eBooks
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Kobo news and mag subscriptions to go global
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ebook retailer Kobo has said its newly launched newspaper and magazine subscription service, currently only available in North America, will be rolled out “globally”.
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ebook release for James Bond novels
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Legendary British spy James Bond is coming to ebook format in the UK from tomorrow with publishers Ian Fleming Publications Ltd promising the books will be “priced in line with the lowest-priced Bond paperback editions available on the market.”
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Third Adobe DRM ebook reader released for iPad
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French ebook reader ePagine has become the third iPad app to support Adobe DRM protected ebooks, joining txtr and Bluefire Reader. The iTunes description for the free app, which first appeared in the app store on 15th October, boasts “access to a catalog of more than 100,000 titles”.
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Second Adobe DRM ebook reader arrives on iPad
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Bluefire Reader has become only the second ebook app for Apple’s popular iPad allow book lovers to read ePub titles protected by Adobe’s DRM to be read on the devices. Previously anyone wanting the ability to buy books from various retailers and read them all in a single app only had the choice of the…
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Updates for iPad ebook apps
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ebook retailers Amazon and Kobo have updated their respective ebook reader apps for Apple’s iPad, adding new functions to the popular ebook platforms. Amazon’s Kindle app now offers a two-column layout when the iPad is used in landscape mode as well as what the online trailer terms ‘Book Extras’ such as detailed character lists and…
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Kindle and Kobo announce ebook apps for Blackberry’s PlayBook Tablet
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Earlier this week Blackberry maker RIM announced a new tablet device and it’s already shaping up to be a major player in the ebook sector with both Kobo and Amazon announcing apps for the device. RIM’s new 7″ PlayBook Tablet is expected to hit stores early next year and so far ebook retailers Amazon Kindle…