ImageComics.com will stop selling DRM-free digital issues

In July 2013, Image Comics made a major industry change by stating they would sell their digital comics DRM-free, allowing people to download them onto a variety of devices and read them without having to use a proprietary app. A year after that, ComiXology began allowing publishers to sell DRM-free comics through their digital service, including Image Comics. However, five years later, if you want to download those comics, you’d better do so sharpish as Image Comics announces they are going to quit directly selling or supporting DRM-free comic books.

In a letter to customers, they say;

Dear Valued Customer,

This is an email alert to inform you that ImageComics.com is discontinuing the sale of DRM-free titles through our site.

Beginning on November 5th, 2018, DRM-free versions of our books will no longer be available for purchase and all sales of DRM-free versions through ImageComics.com will be discontinued.

What this means for you:

• From November 5th, 2018 through February 3rd, 2019 you can still access your previous purchases through https://customer.imagecomics.com. We recommend that you download and save your purchases at your earliest convenience before February 3rd, 2019.
• Future titles will be available for purchase through our other digital vendor partners, and DRM-free versions through other services that offer it, like comiXology.
• You will still be able to purchase physical copies of our books and subscribe to series through Image Direct (https://subscriptions.imagecomics.com) as well as your local comic book store. Image Direct will NOT be affected by this change.

To be honest, DRM is really a pain in the ass with so many restrictions. But the good news is you don’t need to worry about DRM at all if you have an eBook DRM Removal. Take Epubor Ultimate software as an example, it can help you remove DRM from all Kindle/Kobo/Nook/Google Play Books, etc. And it can also convert book format. 

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Epubor Best Deals for Christmas 2018

Houses are glowing with colorful lights, malls are bustling with shoppers, and holiday tunes are humming on the radio. There’s no doubt about it: Christmas is in the air.

But the season of giving doesn’t have to be the season of overspending. You've got only about a week to get your holiday shopping done. Thankfully, and unsurprisingly, lots of stores have trotted out holiday sales to help you out, Epubor is also not the exception.

What's good? I'm here to tell you. I've compiled the best tech gifts under $50 for those looking for something a little more affordable. Here are the latest and greatest picks from Epubor store.

1. Epubor Ultimate -- the Best eBook Converter + DRM Removal

Get the lifetime license Epubor Ultimate for Win for $39.99(usually $49.99)

Get the lifetime license Epubor Ultimate for Mac for $43.99(usually $54.99)

2. Epubor Audible Converter -- the Fastest Audible AA/AAX to MP3 Converter

Get the lifetime license Epubor Audible Converter for Win for $23.99(usually $29.99)
Get the lifetime license Epubor Audible Converter for Mac for $23.99(usually $29.99)

3. Epubor Vitalsource Downloader -- the Most Powerful VBK to PDF/ePub Downloader

Get the one-year license Epubor VitalSource Downloader for Win for $23.99(usually $29.99)

Get the one-year license Epubor VitalSource Downloader for Mac for $23.99(usually $29.99)

Gift for You-- Crazy Giveaway Value $180
1) Wonderfox HD Video Converter Factory Pro for Windows ($49.95)

2) Macx Media Trans for Mac ($59.95)
3) PDF Expert for Mac ($79.99)

(*) Exclusive offer authorized by those developers. Cooperated with Epubor.

Get it for free (Value $180)

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, there are still plenty of good deals out there for those of us who don't want to spend too much but also don't want to appear too cheap. If you are a ebook or Audible books enthusiast, then the above best picks are the must-have tools to help you liberate your purchased books and share them freely with loved ones. 

E-books vs audiobooks, which do you love more?

E-books and audiobooks all have many advantages.

eBooks are easy to travel, no weight, lower cost or may be free of cost, available all time, easy to get and have a huge number in single device.

1.       eBooks are portable. Your entire personal library can follow you anywhere, not the other way around.

2.      Note taking is easy. Yes, you can highlight, bookmark and write notes on eBooks too.

3.      Search is easy. You don’t even have to remember which book/eBook had something you wanted to reference again. Just search, find, read.

4.      You can have the eBook read to you with text to speech option turned on.

Audiobooks are also good. Audiobooks are immersive, educational, instructional, entertaining and they’re perfect for the time rich and the time poor. Audiobooks can also change the way we listen, read and learn, improving the literacy of young readers and those for whom English is a second language. 

