eBooks

  • Gangsters, Guns & Zombies – free eBook prequel comic

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    Lionsgate Home Entertainment have released a brand-new comic prequel to their horror comedy Gangsters, Guns & Zombies which is now available on DVD and digital download. Download the Comic ebook here. The DVD includes a ‘Making of…‘ and can be ordered today from Amazon.co.uk. Film synopsis: A getaway driver for a group of hard core…

  • Kobo Mini review

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    At £59.99, the Kobo mini is an instantly affordable device that finally takes ebook readers into the realm of impulse purchases.

  • Apple and publishers settle ebook pricing investigation with EC

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    Apple, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette and Macmillan have reached a settlement with the European Commission over the issue of ebook pricing. Last year the EC opened an investigation into whether the firms had broken EU antitrust rules by engaging in “anti-competitive practices affecting the sale of e-books”. A number of publishers sell ebooks under…

  • Kobo’s Arc tablet goes on sale

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    Kobo’s Android-powered tablet, the Kobo Arc, is now on sale in the UK and Canada. The 7” device offers access to Kobo’s reading app and integrated bookstore as well as more than 600,000 apps and is available in three storage configurations: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. The Arc also offers web browsing, emails and Kobo’s unique…

  • Latest iPad mini advert highlights ebooks

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    Apple’s latest advert for its new iPad mini focuses on the device’s abilities as an e-reader. As with earlier ads, the new video shows the iPad mini side-by-side with its full-size counterpart and shows depicts the devices opening and closing books in iBooks, Apple’s ebook store and reading software. The company unveiled the iPad mini…

  • NOOK Simple Touch goes on sale in UK

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    Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Simple Touch and NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLightBook ereader are now available to buy in the UK. Earlier this year the firm announced it would be bringing the devices to the UK via a dedicated nook.co.uk website and retail partnerships with John Lewis, Foyles, Argos and Blackwells. The two E-ink devices…