eBooks
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Kobo announces big, waterproof and sleep-friendly ebook reader
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The new device was designed with the help of nine of Kobo’s top customers who each gave the firm a list of feature requests they’d like to see incorporated into the final product.
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Waterstones quits ebooks, hands business to Kobo
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The retailer has emailed customers of its eBooks store to inform them that the service will close on June 13th. Customers will have until then to download and save any purchased books.
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UK ebook market shows first decline in seven years
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The decline, the first since the body started monitoring the digital book market seven years ago, came despite a 0.4% growth in printed books and suggests digital reading has reached its peak.
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Amazon’s Kindle business faces European Commission antitrust probe
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The European Commission has announced a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s Kindle ebook business and the way Amazon requires publishers to inform it about more favourable terms offered to its competitors.
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Review: Kobo Glo HD
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When we caught up with the Kobo team back in April, they explained how that thinking behind the Glo HD was to make reading as simple and enjoyable as possible both for existing ebook fans and, more importantly, the legions of book lovers who’ve so far turned their noses up at reading on a screen.
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Kobo announces in-flight ebook deal with Southwest Airlines
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Customers will be able to use their own WiFi-enabled devices to connect to the plane’s entertainment portal and, if they’ve finished by the time they land, will receive an email from Kobo with information about how to purchase the book in order to continue reading the book at their destination.