Amazon may offer refunds on ebook purchases

Amazon has announced it will give Kindle owners refunds on past ebook purchases if a settlement with publishers accused of fixing prices is approved. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon extending Kindle Owners' Lending Library to the UK, Germany and France this month

Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Tribune Launches Ebook Initiative - but L.A. Times Opts Out

Tribune Company has kicked off an ebook initiative in partnership with Agate Publishing, collecting stories and photos from the Chicago Tribune and two other newspapers and selling them as digital long-form features. Tribune, which has already relea ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon brings controversial e-lending scheme to UK

Amazon is to launch its controversial Kindle Owners' Lending Library in the UK from the end... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne plans to offer Pottermore expertise

Pottermore is to work with other brands, helping them identify digital strategies, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon market share ‘increases dramatically after Kindle buy’

Amazon's market share of book sales significantly increases once a customer buys a Kindle... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite receives rave reviews

Called 'the best e-reader you can buy,' the Paperwhite has debuted to almost universal praise. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SourceBooks releases Shakesperience interactive ebooks

US publisher SourceBooks has developed a new range of interactive ebooks for Apple devices based... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Casual Vacancy' ebook suffers technical problems

Some readers were upset by the font size of early releases of the ebook version of 'The Casual Vacancy,' in addition to concerns about its price. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Day sequel is Penguin's top ebook weekly sale

An erotic novel has become Penguin's most successful ever ebook in terms of weekly sales,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers offer Super Thursday promotions

Some bookshops are invoking the name of Super Thursday for promotions and marketing. Chapter... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite explained in new video

Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite technology is in high demand, and the online retailer wants consumers to know how it works. The company has released a new video explainer. Kindle Paperwhite, which Amazon introduced earlier this month, has generated strong interest. Consider this: Amazon’s... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling ebook suffers glitches

JK Rowling's novel, The Casual Vacancy, suffers a formatting error in the US making it near-impossible to read on some e-readers. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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20p ebook promotion continues

Amazon and Sony are continuing to offer ebooks at 20p, with further titles added to their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK orders ebook lending review

Government-appointed panel to consider what role can ebooks play in our libraries in future. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google upstages Amazon with Japan Nexus launch

Hints at a Kindle launch for Japan in October have been upstaged by Google’s sudden... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exports and ebooks temper Spanish gloom

Spain's increasing involvement in the Eurozone crisis, along with government austerity... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple backs off in EU ebook antitrust case

Apple and four major publishers have offered to let retailers such as Amazon sell ebooks at a discount to settle an EU antitrust investigation into their pricing deals and avoid possible fines. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diller Invests in E-book Venture to Challenge Amazon

IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller, producer Scott Rudin and publishing executive Frances Coady are investing in a book venture that will attempt to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in the industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can ebook sellers survive the tablet war?

Kobo and Amazon have unveiled new tablets, but are they playing a game they can't win? Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, ebook publishers look to settle EU antitrust dispute

Apple and four major ebook publishers have offered retailers such as Amazon.com the option to set their own prices for ebooks for the next two years in a bid to end an antitrust investigation in the European Union. The European Commission launched the investigation into allegations of cartel... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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