eBooks
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Kobo announces Android ebook widget
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ebook retailer Kobo has announced a new ‘Home Screen Widget’ for users of mobile phones and tablets powered by Google’s Android operating system which provides instant access to their currently read book.
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New Android ebook app from Orange
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UK Mobile network Orange has released a new ebook app for Android powered phones aimed at its Orange Book Club customers. The app, powered by Mobcast, joins version already available for Symbian and Blackberry handsets and offers 23,000 eBooks and audio books which can be billed straight to the user’s Orange account. Orange say the…
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Waterstone’s offers colour ereader for under £70
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Bookseller Waterstone’s has slashed the price of its colour ereader to £69.99 – a saving of £30 on the Elonex manufactured device’s previous selling price.
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ASDA announces £52 eBook reader
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Supermarket giant Asda has started selling an 5″ colour ebook reader for just £52 – believed to be the lowest priced reader available in the UK. The reader View Quest supports Adobe DRM protected eBooks available from retailers such as Waterstone’s and WHSmiths and claims a 6 hour battery life for the colour, backlit screen.…
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Apple reported to be tightening rules on ebook purchases
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Following news of Apple’s rejection of Sony’s eReader app for the iPad, the company has reportedly set a March 31st deadline for other apps to make available any content for purchase within the app.
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Kobo brings Reading Life to iPhone app
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ebook retailer Kobo has extended the Reading Life social network tool recently introduced for its iPad app to its iPhone offering. The feature includes awards to be unlocked as well as stats showing how long it’s taken to read each book and how much of their library readers have completed. Announcing Reading Life for the…