Audio
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.