Amazon Rapids And the Dumbing-Down of Reading - Book Business

Panzer made a short trip into the Catosphere today. Our intrepid kitty traveler stopped at the Book Business site. There he found a review post about Amazon's new reading app for children called Rapids. A few days ago Panzer told you about the introduction of the Rapids app.

He really, really hates it.

In his review Joe Wikert takes issue with the fact the Rapids app only uses text messages between the characters to tell the story. He believes there's no value in the stories at all. In fact, he goes on to say the app itself is worthless. He bases this on his opinion that Amazon is dumbing-down the reading experience for children.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... I thought it was a good idea ... Short ... Fast ... Reads."

Note: This is a very short post. Bring half a cup of cocoa for today's reading selection.

To read the review post, tootle over to Amazon Rapids

To read Panzer's original post about the Rapids app, tootle over to Amazon children's books

Amazon Extends Its Dominance with Audible Channels - Book Business

Panzer made a trip into the Catosphere today looking for news for you. Our kitty reporter stopped in at the Book Business site. After a little digging around, he found an interesting post about Amazon and their subsidiary Audible.

This definitely needs looking into.

Joe Wikert's post is about Audible's new Channels service. Panzer told you about Channels a few days ago. Mr. Wikert explains how useful the newspaper article feature can prove to be. It would be particularly beneficial for those who don't want to subscribe to a newspaper but still want the news articles. He also includes his evaluation of the original content feature and the podcast curation feature.

Panzer says, "Hmmm ... Maybe Channels is more than just a YouTube competitor."

Note: This is a longish post. You'll need a muffin and a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Audible Channels

To read Panzer's original post, tootle over to Audible