The Bigme B251 color E Ink monitor as well as the all-in-one PC version of the same is now available on Amazon. The company had initially launched both the E Ink devices via a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and the devices are already being shipped to the backers. Fortunate … | Continue reading
Hitachi has agreed with Linfiny and E INK to purchase a copious amount of 13.3-inch Kaleido 3 colour e-paper e-notes. This collaboration will address the ongoing challenge of reducing paper usage at Omika Works and enabling the company to shift to paperless operations. E-Papers u … | Continue reading
Amazon has announced its first-ever Spring Sale, and it’s bringing some exciting deals for book lovers. As part of the sale, Amazon is offering a fantastic Audible deal that’s too good to miss. For a limited time, new subscribers can enjoy three months of audiobooks for just 99p, … | Continue reading
Digital book revenues in the United States were up 0.6% in 2023, generating $1.0 billion. Digital audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in digital publishing, and sales were up 14.9%, reaching $864.0 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 16.2%, coming in at $12.9 milli … | Continue reading
In a significant development in the ongoing battle against online piracy, two major shadow libraries, Anna’s Archive and Library Genesis (LibGen), have been blocked following a court order issued by the Rotterdam District Court in Denmark, TorrentFreak reported. These shadow libr … | Continue reading
Amazon isn’t the only company celebrating the arrival of the Spring season as Kobo too has announced a spring sale wherein it is offering the Kobo Libra 2 for a discount. You can now buy the Libra 2 for $169.99 which is just $20 less than the usual price. That might not make a hu … | Continue reading
Woot sales are all about the chance to snag up a Kindle at super cheap rates. There is a sale ongoing and while it was slated to last till April 8, all devices are already marked out of stock within just hours of those put up for sale. That said, there is a Kindle Oasis […] The p … | Continue reading
Browsing through Amazon’s vast library of books reveals something peculiar if you are observant enough: Kindle titles often come with a higher price tag than their physical counterparts. That might seem intriguing but the reasons behind this pricing discrepancy reveal a complex i … | Continue reading
E-Ink displays are pretty much awesome. There is a lot going for them, the prime among which is their ability to hold on to an image while drawing zero battery power. Also, while it needs power only when the display changes, it is just the minimum amount of power that it needs. A … | Continue reading
Work: A Life On and Off the Court.” Through a detailed exploration of Williams’ roots in North Carolina, his path to becoming one of NCAA Basketball’s most respected coaches, and the values that drove him, we uncover how his local heritage shaped his approach to life and basketba … | Continue reading
E-readers have become a game-changer for college students, offering convenience that caters to their diverse academic needs. With their compact design, battery life, and digital textbook storage, students can juggle coursework, research, and leisure reading in one device. However … | Continue reading
Amazon might have started off its Spring Sale offerings with a discount on just the basic Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition but now the Kindle Scribe and the Kindle Kids edition too have been included in the list. The discount is the biggest with the Kindle Scrib … | Continue reading
Want to look cool and trendy? Maybe you should try reading a newspaper. Howsoever outlandish that might sound, a recent survey of 2,000 British citizens has revealed reading newspapers adds to your style quotient and can enhance your appeal more than reading via a Kindle or anyth … | Continue reading
See-Saw Films, known for producing acclaimed movies like The Power of the Dog and The King’s Speech, has just announced that it has secured the rights to adapt beloved children’s novel, The Neverending Story, into a series of live-action feature films. Written by German author Mi … | Continue reading
Here’s introducing the Daylight Tablet, a new to-be-released tablet device that its makers claim has zero glare and does not emit any blue light. Designed by the Daylight Company, the tablet is believed to come with an RLCD display even though the company stated they are using a … | Continue reading
The reMarkable 2 e-paper tablet will now be available to buy from the New Zealand retailer, JB Hi-Fi, the Swedish company revealed via a press release. This makes JB Hi-Fi the first retail store in the country where buyers will be able to actually have a feel of the device before … | Continue reading