1.       Save Time. As much as we discourage multitasking, sometimes it can be useful and effective. Audiobooks are great for that. You can listen while you’re cleaning the house, folding clothes, shaving or anything else that doesn’t require much focus.

2.      Effective. Some books are better to consume over audio than over text. I find that conceptual books and biographies are better off consumed over audio than text.

3.      Convenient. Audiobooks are really convenient. You can have them on your phone, iPod, computer and in the car. This makes the content accessible and you can easily continue where you left off from last time.

4.      Faster Learning. One of the main advantages of audiobooks is that you can pace the information you consume. I like to play my audiobooks at 1.5x or 2x speed and it doesn’t affect my comprehension.

Personally, I like both ebooks and audiobooks. They are good for me to enrich my knowledge and know the world better. And I also want to introduce you the best of the best eBook DRM Removal and Audiobook Converter tool. If you also interested in liberating your books like I do, you can go to Epubor website to check it out. 

Amazon added 1000+ kid-friendly audiobooks to FreeTime Unlimited

Amazon FreeTime Unlimited is an all-in-one subscription that gives kids access to thousands of kid-friendly books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, Audible books, and games on compatible Fire, Android, iOS and Kindle devices. FreeTime Unlimited allows parents to pay a set price per month to give their kids access to age-appropriate, Amazon-approved content, including apps, games, videos. It also gives parents access to their kids’ viewing habits and the ability to set time limits. Basically, it’s Amazon’s program for ensuring that kids never go somewhere online that their parents wouldn’t like.

Now the good news is that Amazon is making more than 1,000 kid-friendly audiobooks available through its FreeTime Unlimited program. Parents can also add additional audiobooks through Audible to their kids’ device through the Parent Dashboard and add any Audible title from their own library to their child’s. According to Amazon, kids can listen to classic books like Peter Pan, Rip Van Winkle, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow Queen. They will also be able to listen to holiday stories, including Corinna the Christmas Elf, The Night Before Christmas, and The Gingerbread Man and Other Children's Favorites.

By the way, if you are a parent wondering how to liberate Audible books, you can read this guide about how to convert AA/AAX to MP3. Then you can take the full control of your purchased Audible books.

EU allows VAT-free for ebooks and audiobooks

On October 2, EU has made a long-demanded move, in agreeing to allow all member states to give e-books and audiobooks the same VAT-free status as printed books. This decision is the final step to ensure that the unequal treatment of the two products—paper versus digital—becomes a thing of the past. Most importantly, this kind of price relief for consumers can make a dramatic impact on sales.

We have to admit that ebooks have certain advantage over printed books.

1     1.   With an ereader or mobile device, it stores all of our favorite books.

2    2.   We don’t need to carry heavy books with us anywhere we go. 

3    3.   eBooks are more environmental-friendly. 

As more and more people choose to purchase ebooks and audiobooks, and the demand for getting rid of DRM protection is also sharply increasing. Luckily, there are many wonderful DRM Removal tools to help you liberate your books. And the best DRM Removal tool is definitely developed by Epubor. If you want to decrypt your ebooks and audiobooks, you can read the tutorial guide about how to remove DRM from ebooks and audiobooks. 

Amazon Kindle for PC/Mac Updated to Version 1.25

Amazon has already updated to version 1.25 for both PC and Mac slowly, but the latest version 1.25 has not been released officially on Amazon website yet. Amazon does this to make sure that there are no major problems before releasing new versions to all customers.

Here is the latest updates for Kindle for PC:
1. Collections management: Search collections by name and sort collections by name or last update.
2. Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Kindle for Mac:
1. Support for 64-bit.
2. Study features: Updated Notebook panel that allows you to view your notes, highlights, and bookmarks side-by-side with your book. You can also export your notes and automatically create flashcards from your Notebook content.
3. Collections management: Search collections by name and sort collections by name or last update.
4. Bug fixes and performance improvements.

As you have discovered this new version also contains changes that make it incompatible with the existing DeDRM software. 
But Amazon's main download page is currently still delivering the version 1.24.3. So if you want to use DeDRM software, we recommend downloading and installing the old version 1.24.3 and then turning off the option to automatically install further updates.

