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OverDrive buys Booki.sh for HTML5 technologies
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OverDrive, the company which distributes eBooks for retailers and libraries around the world, has purchased Australian eBook retailer Booki.sh. OverDrive also offers eBook and audiobook apps for smaprtphones and tablets. Unlike most retailers, Booki.sh uses HTML5 to makes titles available via the customer’s web browser rather than requiring them to install apps. OverDrive says it…
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WHSmith ebook customers see more changes
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In the past few days, WHSmith ebook customers have seen further changes to the retailer’s ebook operation. In October WHSmith announced plans to move its ebook service to the Canadian-based Kobo platform. Shortly afterwards, sales via the firm’s website were redirected to Kobo’s site. At the time customers were promised details of how their existing…
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Apple brings GarageBand to iPhone and iPod touch
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Apple has updated its iOS GarageBand app to add support for the iPhone and iPod touch. Originally launched alongside the iPad 2, the app allows users to create and record their own songs using a selection of virtual instruments. Less experienced musicians can take advantage of ‘smart instruments’ which allow them to create songs from…
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Celebration of Humphrey Lyttelton heads up October comedy releases
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BBC comedy favourites are coming to CD this winter courtesy of audiobook publishers AudioGO. The company is releasing a selection of radio comedy next month including I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, Humphrey Lyttelton Concert. The one-off special features an all-star cast of friends and admirers from the world of music, including Elkie Brooks, Stacey…
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‘Lost’ Poirot stories to be released on CD
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AudioGO – the company which acquired BBC Audiobooks – is publishing two ‘lost’ Hercule Poirot stories which were discovered in 2004 within a ‘treasure trove’ of notebooks unearthed at Agatha Christie’s family home, Greenway.
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Zinio brings digital magazines to libraries
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Library users in the UK will soon be able to enjoy digital versions of their favourite magazines thanks to a partnership between audiobook distributer Recorded Books and digital mag retailer Zinio. The two companies will make available a ‘Zinio for Libraries’ service which gives patrons access to magazines via their library card. The service will…