Microsoft will pay you $5 to buy an ebook -- even if your selection costs less than that

As the owner of a Kindle, I normally get all my ebooks from Amazon. It is a great experience, as not only can I read the book on my e-reader, but thanks to the Kindle app, my smartphone and tablet too. Quite frankly, I never considered getting an electronic book anywhere else. If you are a Windows 10 user, you can buy books from the official Store -- just like an app, song, game, or movie. If you have never bought an ebook from Microsoft before, now may be the time. The Windows-maker will give you a $5 Windows Store… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get immersed in a world and get in deep with the characters in these compelling audiobook series (and learn the length of each series). Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-25 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Duckworth Books buys debut 'rom-com with a twist'

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HarperCollins buys Byrne's Greatest Secret

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Bertrams has just £600k to pay £25m debts, statement shows

The collapsed wholesaler Bertrams has just £600,000 to pay debts to publishers, a “statement of affairs” published on Companies House this week shows. The statement reveals 2,500 trade creditors are owed a total of £25m. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Warner Bros TV buys rights to Cook's Booker-longlisted novel

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Tribune closing 5 newsrooms including NY Daily News

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Ebury buys Bartlett's story of 'Missing Cryptoqueen'

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Microsoft’s TikTok deal: bargain of the decade or a $50bn blunder?

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Hedge fund to pay $312M for McClatchy newspaper chain

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ALCS backs select committee call for freelancer support and Creators Council

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Spain’s Book Market: 40 Percent More Online Buying During Lockdown

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Fourth Estate buys Candy's guide to mothering teenage girls

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Chatham announces plan to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy

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Sony buys film rights to Kwan's Sex and Vanity

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M&A Update: MJH Life Sciences Buys Another B2B Magazine

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Canada Could Be Next in Challenging Google to Pay Publishers | News & Notes

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