Ebook readers aren’t quite the hot item they used to be ever since the 7-inch tablet market dropped prices to the sub-$200 range, but they still have great advantages. Text you can read in direct sunlight, outrageous battery life, and at a significantly cheaper price than a more versatile, all-in-one device. Amazon’s most basic Kindle, […]
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Are Smart PJs, With App-released Embedded Stories, A Dumb Idea?
Some companies try a little too hard to appeal to tech-savvy parents. Smart PJs have a code printed on them that bring up a story on your smartphone when scanned by the company’s app. Really. This isn’t a gag. This is clearly what it looks like when someone learns about QR codes and thinks they’re […]
Total Boox Hopes The World Is Ready For Pay Per Page
Israel-based ebook site Total Boox is introducing a new business model based on charging consumers by a per-page-read basis for the books they purchase. Company CEO Yoav Lorch believes this business model appeasl to readers, publishers, and writers, describing the per-page system as a “powerful marketing channel” to access new readers and increase revenue by […]