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AOTD Yellow Submarine review (iPad / iPhone)
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Andy McNab sets sights on Kobo in WHSmith ebook war
Time to choose a side 3,550 reads
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Queen's Speech lights Kindles on Christmas Day
Ebook version for first time ever 2,950 reads
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Apple to digitise classroom with 'Garageband for ebooks'
Education event rumours 2,950 reads
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Amazon gets lending with Kindle local libraries
Project kicks off in the States 2,100 reads
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Apple to digitise classroom with 'Garageband for ebooks'
Education event rumours 17 January 2012 8:18 GMT TweetApple could be about to launch a new platform for for digital textbooks, which it hopes will bring an innovative method for students to interact with the subject matter and all linked to the iTunes platform making it very easy to access. All to be...
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Queen's Speech lights Kindles on Christmas Day
Ebook version for first time ever 22 December 2011 11:15 GMT TweetAmazon is hoping that it will be an Annus Kindlebilis, as the Queen's traditional Christmas Day speech is to land in ebook format for the first time.
The Kindle version of HRH's speech will hit the Kindle Store after she has made the official...
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Andy McNab sets sights on Kobo in WHSmith ebook war
Time to choose a side 21 December 2011 21:20 GMT TweetThe WHSmith ebook store has seen some unexpected excitement today, as both Kobo and Andy McNab emailed WHSmith ebook customers to inform them of changes, and push people towards their respective services.
You'll excuse the excitement of the...
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APP OF THE DAY: Yellow Submarine review (iPad / iPhone /iPod touch)
In the town where I was born... 13 December 2011 21:20 GMT TweetWhile not strictly applications, some ebooks are so interactive and full of enhanced content that they're just as valid for an App of the Day as any dedicated software. After all, the superb interactive Alice in Wonderland may be classified as an app,...
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Amazon gets lending with Kindle local libraries
Project kicks off in the States 21 September 2011 14:39 GMT TweetWith talk of a premium library on the cards for the Amazon Kindle, the e-retail giant has quietly gone live with a mass local library scheme - making Kindle book lending available at more than 11,000 local libraries in the United States.
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Premium Amazon Kindle library in the works
Retailer talking to publishers 12 September 2011 9:31 GMT TweetAmazon is looking to launch a Kindle library - one that would allow ebook fans the chance to rent books rather than buying them, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The move would apparently see older titles becoming available...
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Harry Potter falls under Google spell
Pottermore to be powered by Google eBooks 21 July 2011 10:21 GMT TweetPottermore - the online portal where, for the first time ever, the Harry Potter books will be available in eBook format as well as audio book versions too, will be powered by Google eBooks, the Mountain View based company has announced.
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iRiver Story HD: First Google eBooks ereader
Access to more than 3 million books 11 July 2011 16:27 GMT TweetBack in January iRiver announced the iRiver Story HD, a promising sounding device that had boasts about being the the world's highest resolution 6-inch eBook reader.
Well now the Story HD has another impressive notch to its belt - its the first...
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John Locke becomes first indie author to join Amazon Kindle Million Club
Over 1 million ebooks sold 20 June 2011 15:19 GMT TweetJohn Locke, the American writer not the character from Lost (or English philosopher), has become the first self-published author to pass one million digital books sold on Amazon.com, and therefore the first indie to join the "Kindle Million Club".
His...
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Amazon US: Kindle eBooks outsell ALL print editions
Anything you can do... 20 May 2011 10:28 GMT TweetHot on the heels of the UK announcement that Kindle eBooks outsell hardcovers by over two to one, Amazon.com in the US has announced that digital editions over there have now overtaken all sales of print editions, hard- and paperback.
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Amazon UK: Kindle eBooks outsell hardcovers by more than 2 to 1
And 650,000 titles now available 19 May 2011 15:04 GMT TweetAmazon has revealed that sales of Kindle eBooks on its UK store now outsell hardback books by over two to one. Since 1 April, for every 100 hardbacks sold, the retailer has shifted 242 Kindle books.
This includes hardcover books that aren't...
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Grannies turn to piracy thanks to eBook readers and iPads
Yo ho ho and a barrel of Horlicks 18 May 2011 10:34 GMT TweetAn online poll has discovered that older ladies have been illegally downloading eBooks for devices such as the Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad.
The Digital Entertainment Survey, conducted by the law firm Wiggin, has found that one in eight women...
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UK digital consumer book sales quadruple to £16 million
Ebooks proving popular for Brits 3 May 2011 16:46 GMT TweetSales of mainstream digital books in Britain rose from £4m to £16m between 2009 and 2010, according to figures released by the Publishers Association.
The £16 million figure includes all titles in the "general titles" category - so that's your...
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Orange eBook app opens pages in the Android Market
Book Club reader app launched 18 March 2011 12:30 GMT TweetOrange has announced that a dedicated app for its Orange Book Club has gone live in the Android Market, offering 23,000 eBooks and audio books.
The app, which will be compatible across multiple platform versions (such as Java, Symbian, BlackBerry...
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Amazon scores exclusive Einstein Kindle collection
Ebook = mc^2 14 March 2011 13:59 GMT TweetStill looking for a reason to jump on board the Kindle bandwagon? Well, how's about this - Amazon has just announced that it has reached a deal to bring seven exclusive digital books by Albert Einstein to its ebook reading platform.
The books,...
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