eBooks

  • Kobo releases Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update for Kobo Arc

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    Kobo has updated its Kobo Arc tablet to Android Jelly Bean 4.1, bringing improved search and Google Now to the 7” device. The Arc includes Kobo’s reading app and integrated bookstore as well as standard tablet features such as web browsing and emails. Earlier this month it won the prestigious red dot: Product Design 2013…

  • txtr launches Windows 8 ereading app

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    txtr has released a multi-language Windows 8 ereading app with full support for Adobe DRM. The company was the first to launch Adobe DRM based reading apps for iOS and Android and recently unveiled a new, low-cost ereader called the Beagle. The free Windows 8 app allows users in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian…

  • Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD 8.9” launches in UK & Europe

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    Online retailer Amazon is now offering the 8.9” version of its Kindle Fire HD tablet in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. UK prices start from £229 for the 16GB model and the device can be ordered from Amazon.co.uk. The device, a larger version of the Kindle Fire HD which is already on…

  • Amazon launches Kindle Fire HD 8.9” in UK & Europe

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    Online retailer Amazon is now offering its Kindle Fire HD 8.9” Android tablet in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. UK prices start from £229 and the device can be ordered from Amazon.co.uk. The device, a larger version of the Kindle Fire HD which is already on sale, offers a 8.9” display with…

  • Harlequin to take romantic fiction to developing nations

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    Publishers Harlequin has partnered with cloud platform biNu to make its portfolio of over eBooks available to mobile users in developing mobile markets. The deal will allow over five million mobile phone users in India, Africa and other growing markets to download Harlequin’s romantic fiction from a Mills & Boon branded shop. biNu says its highly…

  • Kobo Arc scoops international design award

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    eBook retailer Kobo is celebrating after its Kobo Arc Android tablet was awarded the prestigious red dot: Product Design 2013 award. The prize is awarded by Germany’s Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen institution and recognises design excellence. Winning entrants are displayed in the institute, allowing visitors the chance to see them up close. The Arc is…