End of The Pirate Bay? Torrent site in serious trouble as strict new block kicks-in
25 May 2020 (The Express – UK)
Automatic blocks to stop users from visiting The Pirate Bay appear to be extremely effective. 80 percent of those surveyed stay away from The Pirate Bay due to the difficulties accessing the site after the introduction of the block.
Print and digital readers like different books, library data suggests
20 May 2020 (The Guardian)
The addition of ebooks reflects new users coming to public libraries, who might be less likely to get to a library in a working day.
ebook sales declined 5.7% in first 3 months of 2020
19 May 2020 (Good E-Reader)
The format made $232 million in sales. On a year-to-date basis, Downloaded Audio was up 16.6% as compared to the first three months of 2019, with a total of $155 million for the year so far. The Downloaded Audio format has seen continuous growth every single month since 2012.
Walmart launches a $99 tablet including Walmart Ebooks
18 May 2020 (The Verge)
$99 for the eight-inch and $129 for the 10-inch model. Includes Android 10 and USB-C.
Why “Enhanced” ebooks flopped
18 May 2020 (The Book Designer)
- Not all retailers accept enhanced ebooks.
- Those that do don’t accept the same kinds.
- The market for enhanced ebooks hasn’t turned up — at least, not where we expected.
Ebook sales drop again in March
19 May 2020 (Publishers Weekly)
E-book sales did not show any signs of increasing in March. Sales from reporting publishers were down 7.1% in the month.
Japanese publisher plans blockchain e-books distribution with about $2.8 million
18 May 2020 (Cryptopolitan)
The company said that the blockchain e-books distribution would be introduced first to My Anime List, which is considered as the world’s biggest social community and database for anime and manga.
Over 2 million new users have registered with Kobo during the Pandemic
13 May 2020 (Good E-Reader)
Rakuten Kobo is reaching profitability, sales are up and during the past three months the company has signed up 2 million new users. It is readily apparent that the global pandemic and the closure of most bookstores across the world are driving up ebook adoption.
Ebooks hacked from Microsoft’s Github Account
10 May 2020 (The Tech Education)
Hackers have stolen 500GB of data from a Microsoft Github account including ebooks. The hacker reportedly got full access to the ‘Private repositories. Then, he downloaded 500 GB of data that includes private projects. The breach occurred on March 28, 2020.
Marvel is Shutting Down Its Digital Comics Shop
11 May 2020 (ScreenRant)
Marvel has announced they will be closing the Marvel Digital Comics Shop on June 2nd. Readers will still be able to access already-purchased digital books after that date. After the closure, Marvel’s digital comics will be available to purchase through Comixology.
eBook sales are undergoing a revival in 2020
9 May 2020 (Good E-Reader)
Digital book sales are increasing across the board, due to the viral pandemic. Thousands of physical bookstores have closed all over the world and companies like Amazon are taking weeks to ship out the latest bestseller in hardcover or paperback. Digital book sales can be instantly purchased and they are available via apps, tablet or e-reader.
Colour E-Ink Readers are Here
1 May 2020 (Good E-Reader)
The first wave of color E INK products that are using Kaleido are right around the corner. Pocketbook is going to be releasing the six inch Pocketbook ColorPocketbook Color sometime in June and Onyx Boox is releasing their six inch ColorOnyx Boox offering around the same time.
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