eBooks

  • Kobo to replace Sony’s ebook stores in UK, Germany, Austria, and Australia

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    Kobo says it will take over Sony’s ebook businesses in the UK, Germany, Austria, and Australia from next month.

  • UK ebook prices could rise after tax law change

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    UK ebook prices could rise next year after the Government announced changes to the way digital downloads are taxed. Currently retailers are allowed to charge VAT at he rate set by the country their store is based in, a rule which has seen Apple and Amazon set-up home in Luxembourg which levies just 3% on…

  • BBC publishes iPad ebook for aspiring comedy writers

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    The BBC has published a new ‘designed-for-iPad’ ebook packed with tips and advice for aspiring comedy writers. Writing For Radio Comedy includes clips, videos, scripts and specially commissioned articles and has been assembled with Apple’s iBooks Author application.

  • Sony quits US ebook business, hands customers to Kobo

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    Sony is shutting down its US and Canadian ebook business, transferring customers to rival Kobo. Customers outside of North America are unaffected by the move.

  • NOOK offers T3, SFX and PC Format for just 2GBP

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    Ebook and digital magazine retailer NOOK is offering subscriptions to some of the UK’s best selling magazines for just £1.99 per month. Customers signing up to one of 14 titles, including T3, SFX, PC Format and GamesMaster for a 12 month subscription will pay just £1.99 per edition. The firm, which recently announced lower than…

  • Nook sales fall 67% in a year

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    US bookseller Barnes & Noble says holiday season sales of its NOOK ebook readers and accessories fell by almost 67% compared to the previous year. The fall meant the company took just $88.7 million in the nine-week holiday period ending December 28, 2013 from NOOK hardware sales. In the same period the value of content…