How to Convert Audible AA/AAX to MP3

A lot of Audible.com users are looking for a way to convert the Audible books to .mp3. Sure, why not! Because the files with the formats come with Digital Rights Management(DRM) which can prevent the unauthorized copying and playing of downloaded audiobooks and make it impossible for people to enjoy their audiobook on their mp3 players even you have paid for it. So here we are going to show you how to convert Audible AA/AAX to MP3 with the best Audible Converter -- Epubor Audible Converter.

Step 1, download Epubor Audible Converter to your computer and launch it.

Step 2, drag and drop Audible books to the main window to convert AA/AAX to MP3.

If your Audible book is an AA file, then you will get a MP3 file after the successful decryption. Because AA file is actually an encrypted MP3 file. But if your Audible book is an AAX file, then you will get a M4B file after the successful decryption. Because AAX file is actually an encrypted M4B file. Next you need to click Convert to MP3 to get decrypted MP3 file.

As you can see, it's so easy to remove DRM and convert AA/AAX to MP3 using Epubor Audible Converter to back up Audible books. Now you can make the full use of your converted Audible books.

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Best 5 Slim Cases for All-new Kindle Paperwhite (10th Generation, 2018 Release)

Have you got your brand-new Kindle Paperwhite 4 yet? If you do, then a protective case is needed to keep it from scratches and damages. 

Nowadays cases sport a simple and classy design. The back shell is usually made from durable polycarbonate material so you do not need to worry about any damages. It offers an easy clip-on application. The cover is designed to fold back, so you can read comfortably with just one hand. Thin, lightweight, and durable, this cover is perfect for taking Kindle Paperwhite wherever you go. And the cases always come in a variety of bright, fun colors, the widest selections to suite your taste. Here we are going to introduce best 5 slim cases for all-new Kindle Paperwhite 4. All of them are available on Amazon. 

1. Fintie -- Slimshell Case for All-New Kindle Paperwhite (10th Generation, 2018 Release), premium Lightweight PU Leather Cover with Auto Sleep/Wake for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader. Buy it on Amazon.

2.  OMOTON -- Smart Shell Cover with Auto Sleep Wake Feature for Kindle Paperwhite 10th Gen 2018 Released. Buy it on Amazon.

3. ACdream -- The Thinnest and Lightest Leather Smart Cover Case for 2018 New Kindle Paperwhite (Only Fit 2018 Kindle Paperwhite 10th Generation). Buy it on Amazon.

4. WALNEW -- Only Fits Kindle Paperwhite 10th Generation 2018, PU Leather Case Smart Protective Cover. Buy it on Amazon.

5. Infiland -- Lightweight Shell Case Cover Compatible with All-new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 10th Generation 2018 Release (Auto Wake/Sleep). Buy it on Amazon.

Epubor Black Friday Deals 2018: The best and the cheapest

Now that Halloween is over, it's time to focus squarely on shopping. Black Friday is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States,  which has been regarded as the beginning of the country’s Christmas shopping season since 1952. This year, Black Friday takes place on Friday, Nov. 23. Although Black Friday is still a few weeks away, lots of stores have already announced their sales -- and others have already started them.

Black Friday is probably best known for dirt-cheap deals. So Epubor will also launch the biggest annual promotion on Black Friday. And with about two weeks to go, Epubor is already lifting the veil on the best deals of the year. You can get all Epubor software at 30% off. Here are the 3 Epubor Best sellers of 2018.

1. Epubor Ultimate -- the Best eBook Converter + DRM Removal

1. Convert DRM protected eBooks, support Kindle DRM, Kobo DRM, Adobe DRM, Nook DRM.

2. Perfectly supported formats: ePub, PDF, KEPUB, Kindle KFX, AZW, AZW3, Mobi.

3. 6*24 free technical support, 100% success guarantee.

Get the lifetime license Epubor Ultimate for Win for $34.99(usually $49.99)

Get the lifetime license Epubor Ultimate for Mac for $38.49(usually $54.99)

2. Epubor Audible Converter -- the Fastest Audible AA/AAX to MP3 Converter

1. Easily convert any DRM-protected audiobooks from Audible!

2. 60 X faster than any similar product when converting Audible AA/AAX to MP3, M4A, M4B, FLAC...

3. 6*24 free technical support, 100% success guarantee.

