eBooks

  • US publisher drops ebook DRM

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    US publisher Tor has announced it will drop DRM from ebooks from July 2012. The move affects all titles published under the Tor, Forge, Orb, Starscape, and Tor Teen brands. “Our authors and readers have been asking for this for a long time,” said company president Tom Doherty in a blog post. “They’re a technically…

  • Kobo and WHSmits announce new in-store retail programme

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    Kobo have announced they will create mini-shops within 100 High Street branches of WHSmith, its biggest retailer partner in the UK. With a dedicated team of Kobo experts, customers will be guided through their eReading adventure every step of the way—from activating their Kobo accounts, choosing the right device for their personal reading styles, and…

  • US sues Apple and publishers over Agency pricing

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    The US Government’s Department of Justice is to sue Apple and some book publishers over the decision to adopt the agency pricing model for eBooks. Agency pricing sees publishers set the final retail price and pay the retailer a commission. Many publishers adopted it in order to sell through Apple’s iBooks app and subsequently extended…

  • Kobo to ‘share lessons’ at London Book Fair

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    Executives from eBook retailer and eReader maker Kobo will be giving a series of talks at next week at the London Book Fair where the company will be exhibiting its Kobo Vox and Touch devices at the Fair. “London Book Fair provides a great opportunity for Kobo to connect with our partners and offer our…

  • Yahoo files eBook advert patents

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    Search engine company Yahoo has filed two US patent applications for displaying context-based adverts inside eBooks. The patent applications cover determining which adverts should be displayed based on the genre or contents of a book. In its filing, Yahoo suggests “Greater levels of advertising, which may be more valuable to an advertiser and potentially more…

  • Asda slashes Kobo cost to just £49

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    Supermarket Asda has cut the cost of the Kobo Wireless e-Reader to just £49, undercutting Amazon’s Kindle by £40.   The WiFi-capable Kobo e-Reader features a glare-free screen and uses eInk pearl screen technology which displays an image as close as possible to the experience of reading a printed page.   Duncan Tate, technology expert…