In the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen New Zealand public libraries announcing plans for the imminent launch of ebook lending services. What’s great to see is that there will be two initiatives, each with a different approach.  Between them, they will let libraries, their patrons, and the publisher and author rights holders try out [...]

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When the mightiest online retailer in the world, Amazon, has to bow to Apple’s demands and cut ties to its ebookstore in the Kindle app, we know we’re facing a big problem. Retailers have lost an important battle to stop Apple turning its hardware dominance into control over content sales. It’s now time for publishers to [...]

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Kobo has appointed a second Australian licensee for its ebookstore, adding to Pearson which picked up a Kobo-powered ebook store when it bought the online assets of the failed Red Group earlier this month. The Red Group owned the Angus & Robertson and Borders chains, both of which are in the process of being wound [...]

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[Updated 26 July, 9:42am. I've just received an email from Kobo about the changes to its service. Included in the email is the note that, "Any books you buy on Kobo.com are automatically updated on your iPhone or iPad Kobo app." So, my problem was that I didn't actually have to download it via the Adobe [...]

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I went to update the Kobo app on my iPad this morning but stopped when I saw what has changed. The main reason for the update is to cut access  to the Kobo ebookstore from within the reading app. Instead, you have to fire up a separate browser, go to their store and make the purchase outside the [...]

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