eBooks

  • Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns – the truncated ebook edition

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    If you bought an ebook edition of Lauren Weisberger’s Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns be prepared to have to re-download it later this week if you want to read the whole story. The version released last week suffers from numerous truncated sentences, jarring the reader from the story and forcing them to either complete…

  • Tor reports no increase in piracy after dropping DRM

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    Fantasy and Sci-fi publisher Tor says it has seen “no discernible increase in piracy” despite dropping Digital Rights Management (DRM) from its ebook range last year. DRM prevents the unauthorised copying of digital content such as ebooks, but also limits the user’s ability to legitimately move content between devices. Last April the UK and US…

  • Kobo – success is all about the partnerships

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    Success in the ebook world is about mutually beneficial relationships with retailers, publishers and customers says Kobo Chief Content Officer, Michael Tamblyn.

  • Kobo launches new HD e-ink reader in London

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    eBook retailer Kobo marked the first day of the London Book Fair with the launch of a new HD aimed at the “passionate booklover”.

  • Phablets – the credible alternative to an e-reader or Tablet

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    A new breed of device has emerged which offer an alternative to dedicated e-ink readers & tablets.

  • Zinio announces exclusive Nokia Lumia newsstand app

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    Digital magazine retailer Zinio has struck a deal with Nokia to make its Windows Phone 8 newsstand app exclusive to the phone manufacturer’s Lumia range. Zinio has already released a Windows 8 app for tablets, notebooks and desktops in late 2012, but the new app is its first for the smartphone version of Microsoft’s latest…