eBooks

  • Harry Potter eBook library deal announced

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    eBook distributor Overdrive has been named as the exclusive distribution partner for library editions of the upcoming Harry Potter ebooks. As reported last year, the books are to be published via Pottermore, the online Harry Potter experience created by J.K. Rowling in partnership with Sony. Under today’s agreement, OverDrive will manage hosting and digital fulfilment for over 18,000 public…

  • Penguin: eBooks account for 12% of revenues

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    eBooks accounted for 12% of Penguin’s revenues according to the publisher’s latest trading results. In a statement the company said “eBook sales doubled” in 2011 “and accounted for 12% of Penguin revenues worldwide and over 20% of sales in the US.” Penguin has also announced that more than 50million ebooks and apps have been downloaded…

  • Kobo announces Best Buy US tie-up

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    eReader maker and eBook retail Kobo has struck a deal with Best Buy which will see its Vox eReader stocked at stores across the United States and online at www.bestbuy.com. Last month the company announced its readers would be available from Dutch retailer Libris Blz. In the UK the devices are sold by Asda and WHSmith.…

  • More UK readers adopting eBooks but spending less

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    ut that lower prices for digital books means the overall value of UK book sales is shrinking. That revelation is just one finding from the latest Books & Consumers survey, an ongoing study of the habits of British book buyers by category experts at BML, a Bowker business. According to the survey, the 48 weeks…

  • Foyles launches new eBook app

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    London-based bookseller Foyles has released a new eBook app for Apple’s iPad and iPhone and devices powered by Android. The free app is powered by Txtr and allows users to import books protected by Adobe’s DRM system which they may have purchased from other booksellers. For example, an iPad or smartphone user with an existing…

  • Bluefire shows users how to circumvent Kindle Fire ‘ban’

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    The developers behind the Bluefire have published details on how to install the eBook reading app on Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet. In a blog post in a blogpost, Bluefire says “Amazon has blocked most third-party ebook apps” from the Fire’s default app store. In order to install the app on the Fire, users must visit…