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According to a report by CNN, US eBook sales fell by a whopping 18% during the first nine months of 2016 alone. The UK followed this trend with a similar drop during the very same period. This drop in sales…
Access to the Kindle Online Lending Library (KOLL) is one of the many benefits Amazon gives Prime members. When Amazon first launched the service, users could borrow only from a set of 5000 books. Over the years the collection has…
The Amazon Kindle app for iOS saw one of the biggest updates to the app recently. The new application sports a cleaner interface and many other new options for managing the look and feel of the reading interface. Also, there…
Earlier this month, Amazon announced a new waterproof Kindle Oasis. The new Kindle has support for Amazon’s audiobook service, Audible. One of the great features about Audible integration is when you have the Kindle book and the Audiobook, you can…
Every year Amazon launches a new Kindle reader with a minor spec change. Models get upgrades every other year, so all models get a refresh after four years. However, even after years of updates, there is still very little new…
There are several noteworthy launches in the technology space this year. We know Apple will release a new anniversary phone, Google will launch a new Pixel, and we Amazon has already launched two new Echo devices. The questions is, will…
Amazon revamped its top-of-the-line Kindle reader, the Kindle Oasis. The revamped device will still be the highest end Kindle and now gets a set of tweaks for the first time since the launch of the reader back in 2016. The…
Amazon released several new hardware products during 2017. None of those products are e-reader devices. However, looking at the broader strategy, it is clear that we see the start of a broader strategy from Amazon. Here are some of the…
Many people are staunch advocates of reading paper books. They cannot imagine replacing the paperback with an electronic screen. However, those who have tried eBook readers for an extended period have come to see the many advantages of the format.…
One of the highlights of last year for a lot of journalists and publishers was the news that e-book sales fell for the third year running, while sales of printed books rose for the first time in years. The commentary…