eBooks

  • Kobo Vox gains Google Play

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    Kobo has announced its Vox eReader/tablet is gaining access to Google Play, the search giant’s answer to Apple’s iTunes and AppStore. The Vox is a 7”, Android powered tablet which also provides access to Kobo’s eBook store and the user’s reading library. The addition of Google Play gives users access to more than 500,000 apps…

  • Kobo announces ‘triple digit’ growth numbers

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    Kobo says it has seen a marked increase in eBook and eReader sales over the past year. The company says eBook downloads by 400 percent while eReader sales were up by 160 percent. In the UK and Europe the company is locked in a three-way battle with Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iBook for customers and…

  • Sainsbury’s buys eBook retailer Anobii from HMV

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    Sainsbury’s moved into eBook retailing today with the purchase of HMV’s stake in online retailer and social network Anobii Limited. The Anobii service allows readers to research titles and purchase them to read on a range of e-readers, smartphones and tablets. Readers can review and rate books and share recommendations with the site’s 600,000 users. HMV…

  • Kobo announces self-publishing portal

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    Kobo has announced a new self-publishing service offering independent authors and publishers a simple way to make their content available to readers. Kobo Writing Life allows books to be published in the ePub format “at no cost” and allows writers and publishers to set prices and manage advertising and marketing. It also offers “key reader…

  • Tor announces DRM-free eBook store

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    Sci-fi and fantasy publisher Tor is to open its own eBook store, allowing customers to buy direct rather then via middlemen such as Amazon and Apple. Owned by Macmillan, Tor announced in April that its UK and US divisions would drop DRM from all titles later this year. Announcing the new store, Tor’s Tom Doherty…

  • OverDrive announces new HTML5 browser reading service

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    OverDrive, the company which distributes eBooks for retailers and libraries around the world, says it will launch a browser-based reader later this year. In March the company purchased Australian eBook retailer Booki.sh which makes titles available via the customer’s web browser rather than requiring them to install apps. OverDrive’s new service will be based on…