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Welcome to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show. Michael and Peter will be with you for a good hour, discussing what is next for the e-reader and e-note industry in 2024. What will Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and Remarkable do? They will all release new hardware; this show covers what you […] The post What is next for e-readers in 2024? first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today, Michael and Peter discuss why Amazon did not release any new hardware in 2023 and their plans for 2024. Barnes and Noble are suspending services for older Nook e-readers, and Kobo has plans for at least one new e-reader for 2024. Onyx Boox has one of the […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Kindle Updates, Onyx convoluted products and Kobo News first appeared on Good e-Reader.
In this edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show, Michael and Peter discuss new e-readers and e-notes that have come out in the past month or two and what will be released in the next few months. They discuss the new Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight Plus 2023 edition, Sony DPT-RP3 Digital Paper, and Fujitsu […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Best e-readers you should buy right now first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome to an exciting New Year’s edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show. Michael and Peter break down all of the major occurrences in the e-paper, e-reader and e-note industry in 2022. You will learn about all of the major new products that came out and and their thoughts on them. Most of the time […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - 2022 Year in Review first appeared on Good e-Reader.
In this edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show, Michael and Peter break down all of the top stories from October. Many new e-readers and e-notes have been released in this past month. The 11th Generation Amazon Kindle is the most notable, it has been upgraded with a 300 PPI display and 16GB of storage, […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Kindle Rewards, New Onyx E-notes first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome back to another utterly compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show and Podcast. Lots of new E INK related products have come out lately, some are dedicated e-readers such as the new Kindle, Tolino Shine 4, Hanvon N10 Mini and a bunch of new Onyx readers that are only available in China. There […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Lots of new e-readers have come out lately first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome to the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Peter Carotenuto. Once a month, the boys give you a sense of all of the latest news in the audiobook, ebook, e-reader and e-note industry. Today, you will understand why audiobooks and digital books are so expensive and some of the reasons why this […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Rising ebook costs and Kindle News first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Good e-Reader Radio is back with Michael and Peter. Today on the show the boys discuss the co-branded color e-reader with Bigme and Good e-Reader. You will get a sense on why Kickstarter was selected as the crowdfunding platform of choice and when it is going to be shipped out. Why did we create it […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Kaleido 3, Gallery 3 and InkNote Color first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Good e-Reader Radio is back with Michael Kozlowski! Today, you will learn why so many e-readers are suddenly embracing English on their devices. Xiaomi just released their first one, Hiread another and now Hanvon?! Are you going to buy a new e-reader in the next couple of months? You will get a sense on what […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Top e-Readers of 2022 - Did you grow up reading? first appeared on Good e-Reader.
In this edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show, your host Michael Kozlowski talks about all of the latest Amazon Kindle News. The lead story focuses on why Kindle for Android from Google Play has dropped support for the purchasing of ebooks in the app. Older Kindle e-readers will also have the store disabled in […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Send to Kindle EPUB, Old Kindles drop support for buying books, new e-readers first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome to another riveting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today, Peter and Michael discuss all of the latest e-paper news. You will get a sense on what E INK Gallery 3, Kaleido 3 and Spectra 3100 bring to the table. Our main story is how many companies such as Audible, B&N and Amazon […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Kindle supports EPUB, Kindle stops in-app purchases on Android and more! first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Lots of big brands are starting to abandon the Android platform and stop in-app purchases. This is because Google is now requiring a 30% commission on everything sold in an app and all apps have to use their new billing system. Audible, Barnes and Noble and a few […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Audible and B&N drop in-app purchases on Android first appeared on Good e-Reader.
In this edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show, Peter and Michael take a look at the China situation. A resurgence of COVID has hit the country hard and many companies are struggling to ship out products, since major carriers such as DHL, FEDEX are being delayed. Many brands such as Amazon, Kobo, B&N are […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Onyx Boox Nova C, Bigme X6, Kobo Forma first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Today on the Good e-Reader Radio Show you will learn about the e-reader industries plans for 2022. The show covers Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Bigme, Onyx Boox, Remarkable, Supernote, Bookeen, Tolino, Hisense and many others. You will learn about what readers will have a refresh and what the likely specs are. In order […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - E-Reader Plans for 2022, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Onyx, Remarkable first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome back to another compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show. Today, you will learn about the concentrated effort by Chinese e-reader companies to adopt English on their latest generation of products. This includes brands like Xiaomi, Bigme, Huawei and others. You will also learn about why this is happening and who the trailblazers […] The post Good e-Reader Radio - Nook Audiobooks and Chinese e-readers supporting English first appeared on Good e-Reader.
