Multiple major One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen leakers have been shut down following the arrests of two individuals suspected of violating copyright law regarding the illegal distribution of Weekly Shonen Jump. Asahi reports that police stationed in Kumamoto -- One Piece author Eiic … | Continue reading
Piccoma, a manga app, has become one of the most successful platforms of 2023, beating even Shueisha and Kodansha's official apps. Piccoma Manga Reader even surpasses the popular Manga Plus. The massive success of Piccoma is largely attributed to Solo Leveling, one of the most po … | Continue reading
The manga industry has two giants partnering in manga publishing, and that's why readers can't help but notice. Yes, we are talking about the partnership of the biggest manga publisher and the biggest comic strip publisher worldwide. Kodansha has recently partnered with the comic … | Continue reading
Penguin Random House (PRH) is the leader among publishers on PW’s picture book bestseller lists. In 2023, the publisher strengthened its grip, nabbing 40% of total available list positions, up from 33% in 2022. In 2023, PRH landed 72 titles on the list, and those titles occupied … | Continue reading
As Valentine’s Day is around the corner, many readers have started looking for the best romance novels they can read or gift to their loved ones. So, I decided to do this post asking for the really best romance novels. So, dear readers, please comment below and help fellow Gooder … | Continue reading
Escambia County school district in Florida has removed over 1,600 books from its shelves for 'review' in accordance with new law, HB 1069. Included in the long list of temporarily removed books are five dictionaries, eight encyclopedias and The Guinness Book of World Records. The … | Continue reading
Chinese New Year 2024 starts on February 10th, 2024, and celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 24th, 2024. This is a 16 day event, and most of the e-reader and digital paper industry are on pause. Most of the e-readers that you use on a daily basis are made … | Continue reading
In one month, we will understand precisely how digital audiobooks and ebooks performed in the United States in 2023. Digital book revenues were down 3.2%, generating $81.8 million in sales. The Digital Audio format remained 15.3% for November, generating $81.1 million in revenue. … | Continue reading
One in four books sold in France is a comic book, according to the market research company GfK, and a growing number of those are nonfiction works by journalists and historians. Last year, they have included titles such as “M.B.S.: Saudi Arabia’s Enfant Terrible,” a biography of … | Continue reading
Image credit: edf-feph.org The European Union’s “AI Act” was approved in December. The AI act is a part of EU’s digital strategy and is meant to regulate the AI usage to ensure better use of the technology. Recently, the Federation of European Publishers in Brussels has released … | Continue reading
Crunchyroll has collaborated with Samsung Electronics. This partnership will enable Samsung Smart TV users to access the company’s extensive anime catalog directly on their screens. So, if you own a Samsung TV and love anime, then Crunchyroll will give you an easy access to its e … | Continue reading
Image credit: The Bookseller As reported by The Bookseller, IOP Publishing has joined forces with AIP Publishing and the American Physical Society to create Purpose-Led Publishing (PLP), a new coalition “with a promise to always put purpose above profit”. IOP Publishing provides … | Continue reading
Tablet sales seem to have hit a downward spiral. This comes after tablet shipments reached an all-time high in 2020 though post that, sales have been always on the decline. It still is higher than what it was in 2018 and 2019 but lower than in 2016 and 2017. Specifically, accordi … | Continue reading
The Frankfurt-based Bookwire has acquired Marco Ferrario’s Bookrepublic‘s distribution service based in Italy. Since its inception in 2010, Bookwire’s expansion has moved beyond Germany to Mexico, Brazil, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It’s originally a … | Continue reading
In the UK, the trade association AudioUK has released a new four-point manifesto. The manifesto details policies to grow the UK’s audio production sector has been launched by AudioUK. The program was earlier known as the Radio Independents Group and reintroduced in July 2018 as A … | Continue reading
As we step into 2024, the integration of smart displays into our daily lives is set to undergo transformative shifts. Three pivotal trends are poised to shape this evolution as envisioned by OnlineLibraryWiley: the rise of reimagined surfaces, a sustainable approach to signage so … | Continue reading
