Podium, a renowned audiobook publisher best known for sci-fi and fantasy, has significantly broadened its digital library and the opportunities available to writers. Now a full-service publisher that distributes books in all formats, Podium Entertainment is preparing to launch its inaugural... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft has a lot of news for Xbox owners and Game Pass fans this morning. In an announcement post, the company shared its plans to expand the Xbox app directly to Samsung smart TVs, opening up the streaming platform to players in Argentina and New Zealand. There are also some new... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-06-09 14:47:28 UTC ]
One of the best, lesser known perks that come with owning an Amazon Kindle is the ability to share many of the ebooks in your digital library with your friends and family. Better still, your friends and family can also share the books from their collection,with you.We’ll show you how to quickly... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The cost of Amazon Prime is going up. The retail giant has announced that its membership program—which gives users free two-day shipping on most popular items as well as access to Amazon’s digital library of ebooks, movies, and TV shows—will now cost $99 per year, up from $79. Considering how... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble returned to a profit in the fiscal second quarter as it invested less in its Nook ebook reader and cost cuts offset lower sales.Its sales missed expectations, however, and its shares dropped more than 3% in premarket trading. The report comes as the crucial holiday season... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The content on Scribd, the San–Francisco based startup that aims to create the digital library of the future, is available on a range of devices, from laptops to smartphones to tablets. But CEO Trip Adler tells Fast Company we won't be reading e–books in our hands in the future––they'll be... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Edward Thorp was banned from casinos in Vegas for counting cards. He even published a book on his system for winning at the blackjack table using the mathematical theory of probability. While working at MIT, he built what many consider the first wearable device for -- you guessed it -- beating... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
This Kickstarter tries to answer the question of why--in a world of digital media--kids in the developing world don’t have access to books. When Rebecca McDonald moved to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, she wasn’t a career humanitarian. Her most recent job was overseeing construction... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild says Google doesn't have permission to reproduce portions of books for their digital library. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google Books and the French online publication ActuaLitté have launched a digital library... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]