The Lenovo Tab P12 with Matt Display that was unveiled just a few weeks back has already been spotted on the Google Play Console database. This points to its impending launch sometime soon while some key aspects of the tablet have also come to the fore. For instance, the tablet w … | Continue reading
The Flashpoint Smart Calendar is a multi-functional planner featuring a 6-inch monochrome E Ink display. It was crowdfunded successfully in mid-2023 by Flashpoint List on the Taobao platform and was shipped to its backers around end-2023. Now, it has made it market debut and can … | Continue reading
The first Amazon Spring Sale is live and the deals will be going strong until March 25th. If you are in the market for a new Kindle e-reader, Fire Tablet, or other e-readers or accessories, now is the time. You will find all sorts of discounts for standalone devices or bundle dea … | Continue reading
The Amazon Spring Sale is on and here is your chance to score some nice discounts on the Fire Kids range of table devices. Take for instance the Amazon Fire 7 Kids tablet which is selling for a nice $70. Then there is the Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids tablet which is listed at $100 […] T … | Continue reading
Only a handful of e-reader brands focus exclusively on the North American market or worldwide. Amazon, Rakuten Kobo, Pocketbook, Meebook and Remarkable tend to sell their devices pretty well in every major country. Other companies focus on only one market, such as Tolino in Germa … | Continue reading
Publishers have always found themselves at loggerheads with makers of generative AI data models over their use of often copyrighted material for training of the AI models. Now, in a fresh new twist, the competition authority in France, Autorité de la Concurrence has imposed a fin … | Continue reading
Warner Animation Group and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are hoping that one of the places you’ll go… is to the movie theatre. Taking a page out of other long established publishing brands, like Marvel and DC Comics, a new partnership between Warner Bros and Dr. Seuss Enterprises is set … | Continue reading
At a time when the world is seen grappling with serious environmental challenges, here is one company that is a cut above the rest for its remarkable commitment to green innovation – Yuan Tai Technology. The company is best known for its e-paper display that has been awarded a wh … | Continue reading
Papercast has a new e-paper display signage solution to offer, one that it claims is a lot more power-efficient than ever. According to RouteOne, the new Papercast e-paper display comes with its own integrated battery that can last more than 3 years on a single charge. All of thi … | Continue reading
It has been a while since we have had a sale on Kindle e-reader devices. So, for those who might have been holding back on their purchase of new Kindle e-readers, here is your chance. Kindle is now offering some nice discounts on the basic Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite Signature E … | Continue reading
Most e-readers on the market have black and white e-paper screens. The Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook and Kobo are all major brands that provide a superior reading experience, and the devices are all relatively inexpensive. You can buy digital books and audiobooks on the de … | Continue reading
Pocketbook has just announced the Pocketbook Era Color; this new e-reader will come out at the end of April 2024. The big selling point is including the latest generation of colour e-paper technology, Kaleido 3. It combines an award-winning design with premium features, including … | Continue reading
After cars, guitars, or even smart toilets, and almost numerous other places, where you’d expect E Ink displays to come up next. It’s on a more conventional scale this time – a smart refrigerator brought about by Hisense. The Chinese manufacturer introduced the futuristic refrige … | Continue reading
Rakuten Kobo has just announced that it has expanded its audiobook and ebook subscription platform into Ireland and South Africa. Irish and South African booklovers can access Kobo Plus via the Kobo Books App for iOS or Android and directly on Kobo eReaders to begin discovering n … | Continue reading
Remarkable has just issued a new software update (3.10). This release taps into the power of the Remarkable Cloud with a new archive feature, and the Desktop App has been upgraded to a brand new handwriting conversion engine. Finally, you can pair up to three paper tablets with a … | Continue reading
Libraries are renowned for their innovative community outreach programs. From painting workshops, to teen book clubs, to ESL classes, and engaging public speakers; there is no end to what a library may offer. A unique and adorable program out of a small Massachusetts library is g … | Continue reading
