Archives for April 2024

Kobo has launched two new e-readers, the Kobo Libra Colour and the Kobo Clara Colour, that use color e-ink. The company writes that new models offer a “subtle palette” in addition to black and white. Kobo Libra Colour also offers stylus-enabled “colour handwriting, highlighting, and notebooks.” Both models incorporate new repairability features, including easier battery replacement. Michael Tamblyn, ceo of Rakuten Kobo said in a release, “We are pleased to be the first global ebook platform to offer affordable colour eReaders, bringing both your books and our bookstore to life with a beautiful spectrum of gentle hues. It’s everything you […]

Simon & Schuster opened their 100th anniversary season with a blockbuster double-header. On Monday night, they featured over 30 prominent S&S authors on stage at The Town Hall (expertly curated by Cary Goldstein) in a surprisingly entertaining evening, and on Tuesday night they gathered well over 1,000 people in a party at Chelsea Piers. Monday’s event highlighted authors from across the company’s divisions, including many who have substantial history of their own with the house — starting with Doris Kearns Goodwin, who has published with S&S for almost half of those 100 years, beginning in 1977, and finishing with Bob […]