Facebook Lite: The answer to Amazon Fire memory limits?
As readers will know, I've recently had problems with the limited internal memory on my $50 7-inch Amazon Fire. One of the biggest culprits - literally - has been the official...
Whoever feels like innovating e-books, please raise your hand!
Why isn’t anyone innovating in the e-book market? More importantly, is there any reason why anyone should innovate? Jason Illian, founder and CEO of Bookshout!, poses the former question in a...
Dash-i Lightning MicroSD reader will add compact removable storage to iOS devices
Are you a Lightning-connection-equipped iPhone or iPad user who wishes you had access to removable file storage? Perhaps you’re jealous of the USB-OTG devices that Android users can plug in? Help...
Calibre speech-to-text plugin can now read your e-books aloud
A programmer on Mobileread has come out with a new Calibre plugin that will enable text-to-speech from Calibre’s book viewer software. The plugin uses Windows’s built-in text-to-speech system so only works...
EPUB e-readers disagree: When non-breaking spaces break standards
Over the last few days, I’ve been involved in an interesting conversation on MobileRead. It started when I posed the question why so many e-readers seem to ignore extra blank lines...
Fight for Kindle all-text bold option: Why you STILL need to write Amazon—and the...
The job isn’t done yet. Responding to complaints in TeleRead and in Slashdot, Amazon promises to make the Helvetica font easier to read than the anorexic version that the latest Kindle...
Easier downloads of OverDrive library books coming ‘relatively soon’ for Kobo e-readers and apps
Easier downloads of OverDrive library books are on the way "relatively soon" for Kobo e-readers and apps.
OverDrive CEO and Founder Steve Potash revealed this during a TeleRead interview. The entire Q&A will...
Is Amazon ‘requiring’ an update to the Kindle PC app?
Do you have to update your Kindle PC software or else have it stop working? It’s a good question, and I’ve been trying to determine the answer. So far, the results...
What will happen to your e-books when you die?
As more of our lives move into the digital realm, the bequeathing of digital assets has the potential to become a huge issue. iTunes has already taken away the one album...
Windows 10 e-reader app review: Nook reader
Given that we’re now in the age of Windows 10, it seemed like a good time to take a look at the Nook universal Windows app. The last time I reviewed...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
