Australian readers will have few reasons not to join the ebook revolution this Christmas as a host of offerings come on stream. The past year has seen major strides in… Read more >
Martin Taylor
December 6, 2011
Amazon, bookselling, ebook readers, Google eBooks, Kindle, koboAustralian Booksellers, Australian ebook market, Booki.sh, Google eBookstore, ReadCloud
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Almost a year after it launched in the US, Google has opened its ebooks business to Australian readers through partnerships with national bookselling chain Dymocks and online bookseller Booktopia. The… Read more >
Martin Taylor
November 8, 2011
bookselling, Google eBooksBooktopia, Dymocks, Ebooks in Australia, Google Ebooks, ReadCloud
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Amazon’s loving its Kindle owners. The retail giant is letting Kindle owners who sign up for its US$79 Prime service borrow an ebook each month for no extra fee. Prime… Read more >
Martin Taylor
November 3, 2011
Amazon, ebook lending, Kindle, libraries, newsebook lending, kindle lending
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A couple of weeks ago, the publishing industry’s EPUB3 specification was finally signed off. This was the cue for device makers and e-reading app developers to build it into their next… Read more >
Martin Taylor
October 25, 2011
Amazon, ebook formats, ebook production, ePub, Kindleenhanced ebooks, epub, EPUB3, KF8, Kindle 8 Format, kindle format 8
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Amazon has announced its long-anticipated entry into the tablet market with the US$199 Kindle Fire, due to go on sale 15 November and US-only for now. While some were anticipating… Read more >
Martin Taylor
September 29, 2011
Amazon, android, app store, KindleAmazon Web Services, android, iPad, Kindle Fire, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Touch, Silk web browser, tablet
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Are publishers making windfall profits from ebooks? The recent round of financial results coming from major book publishers suggests they are but they are staying tight-lipped. A recent case was… Read more >
Martin Taylor
September 12, 2011
business
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When Apple took its heavy-handed action against retailers last month, stopping them selling from within iPad and iPhone apps, those retailers were inevitably going to search for ways to avoid… Read more >
Martin Taylor
August 11, 2011
Amazon, app development, app store, Apple, iOS, iPad, Kindle
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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… Read more >
Martin Taylor
July 28, 2011
ebook lending, librariesborrowing ebooks, ebook lending, ebooks in new zealand libraries
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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… Read more >
Martin Taylor
July 27, 2011
app store, Apple, bookselling, business, iPad, iphone, Kindle, kobo, newshow to stop Apple
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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… Read more >
Martin Taylor
July 26, 2011
kobo
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