The Chinese digital book publishing industry is growing. Audiobooks and ebooks are taking off in a big way. A new report proclaims that the entire digital publishing industry earned an estimated 1.6 trillion yuan ($229 billion) in revenue last year, up 19% from 2022. One of the g … | Continue reading
Amazon Music subscribers will have access to the Audible catalog of over a million audiobooks from Tuesday onwards. However, they will only be able to listen to one audiobook every month. They won’t have purchasing rights, which along with the option to read more audiobooks will … | Continue reading
WEBTOON has just announced “Webcomic Legends,” a new contest launching in 2025 that will seek out the next wave of visionary webcomic creators — with over USD 1 million in prizes. The contest will highlight emerging talent on WEBTOON’s CANVAS platform, rewarding 40 outstanding we … | Continue reading
Apple News is a great way to stay informed about breaking news stories worldwide. There is a lot of free content, and you can manually enter your favourite websites, so your feed is full of appealing articles. Apple is starting to populate the free tier of Apple News with direct … | Continue reading
Amazon UK is offering a nice deal on the Kobo Libra Colour that brings its price down by £20. This makes the Libra Colour to be priced £179.99 which otherwise sells for £199.99. The e-reader impresses with its 7-inch Kaleido 3 display where you get to see things in color, a first … | Continue reading
Supernote is a brand that is quite toxic, their management of their official Reddit page is quite draconian. The company is quick to ban anyone asking about shipping dates, asking about competing products and are quick to delete anyone who doesn’t post a glowing review of any of … | Continue reading
Things surely can’t be considered ideal for Amazon’s first color Kindle, the Kindle Colorsoft. The yellow band issue has forced many to return their devices and this, as Wired reported, has led to a rather unpleasant scenario for many as they are left without a Kindle at the mome … | Continue reading
The new Xueyisheng X1 e-note device launched days ago isn’t just another e-paper tablet device coming our way. It is unique because it comes with a new e-paper display that its makers claim is faster and has better colour capabilities than an e-ink display. Developed by Guangzhou … | Continue reading
Students are required to use tablets for school, and each year, hundreds of parents scramble to take advantage of the latest deals. Meet Maverick, a typical 9-year-old who struggles to remember to pack his device before hopping on the school bus. It’s only two months into the sch … | Continue reading
This year, over one hundred e-readers and e-notebooks were released worldwide, and it can be daunting to figure out what e-book reader might be suitable for your needs. Whether you want to curl up and read a book under a blanket on a cold winter day or read while waiting for an a … | Continue reading
Nothing says holidays like the delightful aroma of peppermint and pumpkin spice mingling with the scent of wood-burning logs filling the house. The fresh smell of baked goods creates a warm and magical atmosphere as you snuggle up with a cozy blanket to watch the latest Hallmark … | Continue reading
In school, laptops are the primary method for taking notes by typing. Few people take notes by hand anymore, but this has changed significantly in the past few years with the emergence of e-notebooks like the Kindle Scribe, Kobo Libra/Sage, Remarkable, and Boox devices. What is t … | Continue reading
Many families enjoy the Twelve Books of Christmas Challenge, a delightful tradition that encourages reading during the holiday season. This fun activity involves gifting twelve books to unwrap and read each day before Christmas. Like an advent calendar, it helps count Santa’s arr … | Continue reading
Here is something that hardcore music buffs will cherish to the core. Apple Music has launched a new book that can be considered a visual representation of the Apple Music: 100 Best Albums that the company launched earlier this year. The book, as AppleInsider revealed is also unl … | Continue reading
Here is a son’s frantic effort to deal with his mother who is diagnosed with anterograde amnesia and tends to forget things. So what does the son do? He drew upon a plan that is both simple yet effective, something that the son, Jan Miksovsky said helped deal with the situation r … | Continue reading
Here is a son’s frantic effort to deal with his mother, who is diagnosed with anterograde amnesia and tends to forget things. So what does the son do? He drew upon a simple yet effective plan that the son, Jan Miksovsky, said helped deal with the situation remarkably well. As Boi … | Continue reading
