Google launches UK eBooks store, Australia and Canada 'soon'

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Thu, 06/10/2011 - 14:17 Google eBooks has launched its e-bookstore in the UK. The store can be found at Google.co.uk/ebooks with frontlist titles including The Fear Index by Robert Harris priced at £9.06 and Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson priced at £8.06. Google has signed deals with the UK's biggest publishers, including Hachette, Penguin and Random House, and the store will feature on launch at the Gardner's Hive website and Blackwell's. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Rebuck's pioneering publishing career explored on 'South Bank Show'

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Continued audio growth for big publishers as new players enter market

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PRH US merges two major divisions, Random House and Crown

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Industry Notes: IPA Election Results; McIntosh Combines Crown and Random House

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Books News: Penguin Random House Merges Two of its Successful Publishing Lines

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The Random House and Crown Publishing Groups Merge

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LadBible takes over social media rival UniLad

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