GoodeReader reports that Google has released some proof-of-concept audiobooks created using their A.I.-enhanced Text-to-Speech technology. (Links to the free public-domain books are available at the post.) Google plans to offer the technology to publishers in 2021.

GoodeReader tries to predict the future of eBook Readers and eNotes in 2021.

cnet offers up a list of gift suggestions for your eBook Reading friends this 2020 Holiday Season.

GoodeReader reports that the Kobo Clara HD eReader will be on sale for $99 until Christmas in the US. That’s an amazing device for an incredible price.

GoodeReader reports that Amazon is going to release a new basic (inexpensive) Kindle eReader. Perhaps they’re starting to realize (along with the legacy publishers) that you can’t sell expensive eBook Readers AND eBooks and have sustained mainstream adoption. (Many digital titles are more expensive than their paper counterparts.) Perhaps the market monopolizers will snap out of the greed-fest and let the eBook Revolution take flight again.

AusDroid reports that enhancements to Google’s text-to-speech tool with A.I. capabilities will turn eBooks into Audiobooks when it releases early next year.

GoodeReader unboxes the Pocketbook Touch Lux 3 Limited Edition eBook Reader. Video at the link.

An OverDrive Education press release reports that the scholastic embrace of remote learning has increased the use and adoption of eBooks and Audiobooks in 2020.