eBooks

  • Kobo buys digital magazine publisher Aquafadas

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    Kobo today announced the acquisition of digital publishing platform Aquafadas. The deal allows Kobo to bring digital editions of magazines, comics and academic publications to its 10 million users. The Aquafadas Digital Publishing System spans all aspects of digital publishing and allows publishers to make content available without any coding know-how. “This is a very…

  • txtr announces new €9 eReader

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    A new low-cost eBook reader designed for network operators to offer customers has been unveiled by ‘txtr,

  • EC consults on eBook agency pricing settlement

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    Apple, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette and Macmillan have reached a proposed settlement with the European Commission over the isse 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…

  • “Huge increase” for UK ebook sales

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    The UK has seen a “huge increase” in the value of sales of digital fiction books, trade body the Publishers Association has said. According to the PA’s Sales Monitor, the total invoiced value of digital fiction books grew by 188% in January-June 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. There were also also increases…

  • Kobo signs deal with UK indy booksellers

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    Kobo has secured a deal to sell its recently revamped eReader range through 1,000 independents UK bookstores. The company has announced an agreement with the Booksellers Association of the UK & Ireland which will see 3,000 local bookstores, 1,000 of which are independents, sell its eReaders. Last month the firm struck a similar deal with…

  • Amazon revamps Kindle line-up, announces UK Kindle Fire launch date

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    Amazon has lowered the price of its entry level Kindle and unveiled a new version of its Kindle Fire tablet. The company describes the new 6” E-ink Kindle, which goes on sale on September 12th, as the “lightest and smallest Kindle” to date and has cut the price to £69. Pre-order today. Jorrit Van der…