Author: Piotr Kowalczyk
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Amazon now displays monthly sales – what does it say about the Kindle?
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Amazon now displays the number of units sold in the past month – and it’s a great way to analyze how people buy the Kindle.
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Leaked images show the 2024 basic Kindle with 25% brighter display and a green bezel
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The all-new, basic Kindle 2024 model will be released by Amazon on October 1, featuring a display with 25% brighter illumination and a dark mode.
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Turn your Kindle lockscreen into a custom composition notebook cover
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This simple guide will let you use an iconic composition notebook design as a Kindle screensaver image.
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ALA report: public libraries see 92 percent increase in number of titles targeted for censorship
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A new report by the American Library Association shows efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles in schools and libraries.
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Study: reading on paper improves comprehension even 8 times more than digital
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According to Spanish researchers, reading print materials for pleasure improves understanding of texts far more than reading on digital devices.
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Ebooks may be a gateway to a harmful surveillance
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The fact that you don’t reveal your reading activity to the public doesn’t mean your sensitive data is 100% protected.
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All your print and digital Amazon books are now in one place – except the sideloaded ones
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Amazon has just launched Your Books, a personalized space with all your print, Kindle, and Audible books. However, the service doesn’t include your sideloaded ebooks.
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Gen Z vs. Millennials – how they read books and use libraries (report)
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The report released by ALA found that 54% of Gen Z and Millennials visited a physical library in the past year. 52% said they borrowed from library digital collections.
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The current book reading habits in the U.S. (survey and infographic)
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According to the poll, the average U.S. adult reads as many as 8 books a month. That would make 96 books a year!
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Britannica has released Encyclopedia Infographica – a perfect bookish gift this holiday season
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The Encyclopedia Infographica is a visually appealing encyclopedia that uses infographics, maps, and charts to present information on a wide range of topics.
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Three easy ways to recycle your old books (and why you should)
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Recycling books helps reduce our environmental impact by reducing the demand for new trees to be cut down for paper production.
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Vintage library charts the AI should be trained on
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The charts developed in the 1930s, and used to train librarians and teachers, explain how to process information and come up with relevant answers.