Get the lifetime license Epubor Audible Converter for Win for $20.99(usually $29.99)
Get the lifetime license Epubor Audible Converter for Mac for $20.99(usually $29.99)

3. Epubor Vitalsource Downloader -- the Most Powerful VBK to PDF/ePub Downloader

1. The most simple and reliable Vitalsource Downloader helps you remove Vitalsource DRM and convert Vitalsource VBK to PDF/ePub.

2. Download the entire vitalsource book to PDF/ePub with only one-click!

3. 6*24 free technical support, 100% success guarantee.

Get the one-year license Epubor VitalSource Downloader for Win for $20.99(usually $29.99)
Get the one-year license Epubor VitalSource Downloader for Mac for $20.99(usually $29.99)

Besides the above 3 popular software, this year, Epubor also prepares a free giveaway for our customers.

Free Giveaway: Kindlian -- A Powerful Tool to Manage Your Kindle Library

1. Provides a comfortable way to manage your Kindle library.

2. Allows to create collections, organize, search and sort books.

3. Contains built-in ebook reader that allows you to preview and read Kindle books.

Note: Exclusive offer authorized by Kindlian official site will be expired on Nov 24th.

Get Kindlian for Free

The lowest prices of the year has already started. If you're looking for the best deals on Epubor.com, this is the place to start. It’s not only the cheapest Deals, but also the best 3 Epubor software you should know. And here’s the coupon code for all Epubor software: BF2018

Get $10 off your first eBook or audiobook at Walmart

Since the day Walmart declared to cooperate with Kobo to sell Kobo books and reader, it has already drawn great attention from the publics. Now Walmart thrills us one more time with the big offer to get $10 off your first eBook or audiobook at Walmart, including new releases and bestsellers.

All it requires is creating a free account with Walmart eBooks. If you already have a Kobo account, you can still take advantage of this $10 off deal. After using the $10 discount, you can link your Walmart and Kobo accounts together to add that book to your Kobo library.

Offer valid only for legal residents of the United States who make their first purchase on kobo.com before December 31, 2018 at 11:59PM EST. A $10.00 credit will be automatically applied against your purchase of an item priced at $10.01 or more (excluding tax). Credit may only be used once, and is valid for first time purchasers only. If you have made a purchase using your Walmart eBooks account in the past, you will not be eligible for this offer. This offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offer or promotion and cannot be used to adjust amount paid on previous purchases. Discounts cannot be applied nor the discount value refunded once a purchase is complete. Rakuten Kobo Inc. reserves the right to change or cancel the offer at any time without notice.

The 5.10.1.1 firmware update is available for Kindle eReaders

Not long after Amazon releases its all-new Kindle Paperwhite 4, it also reveals the latest firmware update today. This update should automatically download and install to your Kindle when connected wirelessly; however, you can also manually download the software and transfer the update to your device via USB cable.

Here’s what’s new for the 5.10.1.1 update:

·         Swipe-able Home: Swipe up on your home screen to see additional tips, recommendations, and more based on your reading habits.

·         Easily personalize your reading: Now save multiple reading settings, selecting the font, boldness level, and orientation settings you prefer all from the main menu and quickly switch between those settings.

·         Return borrowed books: You can return Kindle Owners’ Lending Library books from within your library by long pressing on a borrowed book and selecting return.

·         Battery percentage: The percent of battery remaining is shown.

·         Labels for the standard toolbar: Labels are added under each icon on the standard toolbar for improved navigation.

·         Performance improvements and other general enhancements.

Here’s how to manually download and install a software update.

Before manually downloading the software update, determine the current software version on your Kindle.

To determine the current software version on your Kindle: 

1.     From Home, tap the Menu icon, and then tap Settings.

2.     From Settings, tap the Menu icon again, and then tap Device Info.

If you have the latest update, it should look like this: Kindle 5.10.1.1

If you do not have this software version, click the link below to download the software update to your computer: Software Update 5.10.1.1

After you've downloaded the file to your computer, see Transfer & Install a Kindle E-Reader Software Update for instructions on installing the update.

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The all-new Kindle Paperwhite is now waterproof

Today Amazon releases the all-new Kindle Paperwhite. This new Kindle Paperwhite adds some important features：thinner, lighter, with Audible integration -- and now waterproof! And it’s available for pre-order for $129.99 for the 8 GB model and $159.99 for the 32 GB model. 

