Kindle
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Kindle moves to agency pricing for three UK publishers
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Amazon’s UK Kindle store has now moved to ‘agency model’ pricing for ebooks published by Hachette, HarperCollins and Penguin despite previously vowing to “fight” for the right to set its own prices.
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UK Kindle team attack move to agency model
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Amazon.co.uk has promised to “fight against higher prices for e-books” which it says will result from a move to the ‘agency model’ by UK book publishers.
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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…
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Android Kindle app updated
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Amazon has updated its Kindle app for Google’s Android operating system, adding the ability to search books by voice and text and look up words and phrases in Wikipedia. Other improvements include the ability to lock the screen’s orientation and view details about a book on Shelfari, the books-focused social networking site. Amazon claim the…
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New TV ad promotes Kindle’s non-glare screen
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Amazon have released a new US TV ad highlighting the online retailer’s non-glare Kindle with Apple’s highly reflective iPad. The two devices are increasingly being seen as the likely dominant ereaders and Amazon is keen to promote the perceived benefits of the dedicated reader’s e-ink screen over the all purpose, glossy iPad screen. The ad…
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Amazon announces new Kindle models & UK store
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Online retailer Amazon has confirmed UK customers will be able to buy two new versions of its Kindle eBook reader from the UK site as of August 27th. The new Kindle has a 6″ e-ink screen which the retailer claims offers “50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader” and is both smaller and lighter…