Black Friday is the next big shopping event to come our way and hectic preparations are already underway at Amazon to make it a grand success. Not surprisingly, almost the entire Kindle range gets discounted during this time of the year. In fact, many put off their purchase of th … | Continue reading
With more manufacturers gradually shifting towards color e-reader devices, demand for the same is ever on the rise. Guess which company has the most to gain from this trend. It’s E Ink of course and the company said they are expecting an even better performance in 2025 than what … | Continue reading
Here comes a new e-paper display technology which, as its makers claim, offers significant improvement over the e-paper display that E Ink has to offer. Developed by Guangzhou OED Technologies Inc., the new e-paper display offers almost an all-around improvement over E Ink displa … | Continue reading
You might have heard about Stuff Your Kindle Day. It is when you get the chance to download thousands of e-books for free. But what about audiobooks? It might not be known to many but there also exists an audiobook version of Stuff Your Kindle Day and it is named Stuff Your Earbu … | Continue reading
Amazon has released an update for the Fire HD 8, Fire HD 8 Plus, Fire HD 10 and Fire HD Max 11 with new AI features. The main feature is the writing assistant, which works as part of the device keyboard and is compatible with any app on your Fire tablet, including e-mail, Word do … | Continue reading
Amazon has released an update for the Fire HD 8, Fire HD 8 Plus, Fire HD 10 and Fire HD Max 11 with new AI features. The main feature is the writing assistant, which works as part of the device keyboard and is compatible with any app on your Fire tablet, including e-mail, Word do … | Continue reading
Public libraries have long been sanctuaries of knowledge and community engagement. In recent years, however, these locations and their staff have increasingly become frontline responders to societal challenges such as homelessness, drug use, mental health crises, and associated v … | Continue reading
Audible announced it has entered into a partnership with Crayola to spur creative activities among children based on several of the kids’ audiobooks it offers, LicenseGlobal reported. This forms part of Crayola’s Campaign for Creativity, wherein Audible listeners will have exclus … | Continue reading
Although Inkitt cannot compete with major platforms such as Amazon and Rakuten, it has carved out a distinct niche in the digital reading market. The application provides thousands of free books from independent authors and promotes them on its sister application, Galatea. What i … | Continue reading
A couple of years ago, Amazon removed the ability to purchase e-books with their flagship Kindle for Android from the Google Play Store. Google implemented a policy that all in-app purchases had to be made using their billing system. Instead of paying Google 30% of each e-book so … | Continue reading
ElevenLabs has launched a new tool named Projects which is designed to transform content in written form such as books or scripts into audiobooks and podcasts, the website TestingCatalog reported. It is a comprehensive new feature having almost all that anyone would need to conve … | Continue reading
Amazon has put the Kindle ColorSoft e-reader on hold for the foreseeable future, and new devices will not be shipped until late December. However, if you want to purchase one immediately, Best Buy in the United States has them in stock. They are available in retail stores and onl … | Continue reading
Book bans are increasingly becoming common in US schools. In the 2022-23 school year, PEN America reported 3,362 book bans, affecting 1,557 unique titles. And its latest data, released Nov. 1, 2024, shows that the number of book bans soared in the 2023-24 school year to more than … | Continue reading
There is no dearth of E Ink displays designed to showcase weather info, be it either as a standalone weather station or as part of a broader information package. Now, in what can be considered a tribute to human ingenuity, here comes a new project that involves using an E Ink pan … | Continue reading
Amazon has discontinued several services in recent months. They announced they were sun-setting Kindle Vella, a short-form book reading service initially launched to compete with Wattpad. It is also the end of the line for Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming service, Freevee, a … | Continue reading
Onyx Boox announced the Palma 2 e-reader, which went on pre-order two weeks ago and is shipping out on November 26th. This dedicated book reader has the form factor of a smartphone, so it easily fits in your pocket. It comes in two different colours: black and white. It retails f … | Continue reading
