Harry Potter ebooks go into Kindle lending library

The Harry Potter ebooks are to be made available to borrow as part of the Kindle Owners'... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report: consumers switch between print and ebooks

A new study by the Book Industry Study Group says readers are choosing both print and ebooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James 'has outsold Potter' on Amazon UK

E L James Fifty Shades trilogy has out-sold J K Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter series on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jarvis attacks Vaizey on soaring library closures

  Shadow culture minister Dan Jarvis has accused his government opposite Ed Vaizey of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin: 20p ebook price 'out of our hands'

Tim Cooper, commercial director of Harlequin, has spoken out over the inclusion of one of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo launches roadshow as indies ponder ebook options

Kobo is due to launch a country-wide roadshow to showcase its ebook offering to independent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School libraries facing budget squeeze, says SLA survey

School libraries are being forced to scrape by on ever-decreasing budgets, according to a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arrow snaps up six Sweet Valley ebook novellas

Arrow has acquired six novellas that follow on from Francine Pascal's adult novel, Sweet... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debate over 20p ebooks rages on

Polarised views on low ebook prices have been raised this week, as Sony and Amazon continue to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tameside consults on major library cutbacks

More than the half the libraries in Tameside, Greater Manchester, could be lost as the borough... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New ebook short from King

Authors Stephen King and Stewart O’Nan are embarking on a new short fiction project to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon puts 50MB limit on 3G Kindle's 'free' experimental browser

Sad news for global freeloaders travellers looking to keep up with Gmail and Twitter on their Amazon e-reader. The online book seller has started closing in on excessive free web browsing, policing a 50MB data limit on its keyboard Kindle iterations. According to users on MobileRead, you'll... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline to publish erotic ebook series

Headline has acquired contemporary erotic novel, Because You Are Mine by Beth Kery, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random to launch ebook distribution service

Random House has announced plans for the creation of a digital one-stop shop to aid the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McKenzie speaks out on 20p ebooks

Little, Brown c.e.o. Ursula McKenzie was among those speaking out against low-priced ebooks at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schumer challenges DOJ on ebook lawsuit

Sen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Senator Schumer sides with Apple and publishers in ebook price fixing case

A prominent Senate Democrat sided with Apple this week, and called on the Justice Department to drop its ebook lawsuit against the Cupertino, Calif. company. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in an opinion piece that appeared in the Wednesday edition of the Wall Street Journal that a victory... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library of America Steps Up Its Digital Effort

Launched at the end of 2011, the ebook program of the Library of America has released eight titles so far with plans to publish about two ebooks a month for the next year. LOA publisher Max Rudin explained that the nonprofit charged with producing high-quality, beautifully designed editions of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dress Up Your Kindle Fire or iPad as a Vintage Book With These Covers

These cases let you make your Kindle Fire or iPad look like a vintage copy of Moby Dick or The Great Gatsby. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major library cutbacks for Wakefield

Close to half of Wakefield district's 26 libraries face closure by March next year unless... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Senator Schumer calls on DOJ to drop ebook price-fixing suit

Believe it or not, but that whole ebook price fixing fiasco is still an ongoing issue for the Justice Department. New York's senior senator, Chuck Schumer wishes it wasn't however, he simply wants the DOJ to drop the case and walk away. In a lengthy (factually questionable) op-ed in the Wall... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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