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  • UK ebook sales soar in 2010

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    The value of ebook and audiobook sales in the UK have grew by over 300% in 2010 according to figures released by the Publishers Association.

  • Review: 4oD Catch Up for iPad

    Review: 4oD Catch Up for iPad

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    4oD Catch Up is Channel 4’s answer to the ever-popular BBC iPlayer which already launched its iPad app earlier this year. Unlike the BBC, Channel 4 isn’t sitting in a pool of public cash so the 4oD iPad app is sponsored by Heineken meaning all videos are preceded by a 60 second advert for the…

  • The Shadow Line – new crime drama from BBC Two

    The Shadow Line – new crime drama from BBC Two

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    Chiwetel Ejiofor and Christopher Eccleston play two men on very different sides of the law investigating the same murder of gangland boss Harvey Wratte in The Shadow Line.

  • Read an ebook, help a good cause

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    A new anthology of ‘flash fiction’ short stories is being sold in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital, with buyers able to decide how much they wish to donate for the hospital.

  • Penguin ebook sales ‘double’ in 2011

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    Sales of ebooks at Penguin have doubled according to a trading report issued by parent Pearson Plc and covering the first three months of 2011.

  • Apple’s iBooks joins the Royal Wedding hype

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    iPad owners looking to share some of the Royal Wedding experience can download a free copy the official Royal Wedding programme. The programme contains the full Order of Service as well as a “never before seen” photo of Prince William and Catherine Middleton as well as their official Coats of Arms.