Barnes and Noble have just discontinued Nook Readouts, the popular Nook service with blog posts, ebook excerpts, and serial reads. Barnes and Noble Nook e-Readers have just received a firmware update, 6.6.4, which has wholly removed Nook Readouts, while older devices will see mes … | Continue reading
When the 11th generation Amazon Kindle Paperwhite was released in 2021 it had 8GB of internal storage and one year later, Amazon increased the storage to 16GB. Now, customers have the option to buy both storage configurations. One of the significant advantages of Paperwhite is th … | Continue reading
Amazon is continuing to innovate on how it helps sellers succeed by giving them the option to provide a URL to their own website and leverage a new generative AI capability to easily create high-quality product detail pages in Amazon’s store. Amazon is continuing to launch new ge … | Continue reading
Did you know the history of book clubs can be traced back to 1634 when Anne Hutchinson, en route to the Bay Colony in 1634, started a small religious discussion group to expand upon sermons? Up through the 1700s and 1800s, many promoted book clubs were composed, with women being … | Continue reading
Marvel Comics have announced X-Men: From the Ashes, which is a new initiative spearheaded by incoming X-Men group editor Tom Brevoort. The new line-wide relaunch of the series will begin this summer. Picking up from the end of the Krakoan Age, X-Men: From the Ashes will be center … | Continue reading
Here is something for all bookworms and avid readers to rejoice. Amazon’s Kindle Vella, ‘the mobile-first reading experience designed for bite-sized fiction’, is now offering a special deal for Prime Student members. From now until August 29, Prime Student members can enjoy free … | Continue reading
Spring is finally here and what better way to celebrate the arrival of this vibrant season than with Amazon’s first-ever Big Spring Sale? Starting March 20 and running through March 25, customers can indulge in fantastic deals on a wide range of seasonally relevant items. From tr … | Continue reading
AI Pacino (Alfredo James Pacino), the legendary American actor is set to release his memoir Sonny Boy in October this year. The actor’s highly anticipated new book will be published by Penguin Press. The memoir will cover the 83-year-old Oscar-winning actor’s childhood in New Yor … | Continue reading
Hyread is one of the largest e-reader retailers in Taiwan and has an extensive online bookstore. The company might be getting out of selling colour e-readers. They have confirmed with Good e-Reader that the Gaze One SC is now discontinued; this unit has only been on the market fo … | Continue reading
Audible has introduced 40 new sleep and relaxation-focused titles, expanding on the recently launched Sleep Collection. These new bedtime stories, extended soundscapes, sound baths, and more are free to Audible members and include bedtime stories from Curtis Stone and Tony Shalho … | Continue reading
A new literary accolade has emerged alongside the Oscars and the Emmys—the inaugural Libby Book Awards. Sponsored by Libby, the renowned library reading app, these awards recognize the top books of 2023 as selected by public librarians across the globe. Nominated by an expert pan … | Continue reading
Image credit: Marvel Great news for comic fans! Now, you can have more access to your favorite stories from the Marvel Universe with the all-new Marvel’s Infinity Comics. Marvel Unlimited has published 100+ Infinity Comics to date, and these comics are available in a vertical for … | Continue reading
Image credit: Spotify Recently, Spotify has announced the launch of a new feature called ‘Countdown Pages’ to be launched next month. It will allows Spotify users to pre-save audiobooks before their release date, while publishers and authors can promote their work before the laun … | Continue reading
Rakuten Kobo, a leading e-book platform, continues its global expansion with the launch of the Kobo Plus subscription service in Taiwan. This move marks a significant step in tapping into Asia’s burgeoning e-book market, which CEO Michael Tamblyn believes holds immense growth pot … | Continue reading
Libraries are making their best efforts to keep up with visitors' digital demands for audiobooks and e-books. However, the push has introduced many challenges, and the lack of funding is one of them. This has put libraries at the mercy of publisher licensing agreements. Unfortuna … | Continue reading
Amazon's Kindle Store has long been one of the most exhaustive sources of books you can ever have. With a vast array of genres to suit every taste, there are almost always multiple options to suit almost every taste. Whether you're an avid reader or simply looking to explore new … | Continue reading