Launch Three e-Ink Based eReaders in Russia This Autumn
There are three new ebook readers waiting to be unleashed in the Russian ebook scene, courtesy the Russian electronics company Qumo. The three ereaders are each aimed at different price segments, starting with the Libro Basic, which is the cheapest of the lot at 2990 rubles or $89 USD. At this price point, it’s just basic features that one should be expecting, which includes a … [Read more...] about Qumo to Launch Three e-Ink Based eReaders in Russia This Autumn
Brush Up Your Knowledge of the Outer Space With Free eBooks From NASA
Here is one ebook collection that can be part of the treasure trove of every space junkie. Interestingly, the literary pieces themselves have been out for about a decade now, long before ebooks have caught on with the reading community; being a decade old also means those print books cannot provide as refined a reading experience as the newer ebooks do. However, those can … [Read more...] about Brush Up Your Knowledge of the Outer Space With Free eBooks From NASA