The Good e-Reader Radio Show returns! Michael and Peter will be doing a once a month radio show, on the last Sunday every month! Michael will be doing a solo show, exclusively available on the Good e-Reader website, where you will be kept up to date on the last happening of the E-Reader and E […] The post Good e-Reader Radio Show - What happened to all of the e-paper displays? first appeared on Good e-Reader.
Welcome back to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we talk about why 2019 was the best year ever for e-readers, more devices were released this year than any other year, ever. Color E-paper is going to be a thing in 2020, vendors are lining up to release next generation devices […]
The Good e-Reader Radio Show returns with a focus on all of the new e-readers that have come out lately and what the big selling points are. SuperNote is finally shipping out the A6, the Boyue Likebook Alita is now available, the Oasis came out recently and Pocketbook just announced the InkPad Pro! Tons of […]
Welcome back to another compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael runs down all of the new e-readers that will be released this Fall and what you can expect. Kobo has a new e-reader in the works and I am told this is a second generation Aura One. This model will have […]
Welcome back to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! A few times a year Good e-Reader conducts many interviews with the leaders of the industry. This includes the CEO of Kobo, executives from Amazon and E-ink. What goes into preparing for an interview and what is the entire journalist process like? Today, […]
Welcome back to another utterly compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we are talking about 3G on e-readers and if it is time for more companies to start offering another option to buy ebooks on the go. It is summertime and that means it’s time to relax at the beach or at […]
There has been a ton of innovation in the e-reader arena in 2017. The second generation Kindle Oasis came out and was the first e-reader that had the Audible bookstore and Bluetooth to listen with wireless speakers. The Remarkable came out and defined digital note taking and the startup was so successful that it spawned […]
The Good e-Reader Radio show is back with the top e-readers that are coming out in 2018 and give you our thoughts on the Onyx Boox Note S and Sony Digital Paper DPT-CP1 that just hit our review labs. We take a look at some upcoming smartwatches such as the new Samsung Galaxy Watch that […]
Good e-Reader is back with a weekend edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today, Michael gives you a complete rundown of our latest research that says most people pirate ebooks, instead of purchase them. Onyx has announced a flurry of new e-readers and some of them are worth a look. Good e-Reader released a […]
Welcome back to another compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael discusses the news about Apple developing their own processors and how the Intel stock has taken a nosedive. Kobo is going to be releasing a new e-reader soon called the Clara HD, find out all about it. Additionally B&N released a […]
The Good e-Reader Radio show has been chronicling the e-reader and ebook industry since 2010 and today Michael talks about the new Onyx Boox Note and what it brings to the table. Inkbook is working on a new 8.6 and 10.3 inch e-reader, not much is know about it yet. There is a new Audible […]
Welcome to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael talks about the new Sony Digital Paper that just hit the FCC and thoughts about the Pocketbook InkPad 3. Onyx is releasing their new Note e-reader next week and Good e-Reader will be conducting a review/unboxing video in a few days. Good […]
There are a copious number of online self-publishing companies that promise aspiring authors the opportunity to distribute their ebook all over the world. Millions of authors publish with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Draft2Digital, Kobo Writing Life, Nook Press and Smashwords. Most “authors” who self-publish an ebook never sell more than a handful and over 75% […]
Kobo has just launched an audiobook bookstore that sells audiobooks individually and also provides them on a subscription level basis. Their entire audiobook catalog is powered by Overdrive and this is the first time they have ever been involved in an audiobook subscription scheme. Kobo Audiobooks will cost $12.99 per month in Canada and comes […]
The Good e-Reader Radio Show is back from a long hiatus with a very special edition, music to read to. Over the course of the next hour you will be introduced to a symphonic serenade of new music, including electronica, jazz and soul. This is the perfect soundtrack to crack open your favorite book and listen […]
Welcome to another installment of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we are talking about the health benefits of e-books, something normally people do not associate with an entertainment product. Today, we talk about the reasons why e-books are better for you if your recovering from an injury or if you have vision disorders, while […]
e-Reader innovation has ground to a halt and no new technology has been developed since 2013. This was the worst year on record in terms of overall sales. Many analysts have proclaimed that only 9 million units have shipped this year, which is a decrease from the 12 million dedicated e-ink devices were sold in […]
e-Reader ownership is at an all time low according to Pew Research. The company released new data on device ownership and found 19% of adults reported owning an e-reader, such as a Kindle or Nook.This is a sizable drop from early 2014, when 32% of adults owned this type of device. The decline in dedicated […]
