eBooks

  • Amazon Kindle iPhone app launches in UK

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    Online retail giant Amazon has made its Kindle iPhone app available to UK consumers for the first time. The move follows an earlier decision to allow non-US shoppers to purchase the Kindle eBook reader. The free app allows customers to buy new titles as well as access previous purchases for free.

  • McNab’s digital book service secures second round investment

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    Andy McNab’s digital book company, Mobcast Services Ltd, has secured second round investment, attracting the support of Japanese mobile book giant For-Side.com Co. Ltd. Mobcast is the firm behind the GoSpoken.com service which offers digital books through mobile handsets including Vodafone’s 360 platform.

  • Publishers ‘to delay eBook editions’

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    eBook readers may have to wait longer to read books as the third major publisher indicated it would delay publishing electronic editions of new books.

  • Sony announces themed eBook readers

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    Sony has recently launched two themed versions of its new 5″ Pocket Edition eBook reader, each featuring bundled content. Romance fans can enjoy a Mills & Boon Reader which includes three Christmas-themed novels plus a voucher for ten further books while thriller fans can enjoy a James Patterson edition which includes the chance to enjoy…

  • Waterstones adds iRiver Story to reader range

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    Waterstones has added the iRiver Story eReader to its range of eBook readers, bringing a keyboard sporting device to its customers for the first time. The keyboard allows for the making of notes as well the ability to search books and the device features a 6″ screen with support for a range of formats including…

  • Mobile deal extends Wattpad audience by 110m

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    eBook self-publishing community Wattpad will soon become available to Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel’s 110 million subscriber base.