Amazon has announced the closure of Amazon Book Club on March 1, 2026. Amazon Book Clubs launched in late 2020. It allowed readers to join public genre groups and receive monthly book recommendations. Many leading members of the Amazon Book Review team had their own groups, making it easy to find the next good book to read. Readers could join public groups dedicated to specific genres, such as mystery, romance or science fiction. Clubs could be private and invite-only or public. Each club had a brief description of its theme and its top recommendation. Clicking on the recommendation took you to the book's Amazon page. Amazon now directs users to GoodReads.

Audible's new Read & Listen feature allows users to purchase (with discount on Amazon) a text version of an existing audiobook and follow along. This allows users to follow along with synchronized, highlighted text while listening to their favorite audiobooks, creating a seamless, multi-format experience. Previously available only through Kindle app as part of the Whispersync for Voice feature, this feature is now integrated into the familiar Audible interface. Audible is also testing a feature in the US that bridges the gap between digital and print formats. Some US customers may find direct links to Amazon on their audiobook detail pages to purchase physical copies of books already in their library, making it easier to build a personal collection across multiple formats.

Kindle Colorsoft (and Scribe Colorsoft) reader now has color-coded bookmarks that you can add to ebooks, manga or digital comics. There are now eight different bookmark color options. Kindle has never offered color bookmarks before and even Kindle app for iPad doesn't offer this feature (though it will likely get color bookmarks soon). Users can link to different pages or cross-reference them, instead of relying on Amazon's "last read" feature. The update also adds green as an additional highlighting option.

Kindle Scribe and Kindle e-readers have received a new software update that adds new cloud storage features. Users now have a new settings option that allows them to control whether imported files from Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive are available across Kindle devices. You can also now send your notes and documents from Kindle Scribe to Alexa+ for summarizing, asking questions and brainstorming. Older Kindle Scribe and Kindle e-readers have received the usual performance improvements, bug fixes and other general enhancements. However, new features may not be available immediately after installing a software update, but Amazon will release them later.

Mendeley, the research article management software, has added new AI features. When you're given a new article to read, the Reading Assistant helps you navigate it by providing an overview of its purpose, key points and structure. As your library grows, literature review becomes less about collecting articles and more about understanding how they relate to one another. The Ask My Library feature helps you work with saved PDFs to find relevant articles and identify connections between them. Research projects often span long periods, making it difficult to maintain context over time. The AI ​​assistant can help you quickly familiarize yourself with key articles and find sources relevant to your current stage of research.

Pocketbook has introduced the new InkPad One e-note reader with a 10.3-inch Mobius display, a more durable version of E Ink displays (it lacks a glass base). The Mobius's downside is its lower resolution—just 226 pixels per inch (versus 300 pixels for E Ink Carta). The rest of the specs are fairly average. The device is equipped with a 1.8 GHz quad-core processor (Rockchip RK3566), 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage (no memory card slot). It also features a backlight, a tilt sensor, a lid opening sensor, a USB-C port, dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0. It also supports audio and speech synthesis via Bluetooth and the USB port. Dimensions are listed as 244 x 173 x 5 mm and it weighs 400 grams. The InkPad One has a 3700 mAh battery. It features a buttonless design, an aluminum frame with a matte black finish and non-slip grips on the back.

Writing app for Mac Ulysses implemented fresh new look that fully embraces the stunning qualities of Liquid Glass. Physical keyboard navigation now allows to use the arrow keys to move from Library to Editor and back again, use Return to drill down and CMD-Return to… drill up. Writers can now copy text for use on Substack. Most formatting is supported, platform limitations apply (no images), share whole projects as a zipped archive (to create manual backups or simple project templates), perform actions from anywhere in the system: create new sheets, add images, move groups…

Draft2Digital and Bookshop.org announced a new partnership that makes hundreds of thousands of independent ebooks from indie authors distributed through Draft2Digital now available on Bookshop.org's rapidly growing ebook platform, with the partnership expected to grow to over a million titles as it expands. For the first time, the fastest-growing segment of publishing is directly providing a sustainable digital revenue stream for local bookstores. Draft2Digital supports over 330,000 authors worldwide and has helped generate over $500 million in ebook sales. Some experts believe this ecosystem is home to low-quality books (including those written by AI) that are impossible to publish with any major publisher and could significantly pollute Bookshop.org.

Free collection management software Tellico released a couple of updates. The improvements include fixed Arxiv ID search to return correct results, updated Data Crow importer for new XML format, updated IGDB source. Besides the developers added configurable image size to OpenLibrary data source, updated OpenLibrary source to find covers for books without ISBN, to fetch notes and plot, updated CSV importer to load images, added option for image links to CSV importer, KDE shortcut keys for previous/next tab, updated iTunes source for better movie results. This will be the last release that retains compatibility with Qt5.

FBReader has updated its desktop versions for Linux, macOS and Windows. Reliability of bookmark syncing with mobile devices has been improved, ePub support has been significantly enhanced and the interface has been translated into Esperanto. It also includes support for OPDS 2.0 and integration with the Readino bookstore. The Android app is optimized for devices with Viwoods e-ink devices, includes the same ePub support improvements as the desktop versions and fixes several long-standing issues, including a crash when editing bookmarks.