Calibre, the most popular ebook management program, has just been updated to version 4.0, and it brings about some big changes. Calibre’s built-in ebook viewer has been completely rewritten, and the Calibre Content Server has received some upgrades and now has all the capabilities of the main Calibre interface. Apparently many of the changes with […]
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Microsoft Dropping ePub Support on Edge Web Browser
Back in April Microsoft suddenly decided to close their ebook store and take back all the ebooks they had sold while issuing customers refunds for all purchases. Now Microsoft has put up a new support page that says the Microsoft Edge browser will no longer support ebooks with an .epub file extension. Of course older […]
Publishers Suing Audible Over Captions Feature That Allows Reading Audiobooks
Last month Audible revealed an upcoming new Audible Captions feature that gives Audible app users the option to read along with audiobooks as they’re read aloud. Basically the app adds computer-generated captions to audiobooks to allow reading while listening, but before the feature has even been released to the public, book publishers have filed a […]
Prime Members: Get $5 eBook Credit When Spending $20 on Kindle eBooks
Amazon has rolled out yet another promotion for Prime members. From now until July 14th, Amazon Prime members that spend $20 on Kindle books can get $5 in ebook credit back. Please note that you have to activate the offer on the promotion page before the $20 worth of purchases will count. All Kindle ebooks […]
Prime Members Get Two Free Kindle eBooks in July
Once again Amazon is giving Prime members the option to choose two Kindle ebooks for free from the monthly selection of new Amazon First Reads ebooks. There are eight books to choose from across different genres. The offer can be found on the Amazon First Reads page. If you are an Amazon Prime member you […]
Kindle Unlimited Deals Still Active for up to 40% off
For those that use Kindle Unlimited, Amazon’s ebook subscription service, it’s worth noting that Kindle Unlimited gift subscriptions are still on sale at up to 40% off the regular price for new members and active members. Amazon started the deal the week before Mother’s Day and it’s still ongoing. If you already have a Kindle […]
Kindles Now Support Traditional Chinese eBooks
Last week Amazon issued a press release announcing that they’ve added support for Traditional Chinese ebooks on Kindles and Kindle apps. They’ve added a Traditional Chinese language section to the Kindle store with over 20,000 titles available. The books are compatible with the Kindle iOS app and Kindle Android app, which includes Fire tablets, and […]
Get 2 Months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 Deal
Another Kindle Unlimited promotion has turned up at Amazon to subscribe to Amazon’s ebook subscription service for cheap. This time around you can get 2 months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99. It’s for new members and for those that have ended a subscription in the past. It’s not as good as the 3 months for […]