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Apple iTablet becomes iPad then outed in Borders survey
Name change latest rumour for the fire 15 August 2009 17:28 GMT
More fuel to the Apple iTablet rumours have appeared as the Internet goes fever-pitch over will-they won't-they.

The latest? Borders are asking friends of the US bookstore about eReaders as they gather information about how to fend off Barnes and Noble and...
Elonex launches e-book reader through Borders
Lighter and more capacious than Sony's effort 30 June 2009 16:24 GMT
Borders has announced that it'll be selling a new e-reader from Elonex, called the ebook. It's been specially developed for Borders, and is aiming directly at the Sony Reader.

It comes packed with 512MB of memory - enough for approximately 1000 eBooks - and...
Daily Tech Deal: Borders' special offer on all eBooks
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 2 June 2009 13:00 GMT
Today's tech deal takes a literary flavour with Borders' announcement that it will be selling more than 45,000 digital book titles from its just revamped online store.

Available in ePub and PDF format the store is currently offering a buy one get one half price...
Borders launches Podcast series
Interviews with authors, musicians and film stars 1 August 2008 16:13 GMT
Borders UK has announced that it is broadcasting a new audio podcast series.

Available fortnightly, the podcast features interviews with authors, musicians and film stars, live music, competitions and offers, as well as news about new book releases.
Borders launching iLiad e-book reader
New "Book Edition" to beat Kindle to UK market 7 May 2008 16:59 GMT
Borders has announced that it has teamed up with Philips off-shoot iRex Technologies to sell the newly introduced iLiad Book Edition e-book reader in some of its stores.

Borders will be the first high street retailer in the UK to showcase the product, which...
Borders will send the first chapter of a book to your mobile phone
Try before you buy 10 July 2007 15:18 GMT
Thanks to Borders new mobile marketing campaign, readers can now download book samples to try before they buy.

This new initiative will see Borders becoming the world’s first book retailer to distribute book content direct to mobiles.

Using a mobile...
Borders ditch Amazon.com partnership
Consolidating after heavy loses 26 March 2007 11:39 GMT
Borders, the US book store, has said that it plans to launch its own online store finishing its current relationship with Amazon.com

The move comes as the bookstore has announced loses of £77 million last year and the sale of its book stores in the UK and the...
Sony Portable Reader System finally available for pre-order
Read books without carrying around hefty tomes 27 September 2006 11:03 GMT
Sony’s Portable Reader System PRS-500 is finally up on the company’s Sony-Style website for sale.

It is due to ship on or before 31st October for $349.99. The device is an electronic reader designed to be carried instead of a book. Built around E-Ink Electronic...
Sony team up with Borders to sell e-reader
Borders to sell new electronic book 4 April 2006 11:30 GMT
Sony and the book store Borders today announced an agreement to make the Sony Reader available through about 200 Borders stores in the US.

The move shows how aggressive Sony is to have the electronic e-reader taken seriously amongst the book reading fraternity...