eBooks

  • Kobo announces four new ereader and tablet models

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    Kobo has revamped its ereader line-up with the introduction of four new models. The new range includes the Google-certified Kobo Arc 10HD and two Kobo Arc 7 tablets, which come pre-loaded with Kobo’s reading and ebook store app, and a new Kobo Aura 6” E Ink eReader. The original “limited edition” 6.8” Kobo Aura was…

  • NOOK offers new customers free books and magazines

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    Smartphone and tablet users who open a new NOOK account and install the firm’s app will get three free books, including Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen. From August 23rd, Android and iOS users who install the app will also get David Pearce’s Red or Dead, Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones, The Mortal Instrument Book 1…

  • UK regulator bans “misleading” NOOK ad after stock shortages

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    The UK’s advertising watchdog has reproached Barnes and Noble after the company failed to provide enough stock for a price promotion. In April the firm slashed the price of its NOOK Simple Touch ebook reader to just £29. The device soon sold out at retailers including Argos and John Lewis, as well as Barnes and…

  • The best poker ebooks

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    The online poker industry has experienced a significant boom over the past few years, and with this has come an increased interest from new players. Not wanting to risk any monetary damage when starting out on the live and virtual tables, players are starting to take their education in the game much more seriously. Ebooks…

  • US court finds Apple guilty of ebook price-fixing

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    Apple has been found guilty of participating in a conspiracy to raise ebook prices and thwart competition. The iBooks operator and iPad maker was being sued by the US Department of Justice over the decision to adopt the agency pricing model for eBooks. Agency pricing sees publishers set the final retail price and pay the…

  • Kobo brings ereader app to Blackberry 10

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    Kobo has added Blackberry 10 to the line-up of platforms it supports, launching a new version of its popular reading app on BlackBerry World for BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 owners. The app offers access to more than 3.5 million ebooks from Kobo’s store, plus the ability for users to sync their their library across…