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“Huge increase” for UK ebook sales
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The UK has seen a “huge increase” in the value of sales of digital fiction books, trade body the Publishers Association has said. According to the PA’s Sales Monitor, the total invoiced value of digital fiction books grew by 188% in January-June 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. There were also also increases…
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Kobo signs deal with UK indy booksellers
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Kobo has secured a deal to sell its recently revamped eReader range through 1,000 independents UK bookstores. The company has announced an agreement with the Booksellers Association of the UK & Ireland which will see 3,000 local bookstores, 1,000 of which are independents, sell its eReaders. Last month the firm struck a similar deal with…
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Sky gains 4oD and Film4 HD in new Channel 4 deal
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Sky customers will soon be able to watch content from Channel 4’s catch-up service 4oD, the two broadcasters have announced. The pay TV giant has previously announced plans to offer content from iPlayer, Demand 5 and iTV Player via its Anytime+ service. It already offers shows from its own channels and selected partners, including UKTV.…
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Video: David Walliams on James Bond
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David Walliams tells Lauren Laverne why The Spy Who Loved Me is his favourite Bond film. In her role as ‘Amex Entertainment Insider’, Laverne is going behind the scenes of some of some of the UK’s most inspiring events this summer. The exclusive members only strand Screen Epiphanies at The British Film Institute features prominent…
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UK Phone 5 only available on 4G from EE
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EE will be the only UK network capable of selling Apple’s iPhone 5 as a 4G device. Although Vodafone, 3, O2 Orange and T-Mobile will be offering the handset from September 21, only EE is currently able to offer 4G whcih gives ‘superfast’ mobile broadband speeds. EE, formerly Everything Everywhere, is the parent company of…
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EE to offer UK’s first 4G services
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Everything Everywhere, the parent company of Orange and T-Mobile, has rebranded as EE and says it will offer its new 4G services exclusively through the new brand. The new brand will co-exist alongside Orange and T-Mobile. Last month Ofcom allowed the company to launch 4G mobile data services using its existing bandwidth. Other networks must…