The Ebook Evangelist

09/08/2024

Ashland, Ore.—based indie Blackstone Publishing announced a manufacturing and distribution deal with Penguin Random House Audio, making audiobooks available to listeners who prefer CDs.

06/06/2024

This!

Beware the nitwit! ⚠️

27/04/2024

Pledge to vote for libraries in the United States in 2024.

24/04/2024

The Seattle region loves to read.

16/04/2024

Book bans hit a record high... again!

After already soaring to record peaks, book bans in U.S. schools have hit a new high, according to free speech advocacy group PEN America. In the first half of the current school year, the group fo…

18/11/2023

A statement from Brooklyn Public Library, NYPL The New York Public Library and Queens Public Library.

Learn more at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/service-changes

14/08/2023

https://www.engadget.com/sony-and-other-music-labels-sue-internet-archive-for-digitizing-old-records-110108988.html

Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and a handful of other music labels have sued the Internet Archive over the Great 78 Project..

13/08/2023

https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/roku-amazon-remotes-customizable-buttons-captions/

While it's relatively easy to toggle captions and subtitles inside apps, two remote controls are frustratingly close to make it a one-button endeavor.

12/08/2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/11/1192034923/the-plot-thickens-the-battle-over-books-comes-at-a-cost

No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them.

15/06/2023

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/14/23760787/san-francisco-public-library-wifi-homeless-castro-district-8

Neighbors argued the move would reduce crime.

14/06/2023

The most recent update for the Kindle Scribe promised better PDF handling and ebooks that could be directly written on. I have finally managed to find the section of the Kindle store selling some of these books. The Write On eBook section of the store was not easy to find and may indeed be a beta or placeholder section. The section only contains 59 books....

The most recent update for the Kindle Scribe promised better PDF handling and ebooks that could be directly written on. I have finally managed to find the section of the Kindle store selling some o…

06/06/2023

From passport services to staff social workers, here are tons of things U.S. public libraries offer that you might not know about.

06/06/2023

https://lifehacker.com/these-apple-devices-won-t-get-software-updates-anymore-1850509451

Starting fall 2023, many iPhones, iPads, and Mac models won't get updated.

31/05/2023

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/31/23743515/google-chromecast-support-ending-2013

The end of software and security updates is here.

30/05/2023

https://www.engadget.com/amazon-ditches-alexas-celebrity-voices-and-issues-no-refunds-165511049.html

Amazon is ditching all of its Alexa-enabled celebrity voices, including Shaquille O’Neal, Melissa McCarthy and Samuel L.

17/05/2023

A handy step-by-step guide.

16/05/2023

Since Overdrive discontinued their app on May 1st, 2023, library users are being directed to use the Libby app. There has been some confusion about this, as I have seen a lot of library patrons commenting that their libraries removed the Overdrive app. In reality, the company has been announcing the Overdrive app's demise for some time. Some patrons are having a hard time getting used to the Libby experience....

Since Overdrive discontinued their app on May 1st, 2023, library users are being directed to use the Libby app. There has been some confusion about this, as I have seen a lot of library patrons com…

12/05/2023

Amazon has notified customers via email that the company will be raising the price on its Kindle Unlimited (KU) subscription effective May 11th, 2023. The price will increase from $9.99 to $11.99, effective on the subscriber's next month's renewal date, effectively giving subscribers one month's notice before the change takes effect. Subscribers have the option to keep their current prices for a limited time....

Amazon has notified customers via email that the company will be raising the price on its Kindle Unlimited (KU) subscription effective May 11th, 2023. The price will increase from $9.99 to $11.99, …

23/03/2023

Comcast and others would have to advertise "all-in" TV price if FCC adopts plan.

16/03/2023

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-scam-text-messages/

First robotext rule requires blocking of texts from invalid and unused numbers.

03/03/2023

How publishers made even more money from ebooks in the UK. There's a link to a free book on intellectual property issues in the article!

One of the (many) villains in “Walled Culture” the book (free ebook versions) is the publishing industry, specifically in the context of the transition from analogue books to ebooks. Wh…

02/03/2023

Oh, no! Stay ot of my reading!

The Amazon-owned ebook company did not specify whether it’s considering making an ad-based subscription tier for Audible as ad tests continue.

13/02/2023

Where's the wi-fi?

When the Wi-Fi fails

11/02/2023

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epzyde/librarians-are-finding-thousands-of-books-no-longer-protected-by-copyright-law

Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.

06/02/2023

Bookshop.org to Take Over Sales for IndieBound.org

IndieBound.org, the ABA's consumer-facing online bookselling and marketing platform, will switch to using Bookshop.org links to handle sales and fulfillment beginning March 1.

29/01/2023

Jan. 26, 2023 - New feature in Libby benefits librarians, readers and publishers with expanded choice and real-time reports

24/01/2023

https://bookriot.com/book-bans-are-driving-kids-away-from-reading/

As recent laws restrict school librarians from bringing in new books, they're seeing a drop off of students using the library at all.

22/01/2023

Unbelievably disturbing trend for school libraries:

Conversations with 37 school librarians across 21 states suggest a thicket of red tape is impairing their ability to buy books.