American Readers’ Appetite Grows for eBooks and Audiobooks

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Bustle illuminates a few things about American reading habits. Turns out people are sharing their quality time with their smartphones and eBooks, audiobooks and paper books.

Kobo eBook Sales Increase 60%

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GoodeReader reports that Kobo eBook sales have increased by 60%. That bodes well for the Walmart-Kobo/Rakuten alliance coming into effect in 2018 where the international eBook retailer will sell its eBook titles and eReaders at Walmart online and Walmart stores across the US.

Convert eBooks to Audiobooks with Amazon Reader

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GoodeReader enlisted text-to-speech assistant “Polly” to turn Amazon eBooks into Audiobooks with Audio Reader.

Kindle Authors Flee Amazon Control for Share of eBook Resurgence

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GoodeReader reports on recent dictatorial moves from former Independent-author champion Amazon.

With Apple iBooks, Kobo/Walmart and Barnes & Noble (among others) gearing up to challenge it for market share in 2018, the Kindle publisher should reconsider its controlling behavior and draconian, career-altering decisions.

Interest Builds for the Kobo Clara HD eReader

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PCMag has more on the much-anticipated arrival of Kobo’s Clara HD eReader.

Google Android Adds Options to eReading

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GoodeReader writes about adding some options to your eReading experience through Google Android.

Google Play Expands its Audiobook Capabilities

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The Verge reports that Google Play has added audiobook features to level the playing field with Audible.

PubHTML5 Can Quickly Convert PDFs into Flipbooks

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Digital Journal posted about PubHTML5 users’ ability to convert PDFs into dynamic flipbooks in no time.

Kobo Clara HD eReader Coming in May

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GoodeReader updates us on the possibility of the Kobo Mini eReader being reintroduced as part of the Rakuten/Kobo alliance with Walmart to offer eReaders and eBooks through the retail giant’s mega-stores.

Due for release next month, the rumored Kobo Mini replacement, the Kobo Clara HD just arrived at the FCC .

Acer Chromebook Tab 10: Official Chrome OS Tab

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arsTECHNICA points to the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 with passive Wacom stylus as Google Chrome OS’s plunge into the tablet platform for the education market.  (Good for work and school but GREAT for reading.)