Amazon completely revamped its Kindle family in October when it debuted the entirely new Colorsoft ereader along with updated generations of the other three existing models: the standard Kindle, the Paperwhite and the Scribe E Ink tablet. The new Paperwhite has a slightly larger screen, a bigger battery and a more powerful processor that Amazon combined with E Ink tech to make page turns faster. This Paperwhite again comes in a Signature Edition, which adds wireless charging, an auto-adjusting front light and extra storage — all for $200, which is $10 more than the previous Signature Edition. The standard Kindle also got a $10 price bump, leaving the same $90 gap between Amazon’s cheapest model and the Signature Edition. I tested both to see whether the price difference between the two is worth it. The higher-end model is certainly posh, but the base model handles ereader basics well. Is the deluxe treatment that much better? Processor, capacity and other hardware features The company is calling the Paperwhite (Signature and standard) the “fastest Kindle ever” thanks to a new dual-core processor and an oxide thin-film transistor layer that enables quicker switching of the text and graphics on the page. That layer is also more transparent than the previous tech, so the on-page clarity has increased as well. As for storage, the Paperwhite Signature gets 32GB, double that of the regular Paperwhite, which is the same treatment as the prior generations for both.... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2024-11-04 16:30:36 UTC ]
Libro.fm members can get two of these audiobooks for one credit during their BOGO sale and support indie bookstores at the same time. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-06-18 15:55:47 UTC ]
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Income from audiobooks reached a record £268m in 2024, according to figures from the Publishers Association• The 10 best audiobooks for summerWhether it’s plugging in to Benedict Cumberbatch reading Austen while doing the washing up or listening to Meryl Streep narrate Nora Ephron’s Heartburn on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-06-18 14:58:21 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 22, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-06-18 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Having a separate award was good for female novelists. Now a medical author is blazing a trail with a true storyFemale nonfiction writers are paid less on average, receive fewer reviews and win fewer prizes than men. Unsurprisingly, this means that women sell fewer books. So far this year, more... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-06-15 16:25:21 UTC ]
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Audiobook listeners and listening hours on Spotify increased by more than 30% and 35%, respectively, from January 2024 to January 2025 in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, helping to boost audio sales of several major publishers, according to the streaming service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 15, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-06-11 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Everand, the online e-book and audiobook subscription service and subsidiary of Scribd, has acquired the social reading and book club app Fable, which has three million users and hosts more than 100,000 book clubs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At least nine publishers in Poland are hoping for government approval to create a joint audiobook and ebook sales platform. The post Polish Publishers Hope To Open an Audiobook and Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-06-10 01:02:41 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 8, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-06-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In December 2013, not long after the publication of Mike Tyson’s autobiography, The Wall Street Journal asked him—along with forty‑nine other distinguished writers, academics, artists, politicians, and CEOs—to name their favorite books of the year. Among Tyson’s selections was a Kindle book,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-06-04 08:59:47 UTC ]
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More Americans indicate being "very interested" in audiobooks in 2025 than the previous year, plus other sales and listenership data from a new survey. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-06-03 13:29:39 UTC ]
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Digital audio accounted for 99 percent of 2024's US audiobook revenues, per newly released survey results. The post Audio Publishers Association: US Audiobook Sales Reach $2.22 Billion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-06-03 07:20:31 UTC ]
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AudioFile has named the three winners of its annual Golden Voice awards, which honors voice actors who have made significant contributions to audiobook publishing. The recipients are Vikas Adam, Kimberly Farr, and Hillary Huber. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 1, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-05-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Who doesn’t love dark academia? The malevolent architecture and forced proximity cut with the youth and ambition that sets it all aflame? Ever since chancing upon a marked-up paperback of The Secret History in the late ’90s, I’ve been obsessed with dark academia and all the micro-genres... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2025-05-27 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Ocean Vuong’s second novel, The Emperor of Gladness, debuts at #2 on our hardcover fiction list and is the newest Oprah’s Book Club pick. Plus Kennedy Ryan’s third Skyland romance, Can’t Get Enough, lands at #2 on our trade paperback list, and Joe Abercrombie lightens his usual grimdark fare... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The African American Literature Book Club has launched the BLK Bestseller List, showcasing the bestselling books by Black authors going back 16 months. It consists of monthly data from Circana Bookscan on the top 20 hardcover and paperback fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books, as well as... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 25, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-05-21 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries’ e-book and audiobook programs are especially vulnerable to the Trump administration’s budget cuts. Libraries across the United States are cutting back on e-books, audiobooks, and loan programs after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-05-19 19:30:00 UTC ]
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Your dreams of becoming an audiobook narrator can finally come true! Here's how to use Yoto to record personalized audiobooks for kids. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-05-15 12:30:00 UTC ]
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