Kobo Aura HD Already Shipping to Customers
The Kobo Aura HD has a street date of April 25 – April 29th, depending on who you talk to. We have a number of confirmed reports that some units have been shipped early, and a number of customers all over Canada have already received their new e-readers. Kobo ships all of its devices from [...]
Reading Rainbow Launches Nat Geo Kids Island
Reading Rainbow was a very popular kids show that starred LeVar Burton. Over the course of the last year, the franchise has gravitated towards the internet and provided an interactive experience for the iPad. In January, RRKidz (the parent company of Reading Rainbow) struck a new relationship with National Geographic. Today, the partnership has come [...]
Google Play Books for iOS Updated to Support Japanese eBooks
The official Google Play eBooks app for Android seems to get the most new features and enhancements. The iOS version seems to be the least supported, but got a major update today. The new Google Play Books 1.5 update brings Japanese vertical layout support, which makes manga and traditional ebooks more accessible. Speaking of books, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Launching in Canada April 29th
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is one of the most anticipated tablets to hit the streets this year. It has the same sort of S-Pen software that has made the phone a hit in the business world. Getting a little bit more screen real estate than your standard 7 inch device is a big selling [...]
Nook for iOS Update Brings Comics and HI-RES Magazines
Barnes and Noble has updated its official iOS app today that brings digital comics and HD Magazines. The new high resolution magazines look amazing, but are only available on the 3rd and 4th generation models of the iPad. The company has also implemented better organization for your newspapers and magazines. Finally, BN has not only [...]
Barnes and Noble Partners with Fortumo for In-App Purchases
Barnes and Noble has announced by April 2013 that the company will introduce a new in-app payment system for Android apps housed in its app store. The company plans on introducing new developer tools that will allow customers to purchase in-app currency, boosts, and anything else that tickles their fancy. BN only has 10,000 apps [...]
Netflix Now Available for the Blackberry Z10
If you are a Blackberry Playbook or Z10 owner, the most sought after video streaming apps everyone wants is Netflix. It has not been possible until this point to even stream videos from the website because Netflix put a physical block on accessing the content. Today, Good e-Reader is proud to bring the only working [...]
Kobo Glo and Cybook Odyssey HD with Frontlight – Reading Tests
The Kobo Glo and Cybook Odyssey HD with Frontlight mark the pinnacle of the current generation of e-readers that let you read in the dark. Kobo is based in Canada, and Bookeen dwells in Paris France. Both of these models bring totally unique things to the tablet, that could be the deciding factors between purchasing [...]
Pearson Completes Investment in Barnes and Noble Nook Media
Pearson, the parent company of Penguin Publishing, has completed the financial investment in Barnes and Noble’s Nook Media today. The total amount was 89.9 million dollars and it should help the ailing bookstore to compete harder in the digital space. Pearson now has a 5% stake in Nook Media, while Microsoft (with its 300 million [...]
Report: Marvel is the Most Successful Comic Publisher of 2012
Diamond Comics Distributors has released their annual 2012 report on the market leaders in the comic book industry. This report takes into account based on total sales of comics, graphic novels and magazines to comic book specialty stores. Marvel Comics reigned supreme with a market share of %34.06, followed by DC Comics at %31.94. These [...]
Has Amazon Prime Killed eBook Lending Clubs?
Michael Kozlowski (2493 Posts) Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about electronic readers and technology for the last four years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the Huffington Post, CNET and more. Michael frequently travels to international [...]
A New Patent for Contextual Ads Created by Microsoft
Microsoft and Barnes and Noble recently came to terms on a new way to distribute the companies eBooks on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. This will drastically increased the footprint of BN digital titles, which remain USA only. Microsoft may have found a new way to offer eBooks at a cheaper rate with a [...]
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