Barnes and Noble has just released their first e-reader since 2009, with the advent of the Nook Glowlight Plus. It sounds fairly good on paper, with the same high resolution screen found on the Amazon Kindle Voyage and is waterproof, much akin to the Kobo H2O. It also has software not found in any other e-readers on the market, such […]
Amazon has just launched a white Kindle in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. This is the first non-black model to be released in Europe since the first generation Kindle that came out in 2007. It is important to note that this is not a new e-reader, this is simply the same entry level […]
The Amazon Kindle Voyage was released late last year and for all intents and purpose the e-reader was a complete flop. It was the least purchased and least reviewed product that the Seattle company has released in a number of years. So what went wrong? Amazon never releases sales figures for their hardware division in […]
Over the course of 2015 there has been a number of notable new e-readers that have hit the market. Barnes and Noble released their first new model in almost three years with the Nook Glowlight Plus, while Kobo released two different units. All eyes are on Amazon right now for their Kindle Voyage 2, Kindle […]
Adult coloring books is the hottest new segment in publishing and everyone is getting involved. Disney has released a new 3D coloring book based on popular characters, to mainstream celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and George R.R. Martin who have jumped into the fray. The current coloring-book craze was ignited in 2013, when Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford published “Secret […]
Welcome back to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today you will be taken on a magical journey into the realms of digital magazines, e-books and e-reader news! Today on the show Michael gives you his impression of Texture, formerly Next Issue and Magzter. Additionally Kobo has a new loyalty program called Super Points and has […]
Welcome back to another edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today on the show you will be informed about all of the new devices expected to be released soon, such as the Nook Glowlight 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 for Nook and the Kobo Touch 2.0. Also on the show is plenty of Amazon […]
Today on the show we talk about all the major deals that Amazon will having for its one day Prime Day event on July 15th. Also, Books-A-Million has announced they are taking the company private and Barnes & Noble has given us a date in which the Nook College Bookstore and educational unit will become […]
In this edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show you will understand e-book piracy, the moral choices we make when engaging in it and how sometimes its done for profit. Additionally, why did Barnes and Noble go from making $910 million a year on Nook to an estimated $150 million in 2015? Get a sense […]
Welcome to another edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we take a look at all of the big announcements coming out the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. There are big changes coming with iOS 9, Siri enhancements and Apple Music. Also on the show is my take on a recent book, the Modern Mercenary […]
Welcome to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we feature some of the key audiobook deals that are available as part of Audiobook Month. There are a number of retailers hyping up some big savings, so you want to check it out. The feature stories on the show today are the challenges of self-publishing audiobooks […]
Welcome to another utterly compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio show, the only show in the world that documents e-readers and how the traditional publishing market is being disrupted by digital. Today on the show I talk about two new e-readers that just hit the market and both are sporting e-Ink Carta technology. You […]
When I was a young lad growing up, the Scholastic Book Fair was instrumental for buying books. The company has tried to modernize to the smartphone generation by trying out various e-book platforms. Today during the show Michael talks about their attempts and what they are doing now. There are some new e-readers coming out […]
Welcome back to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we talk about the new publishing contract that Amazon and HarperCollins have signed. What does it mean for readers and will e-book prices dramatically increase? Also on the show Michael talks about the new Kobo Glo HD e-reader, how this fits into […]
Welcome back to a full sized edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael Kozlowski is flying solo and giving you a sense on the latest happenings in the e-reader industry. On the show today Michael talks all the latest Kobo news and some of their devices that have recently been discontinued. Amazon is […]
Libraries in all over the world are undergoing a digital renaissance as major publishers have firmly committed themselves to the concept of making e-Books available. Today, we look at some of the biggest trends facing libraries in Canada, US and United Kingdom. A recent report by the Library Journal has stated that 95% of all US […]
e-Reader technology has come a long way since the first Kindle hit the market in 2007. Not only have the prices come down from over $300 for your standard six inch device, but e-paper has been polished and more refined. Companies such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo invest copious amounts of money in […]
Welcome back to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today, we bring you the latest happenings from the e-reader world! This week you will get the most essential stories, such as the recent firestorm that erupted over news that Adobe is sending personal eBook information in plain text to their servers, breaching privacy laws. In addition, […]