Barnes & Noble calls its entry-level e-reader the Nook Simple Touch, and to compete with Kindle and the like, the company just dropped the Simple Touch’s price down to $79 from $99 on Sunday. That’s $10 more than the basic Kindle, but the Paper White has a touchscreen, while the Kindle does not. Not that long ago, Barnes & Noble [...]
DC Comics has literally doubled its digital comics sales over the past year, and the publisher is going all in on digital platforms like Kindle, iTunes, and Nook by offering individual episodes for download. DC Comics claims this makes it the only major comic publisher to offer its weekly comics on all the major tablet and reader platforms. These issues were [...]
Microsoft Windows 8 became available today, with downloadable upgrades for desktops and laptops on sale at Microsoft’s website and the tablet-focused “RTM” version shipping on the new Microsoft Surface tablets. Windows 8 takes a cue from Apple’s App Store for Macs or iPhones by including a “Windows Store” in the new operating system that has verified apps for your computer’s [...]
It’s no secret that traditional journalism is having a hard time of it as more and more people shift to digital media. The latest big change is that popular magazine Newsweek announced that it will cease printing paper copies and switch to a digital-only format at the end of this year. December 31 will be the final print edition of the [...]
It’s been five years since J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter novel was released, and in that time the author has dedicated herself to writing her first widespread work of grown-up literature. That work — titled The Casual Vacancy — arrived this week to a mixture of positive and lukewarm reviews and somewhat sluggish sales. It’s no Harry Potter book launch, no, but [...]
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