Category Archives: Apps

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Reading with Rooster

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The link below is to an article that looks at the reading experience with the Rooster ebook subscription service.

http://bookriot.com/2014/07/25/revisiting-reading-rooster-app/

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Scribd Apps Updated

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at the latest updates to Scribd apps.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2014/05/13/scribd-app-for-android-ipad-and-iphone-gains-reading-features-in-new-update/

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Introducing Rooster for iOS7

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at Rooster, an app which delivers reading portions to your iPhone.

For more visit:
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/introducing-rooster-bite-sized-literature-delivered-to-your-phone/

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Stories Etc

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at the iPhone app ‘Stories Etc.’

For more visit:
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/stories-etc-launches-app-for-families-to-turn-memories-into-ebooks/

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Book, Comics, and Manga Apps

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at 23 book, comic and manga apps.

For more visit:
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/the-very-best-book-apps-our-top-15-picks/

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Pocketbook Reader

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at Pocketbook’s new iPad and iPhone app – Pocketbook Reader.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2014/02/20/pocketbook-releases-new-reading-app-iphone/

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Apps to Help You Track Your Personal Libraries

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at apps that help you keep track of your personal library.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/5-apps-to-help-you-track-your-personal-libraries_b79862

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Apps for a Better Reading Experience

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The link below is to an article that looks at 8 apps it claims will make you a better reader, however I don’t believe they will make you a better reader, but will enhance your reading.

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2013/11/09/apps-for-readers/

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Article: Warning – Update Kindle iOS App Before iOS7

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The link below is to an article reporting on an important warning for Kindle iOS App users – update the app prior to installing iOS7 or you may loose ebooks.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/update-your-kindle-ios-app-before-installing-ios-7-or-lose-books_b40466

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Will the Digg Effect make a comeback?

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During the latter half of the naughties (2000s), Digg was one of the premier destinations on the web. If your story ended up on the front page of Digg, then you were rewarded by hundreds of thousands of page views, quite a bounty considering publishers big and small made (and still make money) for page-view based advertising. The traffic bump came to be known as the Digg effect (much like being Slashdotted.) Digg, obviously fell on hard times and it was just over a year ago, it was acquired by New York-based technology and media company, Betaworks.

Johnborthwick

John Borthwick, chief executive of Betaworks, had a plan  — Digg still was a good brand and was an ideal vehicle for his vision of a social-data powered recommendation service and news reader. The early attempt at that social news reader, News.me, hadn’t really gone anywhere and they were ready to shut it…

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