The all-new Kindle Paperwhite is the thinnest, lightest Kindle Paperwhite yet, with a 6 inch E Ink Carta HD capacitive touchscreen so you can read comfortably for hours. It concludes 300 ppi, glare-free Paperwhite display, laser-quality text, and twice the storage of the previous generation. Plus a single battery charge lasts weeks, not hours.

Kindle Paperwhite 4 has a front-lit display with five LED lights, whereas the Kindle Paperwhite 3 only had four LED lights.

With the all-new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite, you’re free to read and relax in more places. It can protect against accidental immersion in up to two meters of fresh water for up to 60 minutes.

Most importantly, the all-new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite supports Audible books. Now with Audible, Kindle Paperwhite lets you switch seamlessly between reading and listening via Bluetooth-enabled speakers or headphones. 

Are you excited about these new functions?

Google Translate can now visually translate more than 50 languages

According to the latest news, the Google Translate app will be capable of visually translating 13 new languages by using the camera on your smartphone.

In 2015, Google added the visual translation feature to the Translate app with the support of 27 different languages. It allows users to translate dinner menus and signs in real time, making communicating abroad much easier. This week’s announcement puts the total number of supported languages close to 50.

Users can access the feature in the Translate app by navigating to the camera icon on the home screen. The app will then prompt you to line up the text you’re attempting to translate and take a photo. After that, the app will scan the text with the use of Neural Machine Translation, which will then provide a translation into the language of your choice. But the translation is not 100% correct.

With Google Translate app, you will never be afraid of communicating with foreigners or ordering food in a foreign restaurant.

Apple iconic co-founder Steve Jobs' 7th death anniversary

The visionary former Apple CEO died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 due to pancreatic cancer. Jobs is credited for making Apple one of the biggest and most-loved technology brands in the world. It was his love for product design and perfection that disrupted and transformed several product segments across categories -- mobiles, music, PCs, apps and more...

On the seventh death anniversary of Jobs, Apple CEO Tim Cook remembered him by tweeting, "Steve showed me—and all of us—what it means to serve humanity. We miss him, today and every day, and we’ll never forget the example he set for us."

Let’s take a look how Steve Jobs changed smartphone, app and 4 other technology segments.

Steve Jobs changed the smartphone industry forever with the launch of the first-ever iPhone in January 2007. The first-ever Apple smartphone hit the retail shelves in the US in June the same year. The touch-screen smartphone supported GSM connectivity along with GPRS and EDGE for data transfer. Since then, iPhones have continued to be the given several.

Apple’s Macintosh 128K was the first-ever desktop computing machine from the company. It was launched with the moniker – Apple Macintosh in 1984. Macintosh 128K sported a 9-inch CRT monitor and came along with a couple of accessories including a keyboard and a mouse. There was a handle at the top that made it easy to carry it around. But then the firm later already had a ‘laptop’ line up under the ‘PowerBook’ series.

iPod (M8541) was Apple's first-ever portable media player. Unveiled in October 2001, iPods were launched with the tagline ‘1000 songs in your pocket’. The first iPod had a monochrome LCD display with 5GB storage. What made it stand out was its compact form factor that was made possible with a 1.8-inch hard drive. The competitors used the 2.5-inch hard drive at that time.

Apple’s MacBook Pro is today considered one of the most powerful laptops. The MacBook Pro line-up too took its baby steps during the Jobs' era. In 2006, Jobs introduced the first-ever 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop. It was built on the previous PowerBook G4 laptop and was also the first to run on dual-core Intel processor.

App developers need to thank Steve Jobs for giving the world first App Store. Apple App Store made debut in the year 2008 with just 500 apps. Today, the App Store offers iOS users over 2 million apps. Not just this, App Store got Apple over $22 billion revenue in the first half of the year.

Steve Jobs launched the first iPad in January 2010. The first-generation Apple iPad marked the debut of the tablet industry in the right sense. Microsoft too had experimented with a similar form factor device in the year 2000, but it failed to find too many takers. The device also had a major impact on the tablet industry that barely existed in 2010. The first iPad was powered by Apple A4 processor and had a 9.7-inch touchscreen display.