Google patents two new types of e-books
Google has received two new U.S. patents for ebook designs that actually put the "e" in a different place. Both involve digital media interacting with actual physical books. One, for a "storytelling...
A 13.3″ E Ink reader: The Onyx Boox Max–ready for pre-order
What's it like to use a 13.3" E Ink reader? From the Ereader Store, here is a YouTube walk-through of the Onyx Boox Max.
How to use TuneIn Radio to listen to audiobooks
TuneIn is one of the most popular internet radio and audio streaming services in the world, claiming "a global audience of over 60 million users," and "100,000+ live radio stations, plus...
Mike Shatzkin, e-publishing guru: A TeleRead Q&A
Leading up to Digital Book World Conference + Expo, there was a person I had hoped I would be able to catch up with. I’ve heard him talk at events, I read...
Amazon Fire updates to Fire OS 5.1.4 – many changes?
While I was busy at the Brain Bar Budapest conference over the weekend, my Amazon Fire tablet quietly updated itself to Fire OS 5.1.4. But does the new OS bring many changes? And...
E-book vs. app showdown: ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ pregnancy guide
I recently purchased an e-book for which I learned, after the fact, there was a free app as well. I put both app and e-book to the test. Which is better?...
E-book museum will open in Paris: How about a U.S. one, too?
As the world’s oldest site devoted to general-interest news and views on e-books, we joke about TeleRead being a virtual museum since we go back to the 1990s.
What’s more, as long...
‘Kindle killed the library book’: Tracey Ullman video mocks miserly U.K. pols
Even as a lover of e-books, I laughed at this hilarious video titled "Kindle killed the library book."
It pokes fun at the mean-spirited U.K. politicians shutting down hundreds of brick-and-mortar local libraries. Props to actor-comic Tracey...
Bookslut shutting down: Why?
So what does this mean for books and Internet sites about them?
Bookslut, an online magazine and blog which draws 195,000-240,000 unique visitors a month, will publish its last issue in May,...
Baltimore librarian Carla Hayden nominated as Librarian of Congress: Will her Patriot Act opposition...
Carla Hayden is President Obama’s nominee for Librarian of Congress. She is CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, an African-American and a former president of the American Library...
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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...
