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  • Overdrive announces Windows Phone app

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    Windows smartphone owners can now access ebooks and audiobooks from their local library thanks to a new app from OverDrive, the company which powers digital services for many UK and international libraries.

  • ebooks account for 5% of Hachette UK’s sales

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    News of rising ebook sales continues with the revelation that the format now accounts for 5% of Hachette UK’s trade sales and has quadrupled in the first quarter of 2011. Hachette’s figures follow news that Penguin’s digital sales doubled in 2011 and data from the Publishers Association which suggests the value of ebook and audiobook…

  • 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.

  • Sony announces new Android tablets

    Sony announces new Android tablets

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    Japanese electronics giant Sony has become the latest company hoping to eat into Apple’s dominance of the tablet market. The Vaio to TV to Walkman manufacturer has announced two tablets running Google’s Android operating system, each being positioned for different uses.

  • Amazon announces ad-supported Kindle

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    US shoppers can now save themselves $25 off the price of Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader by agreeing to be fed adverts for special offers and sponsored screensavers on the device.

  • ebook borrowing comes to Blackberrys

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    Blackberry owners can now borrow eBooks from their local library thanks to a new app from OverDrive, the company which powers lending services for many UK and international libraries.