Rie Kudan begged the 170th Akutagawa Prize (Japan’s most prestigious book award) for emerging authors for Tokyo-to Dojo-to novel. The book picturizes a futuristic Tokyo, in which generative AI is virtually everywhere. Recently, the author clarified that she only used AI-generated … | Continue reading
Image credit: The Korea Times Naver and Kakao are seeing massive success in manga powerhouse Japan, with their online comics generating huge sales there last year. The two companies have reported to receive favorable responses in the Japanese comics market by localizing content u … | Continue reading
As reported by Variety, the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has announced its expansive plan to foster the expansion of its comics and webtoon industry. This follows a substantial growth of the industry by 23% in 2022 to reach KRW 2.624 trillion per the repo … | Continue reading
Melin Bapur is a new publisher on the market, and it’s incepted to sell books through a print-on-demand model. The publisher aims to publish a diverse range of books with a primary focus on nurturing classic Welsh literature. The publisher will publish new editions of Welsh class … | Continue reading
It has been some time since Amazon had last offered the Kindle for a discount. Now, I find there is a single Kindle model on sale, it being the Kindle Paperwhite Kids. The model comes with 16 gigs of storage and is currently offered for $129.99, which is $40 less than the origina … | Continue reading
Image credit: Pixels Good news for manga lovers! Dark House Manga has recently made an announcement that they have licensed Pandania’s one-shot full-color gag manga Cthulhu Cat. The manga is set to be released in the upcoming fall for the readers who are interested in the same. F … | Continue reading
Books are one of the best ways for vocabulary expansion, improved writing abilities and knowledge enhancement. It can potentially strengthen your brain and ensure the mental stimulation that is required. When it comes to books, readers can certainly explore multiple genres. Amids … | Continue reading
In an era dominated by screens, where digital devices have infiltrated almost every aspect of our lives, questions arise about their impact on our mental health. While research underscores the mental health benefits of reading, there are many who tend to opt for digital devices l … | Continue reading
If you’ve been scrolling through BookTok lately, you’ve probably caught wind of the sizzling fantasy fever that’s been taking over since 2020. As the site Women reported, Sarah J. Maas’ spellbinding series like A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City have set the stage, mak … | Continue reading
Barnes and Noble announced their first new tablet in a couple of years. The Nook Tablet 9 by Lenovo is available as a pre-order for $149.99 from the Good e-Reader Store and is due to come out in May. The device will have DOLBY Atmos speakers for listening to audiobooks and featur … | Continue reading
Digital book piracy is considered a very minor problem by the United States government. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has just published its annual overview of the world's most significant and problematic piracy websites. The vast majority of the sites focu … | Continue reading
Several significant new books are coming out this month. Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and some of the books on this list will help you fall in love with some perennial bestselling authors and debut ones. The Good e-Reader Bestseller List tracks the best ebooks from Ama … | Continue reading
A 2009 American Booksellers Association study found that between 1990 and 2008, independent bookstores in the US plummeted by a page-turning 68%. But even as Amazon has continued to dominate – with 50% of trade book sales happening online in 2020 – indie bookstores have been maki … | Continue reading
Headway is a top-rated app designed to help beef up users' knowledge bank. By summarizing bestselling non-fiction titles into easy 15-minute summaries, the app allows users to make self-improvement a habit. Through February 4, you can gift your valentine this brain-boosting gift … | Continue reading
HarperCollins Children’s Books has announced Astrochimp, a 'wildly funny, action-packed' space adventure from David Walliams, marking the author’s debut into comic strip fiction. The book features full-colour illustrations by Adam Stower, and will publish on 23rd May 2024 in hard … | Continue reading
The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and Columbia University Libraries are happy to announce ABA’s donation of the association’s extensive organizational and bookseller archives to the university to be housed in Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML). T … | Continue reading
