Category: Audiobook

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.

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 …

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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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Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight 3 eReader Reviewed

PCWorld reviews the Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight 3 eReader.

$109 Kobo Aura Edition 2 eReader is a Tempting Offer

GoodeReader reports on the Kobo Aura Edition 2 eReader arriving with a $20 discount attached. This latest generation Kobo eReader can be purchased online or through select retail partners. (Is this an opening shot in 2018’s battle for the eBook market?)

The reMarkable E Ink Tablet Reviewed

Gizmodo talks about dedicated eReader “engine” E Ink’s move into re-markable displays with the reMarkable E Ink Tablet.

Audiobooks at Google Play Books

GoodeReader reviews the Google Audiobooks Play Books app. (Video at the link.)

Apple Plans to Storm the eBook Revolution

e-Commerce Times details Apple’s strategy to fight its way back into the eBook marketplace. It seems that wooing people away from the dominant Kindle eReading ecosystem might not be as tough as Amazon thinks.

Audiobook Narrator Romy Nordlinger Interview

FangirlNation interviews actor and bestselling audiobook narrator Romy Nordlinger.