Kindle Sideloading, Part Two: How to copy e-books to your Kindle or Fire from...
Last time, I went over how to set up your Kindle device or app so that you could email files onto it. While this might be the easiest way for people...
Simon & Schuster first quarter 2016 sees flat sales, slight ebook decline, steady revenue
The latest business results for Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster, disclosed in the first quarter 2016 earnings release for its parent CBS Corporation, show a slight falloff in overall sales...
Alcatel Pixi 4 (6): Could this be your dream e-reading budget phablet?
A very interesting budget smartphone, which doesn't seem to be available worldwide, but which I've seen advertised at very persuasive prices in Hungarian supermarkets, even, is the Alcatel Pixi 4 (6)....
It’s simple to buy e-books with the Shelfie bundle discount
We’ve been writing about Shelfie for a while now, and I had Shelfied my bookshelves some time ago (back when the app was still called BitLit) but never done much in...
E-book lovers vs. Canada-first regs: Affordability, choice threatened?
Which comes first---affordable e-books and other media from many places, or the nurturing of Canadian writers, artists, musicians and other creators? And how about other countries' similar measures?
I myself am Canadian, not...
Can we trust latest UK government library usage figures?
The UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the government body responsible for libraries in England and Wales, has issued a "statistical release" in partnership with the UK Arts Council, "Taking...
In the footsteps of Readability: Adblock Plus wants to let readers pay for ad-blocked...
Ad-blocking software Adblock Plus has long been known for allowing advertisers to pay them to let their “acceptable ads” slide by their block, for users who permit it. However, now it’s...
xkcd, full justification, kerning, and snakes
Today’s xkcd strip is hilarious, all the more so because it lampshades one of the biggest annoyances I’ve had with e-books. I am annoyed, not without justification, with full justification. The...
Shelfie and Harvard Book Store partner to bundle e-books with some Houghton titles
Shelfie is moving forward with its book/e-book bundling program.
This time, it’s announced a partnership with the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When customers buy specific titles from Houghton Mifflin...
Amazon Prime Now brings rapid-delivery orders to the web
Well, that sure took long enough. Two years after the service launched, Amazon Prime Now delivery has finally made the leap from a mobile-only service to having a web ordering window....