Amazon First Reads is a program aimed at Prime members that offers early access to new e-books across many genres, as curated by First Reads editors. Prime members can choose to download one free e-book every month from a rotating list - though some months that number is bumped u … | Continue reading
Mooink is going to be releasing the first 13.3 digital paper using the latest generation E INK Kaleido 3 color e-paper technology. This product is optimized to read A4 documents, the native format for PDF files. Customers can read these docs in full and vibrant colour, in additio … | Continue reading
Audiobooks offer a versatile and immersive alternative to traditional reading, allowing listeners to enjoy literature on the go. One of the best things about audiobooks is that the format is well-suited for those who might have always wanted to read books but simply don't have th … | Continue reading
In 2023, the Japanese manga app Piccoma made more than $675 million in sales transactions. This surpasses any previous digital comics or manga service, emphasizing the significant profitability of digital manga distribution. Piccoma’s parent company Kakao Corporation reported tha … | Continue reading
The National Endowment for the Arts annual Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, administered every five years since 1982, found that 48.5% of U.S. adults reported reading at least one book in the past year. This was down from 52.7% in 2017 and 54.6% in 2012. This shows tha … | Continue reading
If you are a bibliophile, you would know how books can be a great source of entertainment. Not only does it give you adequate information and keep your vocabulary intact, it propels you into a fictional world that’s nothing less than a show/series. When it comes to reading, thing … | Continue reading
Bigme has just a few dedicated e-readers in their portfolio; the rest are considered to be digital paper or e-notes. The Bigme Pocketnote Color 2 appears to be one of the better ebook readers on the market. It has the latest generation color e-paper, Kaleido 3, Android 11 full ac … | Continue reading
E-readers are increasing in size, making them harder to carry around in your pocket or bag, making them unwieldy to use with one hand. The Veidoo hopes to solve this issue with a 5.8 mini e-reader. What are the major selling points? It runs Android, has full access to the Google … | Continue reading
There’s a bestselling novel just bagging to be written about Indigo Books. Over the last year, Indigo has dealt with an on slot of bazaar circumstances; from a cybersecurity attack, a constant CEO change-up, massive board member drama, a “hate-motivated” attack on a store front, … | Continue reading
Lemon8 in the US, Bytedance, is all set to create a brand-new content application for its overseas market. According to USPTO, Lemon Inc. has requested a trademark for book publishing products and services. The trademark is named as 8TH NOTE PRESS and was reported by Business Ins … | Continue reading
Founded by Nadia Odunayo, StoryGraph is a cataloging web platform for books that have taken the industry by storm. It is a competitor of Goodreads and uses a freemium model along with subscription plans, where certain features are available for subscribers. Recently StoryGraph wa … | Continue reading
Image credit: Variety Sesame Workshop, along with Audible, has recently launched a Sesame Street podcast, Ready, Set, Ride with Elmo, for families and interested audiences. This comes as great news, as each episode is an absolute bundle of joy! As the name suggests, in every epis … | Continue reading
If you are into regular book reading, you must have thought of writing at least once. Whether it’s novels, comics, or just general stories, reading evokes an interest in writing in all of us. In fact, it’s an incredible way to come up with the best storyline, characters, and ever … | Continue reading
The Taiwan-based company HANNspree has introduced a new e-note device named HannsNote2 featuring a 10-inch full-color e-paper-like display. However, it isn’t an E Ink display that the tablet comes with. Rather, the tablet features, what the company refers to as the Hannstar Color … | Continue reading
Apple is set on enhancing Siri’s capabilities as an “Interactive Reading Assistant,” according to a newly granted patent identified by the patent number US 11887497 B2. As AppleWorld reported, the patent focuses on modifying text content based on reading and speech proficiency va … | Continue reading
While browsing the web, I stumbled upon an interesting post titled “When will E Ink screens get replaced by something better.” This tapped into my curiosity, and I read through the entire post and did some additional research. Here are my findings: At present, E Ink screens have … | Continue reading