Amazon has launched the Kindle Store in Spain and Italy, as well as its first Spanish-language... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The iPad has not really taken off as a platform for ebooks yet. Thus far the screen resolution has been high, but still no match for the various e-ink screens available on dedicated ereaders. All this could well change with the release of the new iPad, tomorrow, thanks to its high-resolution... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editions Gallimard will not sign up to sell its list through Apple's iBookstore because the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As we saw the iPhone 4's release, a massive bump in screen resolution means that plenty of apps need to be updated to fully take advantage of all those extra pixels, and today has seen a few big name ones get optimized for the new iPad's Retina display. The biggest of those is Amazon's Kindle... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did you take umbrage with Barnes & Noble's efforts to hoard all your Nook Tablet storage for its own content? Well, the book seller has made good on its promise to reassign a portion of your 16GB hard drive, opening up 8GB for personal content and leaving 5.5GB for Nook Shop content. As we... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Espresso Book Machine means that booksellers can publish and sell an enormous number of titles. But can they make the finances work? Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It remains to be seen if it's a full-on change of policy, but it looks like Amazon is at least shifting it stance when it comes to where some of the ebooks put out by its Amazon Publishing division are sold. As you may recall, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers recently pulled print... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The iTunes Store is the most popular retail outlet in the United States for buying music, and has become a digital bazaar, selling everything from TV shows and movies to ebooks and audiobooks. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child is the most successful British Kindle book author worldwide, followed by Stephen... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new study by Book Industry Study Group says ebook consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Your Nottingham Post is kindling a flame among digital newspaper subscribers. The Post is among the most popular newspapers used on the device that's revolutionising reading. The Kindle, the handheld ebook reader that allows users to browse, bu ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When the Independent Publishers Group couldn't come to terms with Amazon, the bookselling giant took 5,000 IPG titles out of their Kindle ebook store. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Charlestown, Mass. bindery still makes books by hand, using a 19th-century production model. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeremy Lin has inspired a lot of rabid fans, magazine features, and six-figure book deal offers. But he's also fueled a new breed of lightning-fast ebook authors. Alan Goldsher, author of "Linsanity: The Improbable Rise of Jeremy Lin," is one of the fastest (and slickest). In the days before... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is to close its Epsom store next month, putting 10 jobs at risk. The last day of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The official Twitter app has just received an update on iOS and Android, bringing new features to both platforms, plus an "optimized" Ice Cream Sandwich experience as seen above. The app is also currently available on Amazon's Appstore for the Kindle Fire now, and the company says it will pop up... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales fell 0.8% in 2011, the slowest rate of decline since bookstore sales peaked at $17.18 billion in 2007, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2007, bookstore sales declined a total of 9.6%. The modest drop in 2011 comes with one big caveat—December... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare and Yelp upload names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers, sometimes without explicit permission. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Blake is to reissue an updated version of its biography of Whitney Houston, following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has made no secret of the fact that a major reason for selling its family of Kindle devices for as low a price as possible is that once consumers have a device they will buy more products from the giant e-tailer. A new study of past month book buyers just completed by the Codex Group... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After seeing Samsung's spirited swing at Apple users, Amazon's continuing anti-Apple pandering just feels weak. The new ad for the Kindle Fire pits a dorky, single iPad user against a Kindle-reading mom in a bikini—the same ice queen from the 2010 spot, though now she's warmed up a bit and seems... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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