In the early days of the Kindle ereaders, Amazon had a model with 9.7-inch E ink display. Perhaps it didn’t sell enough, or there were technical problems with the product, but it didn’t survive for long. Since then, Amazon has … Read the story...
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The five tech giants are also media business giants that dominate the distribution of ebooks
Five tech giants, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are marketing products that most of us use daily – some people perhaps use them most of the hours they are awake. Each of these tech giants is – one way … Read the story...
Amazon Kindle Oasis ereader has grown only an inch, but it makes a difference when reading ebooks
In the very early days of the Kindle ereaders, Amazon marketed a product with a tablet-size screen. It didn’t live for long, although second-hand units are still readily available. Then, Amazon simply decided that six inches is the only proper … Read the story...
Amazon managed to make the low-cost 10-inch Fire tablet just right
For quite some time, the price range of 150-199 has been the level where it is possible to find 10-inch tablets from major manufacturers. Since it is the lowest price point for 10-inch devices, tablets often lack features or have … Read the story...
Here is the largest bookstore in the world: Tehran Book Garden
Amazon may claim the title of the largest bookstore in the world, but the largest bricks-and-mortar store where you can walk in and touch the actual products is called the Book Garden. It is located in Tehran, Iran, and was … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: publisher follows TV business model, reading apps, startups for nomads
Ebook news digest September 22, 2016
Best ebook reader apps (Which)
Downloading and reading ebooks on a tablet or on a smartphone is easy once you have discovered the right reading app for your needs. Do you only … Read the story...
Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet is so attractively priced that who needs a Kindle Oasis?
It is kind of funny that Amazon has introduced an reader (Kindle Oasis) that has a greyscale six-inch display and costs more than $250, and at the same the company markets Fire tablets with color screens that let you do … Read the story...
Readers adopted fiction ebooks quicker than non-fiction: Non-fiction ebook market has room to grow
Book market statistics provided by publishing organizations are often quoted as the only authoritative numbers that reflect what is going on in the book trade. Many industry analysts have disagreed with these “official” numbers for years saying that they only … Read the story...
Amazon Kindle Oasis reassures ebook lovers that ereaders are here to stay
Many people don’t remember (or don’t want to remember) how much the original Kindle ereader cost when it was introduced in 2007. It was priced at $400 (and strangely, it had a keypad). Nonetheless, it was popular because Amazon had … Read the story...
Which Amazon Kindle ereader is the best, Paperwhite or Voyage?
It used to be easy to choose an ereader. If you bought your ebooks from Amazon, you ordered the latest Kindle model that was available. If you downloaded EPUB books, you considered Sony, Kobo, Tolino, or a cheap Chinese product. … Read the story...
Find out where ebooks are tucked inside the Amazon Kindle ereader
Avid readers who love to turn ebook pages on their ereaders, rarely give much thought about the inner workings of the electronic device that is storing their books. Nonetheless, a Kindle, Nook, Kobo, or any other reading device really is … Read the story...
Kindle Textbook Creator Ebook App Gets Video and Audio Enhancements
Amazon Kindle Textbook Creator is a simple, but working PC application for converting PDF books into ebooks that can be read on Fire tablets and Kindle PC applications. The Textbook Creator was launched in January 2015, and now, three months … Read the story...