GoodeReader writes that a Kobo App update for iPhone has improvements that let you read your digital comics from any angle. (And there’s a “peek at the next page” engine!)
Category: eBook Software
Mar 01
Amazon Kindle Deals Start for National Reading Month
PCMag reports that Amazon is marking National Reading Month (March) with offers of special Kindle Deals beginning on March 3.
Feb 28
Audiobook Narrator Vanessa Johansson Interview
FanGirlNation interviews audiobook narrator Vanessa Johansson.
Feb 27
eBook Sales Growth Continues in Germany
GoodeReader says German eBook sales increased by 4% in 2017 to bolster the country’s rising position in the European eBook market.
Feb 26
Madrid Names Street After Inventor of Mechanized eBook
The Guardian writes that Madrid is naming a street after educator and writer Angela Ruiz Robles, the woman who invented the first “mechanical” eBook in 1949.
Feb 23
Kobo Mini 2 Heralds Coming eBook Market reBoot
GoodeReader writes about the possible return of the very popular Kobo Mini 2 eReader. More signs of an eBook Revolution reBoot? Certainly, Kobo’s going to be ratcheting up its game as new-partner Walmart positions the international eBook retailer for a thrust into the US marketplace.
Feb 22
The eBook Revolution Gathers Steam in Hachette Rebuttal
Author Erin Kelly writes in the Guardian that eBooks are a “revolution” and “godsend” to counter Hachette Livre CEO (and Luddite) Arnaud Nourry’s angry and uninformed claim that eBooks are “stupid.” While Nourry’s vacuous observations may say more about the observer and should be beneath consideration by all (except those in charge of hiring at …
Feb 21
Icarus XL HD eReader Now Available in the US and Canada
GoodeReader reported that the Icarus XL HD eReader is now available in Canada and the US. The Icarus features a 7.8-inch screen with E Ink Carta display and Google Android OS.
Feb 20
McGraw-Hill Education Launches Textbook and eBook Rentals
According to a Campus Technology post McGraw-Hill Education is launching a Textbook and eBook rental program.
Feb 19
Hachette CEO is TOTALLY UNPREPARED for Next Wave in eBook Revolution
GoodeReader reports on Hachette CEO, Arnaud Nourry’s inability to rise to the occasion. The publisher is basically saying that he’s out of ideas as the next big wave in the eBook Revolution approaches. He must have heard that Rakuten/Kobo and Walmart will sell eBooks into the massive US marketplace, and that Apple is revamping its iBooks (now …
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