Amazon is bringing two mobile games to its subscription-based entertainment platform for children. Known as Amazon Kids+, the $2.99 per month service has served as sort of a one-stop shop for kid-friendly books, TV shows, movies, games and more. The first game, Super Spy Ryan is a multiplayer... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-04-14 13:00:13 UTC ]
Amazon has launched a new Kindle app designed to encourage more people to read ebooks on their mobile phones. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Potion Diaries author Amy Alward has signed a new series with Simon & Schuster, set in a near-future society where mobile phones have been replaced by “smart pets”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zed Books has launched a new website promoting short form content, to respond to the increase in people reading on their mobile phones. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the earth shakes in California, the first place you are likely to hear about it is on social media. "Earthquake!" "Did you feel that?" "How big?" are common messages on Twitter and Facebook as Californians try to share information on their mobile phones in real time. Now, UC Berkeley... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
"What if the most disruptive thing ebooks ever do is make books truly ubiquitous?" asks Worldreader's Danielle Zacarius in her article for us today. Worldreader's mission uses e-readers, mobile phones and other devices. The programme, a 501(c)3 (non-profit) charity based in San Francisco,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Titles set to follow former rivals Loaded and Nuts in folding as young men turn to mobile phones, social media and free magazinesFHM and Zoo are to close by the end of the year, marking the end of the lads’ mag era that dominated UK magazine publishing in the late 90s and early 2000s.Publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
App that would allow publishers to highlight and push news events to Facebook users is said to be in alpha-stage testingFacebook could be preparing to take on Twitter at its own game, with a standalone news application for mobile phones.The product, which is reportedly in “alpha” stage testing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
On May 12, Facebook launched its much discussed publishing product designed to let media companies post their articles directly to its iOS app. Called "Facebook Instant Articles," the new format loads stories on mobile phones up t ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has relaunched its website after several months in the planning, to create a “simpler and more pleasurable experience” for customers to shop online. The company took its website offline earlier and re-launched it this afternoon (16th February) with a new look and feel, featuring... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The rise of reading on mobile phones is a hot topic at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but perhaps the most surprising finding of a new survey is that Apple is giving Amazon a run for its money among younger readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book publisher RosettaBooks is launching an interactive e-reading app for mobile phones and tablets that allows consumers to buy an inventory of backlist classics from Rosetta's retail partners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Switzerland-based standards group wants to stop the madness of having a different charger for every laptop, and will publish a technical specification for universal laptop chargers early next year. The specification from the International Electrotechnical Commission will cover “a wide range of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Learning resources for use on tablets and mobile phones were at the forefront of the BETT 2013... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]