Amazon expands Kindle options for children

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 08:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re looking for an e-reader for a young bookworm, Amazon certainly has options for you. The company unveiled its...

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Traveling domestically? Look for a Pop Up Library

Posted on 08/28/2019 at 08:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We love being able to access our local library branch from wherever we have a mobile device, WiFi (to save...

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Publishers file lawsuit over Audible Captions feature

Posted on 08/23/2019 at 04:11 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Big publishers weren’t happy when Audible revealed its planned Audible Captions feature last month. Today, they acted on that displeasure:...

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Would you want an author hologram to read to you?

Posted on 08/21/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Cool or creepy? A Chinese company is using artificial intelligence to create avatars of authors to narrate their own books....

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Amazon adds animated cover to Patricia Cornwell's "Quantum"

Posted on 07/30/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We know Fussy fans are looking forward to Patricia Cornwell’s Quantum. While you still have to wait for October 1...

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Audible Captions comes under fire from publishers

Posted on 07/22/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those of you who looked forward to Audible’s Captions feature might want to pause for a moment. The feature, currently...

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Audible is adding captions to audiobooks

Posted on 07/18/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Audiobooks aren’t for everyone, but some of the turnoffs for the visually inclined can actually be resolved. Case in point:...

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Try out Fussy's new mystery-recommendation tool

Posted on 06/05/2019 at 04:05 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ready to shake up your book-recommendation routine? Fussy is beta-testing a new way to suggest free mystery ebooks — they’ll...

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Choosing the best e-reader for your budget

Posted on 05/29/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Most of our fans already have e-readers and brand preferences among them. Every so often, though, a new fan will...

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Amazon unveils new Fire tablet

Posted on 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Walmart had a sale on Kobo ereaders for Mother’s Day; now, it seems that Amazon is launching a new Fire...

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