E Ink is showing off new, creative ways its e-paper displays can be used, TechNews reported. At the Yongfeng Yu Centenary Exhibition being held in Taiwan, Full Recycling House is a splendid example of how e-paper displays can be used to build homes that adhere to low-carbon stand … | Continue reading
Amazon has quietly announced Send to Kindle for Mac. This is the first time the company has released an official software package, allowing Macintosh users to easily send PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, RTF, HTM, HTML, PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, BMP and EPUB files to your Kindle e-reader or Scrib … | Continue reading
It’s the end of the road for Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming service Freevee, Deadline reported. Amazon however hasn’t stated when would be the last that Freevee is going to be available, stating instead the service will stop in the coming weeks. Interestingly, this comes mo … | Continue reading
The Kindle Colorsoft represents a historic milestone for Amazon as it marks the launch of the first-ever Kindle to have a color display. No wonder the response has been ecstatic. Shipments had just started and early buyers took pride in flaunting their latest and most advanced Ki … | Continue reading
With Black Friday just weeks away, Amazon offers buyers excellent deals on several e-reader devices and accessories, including some of its latest 2024 Kindle models. Here is a compilation of some of the best early Black Friday Kindle deals available. Kindle Paperwhite Signature E … | Continue reading
LG Display has unveiled a new screen that can be stretched by up to 50 percent, which makes it the first display with such capability. The prototype display that the company showcased measures 12 inches but can be stretched up to 18 inches. What is special about the display techn … | Continue reading
Famed Canadian author Margaret Atwood visited Odense, Denmark, this past week to receive the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. This award honours the renowned Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, born in Odense. Margaret Atwood is best known for her novel, adapted … | Continue reading
Amazon has just released a new firmware update for the new 12th generation Paperwhite and Kindle Basic 2024. This over-the-air update should be installed automatically when your e-reader is in sleep mode. The update is explained as the typical bug fixes and enhancements. However, … | Continue reading
The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft has a massive issue for those who want to read PDFs in full colour. If you use Calibre on the PC or another workaround for the MAC, the PDF will only show up in black and white and not in colour. The same issue exists if you plugin the Kindle Colorsoft … | Continue reading
The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft is a new color e-reader designed specifically for reading e-books. It is the first device from Amazon to feature a color e-paper screen, making it easy to read various types of digital content, including comics, magazines, manga, and webtoons. I was su … | Continue reading
How about golf carts as a platform for showcasing ads or displaying other information? For this, the golf bags come integrated with E Ink display for showing the relevant information; the website MajesticksGC.com reported. Apart from advertisements, live match play scores will be … | Continue reading
The TCL 50 PRO NxtPaper is one of the best options if you want the same e-paper-like eye-friendly display qualities with no page lag times or the lack of colour that E Ink displays typically suffer from. Now, the good news here is that the 50 PRO NxtPaper comes in a beautiful sha … | Continue reading
Here comes a new e-note device named Xueyisheng X1, which offers a 10.3-inch colour e-paper display. However, before you think it’s another E Ink device making its way into an already crowded scene, the e-note is based on an entirely new e-paper display technology that its makers … | Continue reading
Amazon has launched two software updates this week, one for the older Kindle Scribe and another for the 2024 Kindle Basic. The update for the Kindle Scribe is identified by the version number 5.17.1.0.1. It is a minor update at best, and it is not known what changes or new featur … | Continue reading
Dasung today launched the Paperlike Color E Ink monitor which comes with a 12-inch color e-paper display. It comes with a 12-inch Kaleido 3 display though the standout feature of the monitor is its high 41 Hz refresh rate. That is the highest to be found on any commercially avail … | Continue reading
Amazon has stopped providing delivery dates for the Kindle Colorsoft e-reader in the United States. When customers placed orders last week, the earliest delivery date was the end of November, but now no date was given today. Why has Amazon done this with its first colour e-reader … | Continue reading