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  • Foyles becomes first UK retailer to sell WiFi eReader

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    High Street and online book retailer Foyles is to become the first major UK retailer to sell a wireless eReader with stores stocking the BeBook Neo eBook from World Book Day, Thursday 4 March.

  • Atlantis legend explored in new BBC drama and documentary

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    A new BBC One drama is to explore the story of the eruption of a gigantic volcano in the Aegean Sea around 1620 BC which destroyed the island of Thera, flooded the nearby island of Crete, and possibly gave birth to the legend of Atlantis.

  • Everybody's Fine

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    The Robert De Niro starring Everybody’s Fine is the charming, though slightly predictable, tale of Frank Goode, a recently widowed father who wants to bring his four children together for family gathering.

  • Cloud-based Kobo store launches in UK

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    UK eBook lovers now have access to a new store offering almost two millions titles in the open ePub eBook format for instant download. kobobooks.com offers titles from Random House, Penguin, Bloomsbury, Simon & Schuster and Faber and is described as “an eReading service for smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and eReaders.”

  • Wattpad titles join Sony’s Reader store

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    Selected titles from self-publishing eBook service Wattpad are to be available from Sony’s Reader Store. The initial selection of books are the top picks from Wattpad’s library of 250,000 titles, with many having been read over 1,000,000 times.

  • Kindle comes to Blackberry

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    Blackberry users in the US can now download a new Kindle application from Amazon.com giving them access to their eBooks on their handset. As well as the ability to read books, the app allows users to search and browse titles, buy new books from within the app and even synchronises the last page read between…