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 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 [...]
Amazon today completely overhauled its entire Kindle e-reader and tablet lineup, introducing the new Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite and dropping the price of the Kindle and Kindle Fire, among other things. This is the most aggressive update to the Kindle lineup we’ve seen yet, and it establishes Amazon as a clear leader when it comes to e-readers and a legitimate rival [...]
More than 1,000 comic books, graphic novels, or full-color children’s books are now readable on the Kindle app for iPad and Android, as well as Kindle Cloud Reader. The iPhone and Android smartphones are also supported. To use the feature, you’ll have to update the Kindle app on your device to the latest version. This obviously isn’t the only place [...]
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