Smartphones are dramatically ahead of tablets when it comes to time spent reading books, according to a new study which tracks usage of the 1 billion smart devices now active in… Read more >
Martin Taylor
April 2, 2013
ebook readers, research, smartphones, tablets
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In a pre-holiday announcement on its blog, Google quietly pulled the plug on its attempt to help booksellers to sell ebooks: it announced the end of its reseller programme in… Read more >
Martin Taylor
April 10, 2012
bookselling, ebook readers, ebook stores, Google, Google eBooksAustralia, Booktopia, Copia, Dymocks, Google Ebooks, Google Play Books, TitlePage Plus
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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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I just spotted this NZ$398 ‘iPad killer’ on the d-Shop.co.nz site. There are an increasing number of these low cost Android tablets coming onto the market. What caught my eye… Read more >
Martin Taylor
February 16, 2011
android, ebook readers, hardware
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This week saw the launch of an ebookstore from respected Aussie indie bookseller Readings in Melbourne. What is especially interesting about the Readings launch is that it’s a pure cloud-based… Read more >
Martin Taylor
January 27, 2011
ebook readers, ebook stores
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A big hole in the eReading landscape has just been filled with the launch of independent ebook reading app Bluefire. The free iPad and iPhone app will read ePub formatted… Read more >
Martin Taylor
October 11, 2010
Adobe, ebook formats, ebook readers, ebook stores, ePubAdobe ACS4, drm, ebook reader review
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The Blio e-reading platform launched today, promising to deliver the Holy Grail of a rich visual experience and good readability on mobile devices. Unfortunately, today’s launch was of the Windows… Read more >
Martin Taylor
September 29, 2010
blio, ebook formats, ebook readers
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It looks like Kiwi Christmas shoppers will be spoilt for choice this year on the ebook reading front. The much-delayed Sony ebook readers will ship sometime in October, according to… Read more >
Martin Taylor
September 3, 2010
ebook readers, ebook storessony ebook reader, sony pocket edition, sony reader, sony reader in nz, sony touch edition
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It’s August 27, and here in New Zealand we’re first to see the new day and last to see the Kindle. But finally it’s on its way. Almost a year… Read more >
Martin Taylor
August 27, 2010
Amazon, ebook readers, Kindleebook reader, kindle in nz, kindle nz
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The third generation Kindle has just been announced, due for delivery 27 August. There will be two variations of the new Kindle – a US$189 3G version like the present… Read more >
Martin Taylor
July 29, 2010
Amazon, ebook readers, KindleBeBook, e-ink, Kindle, kindle 3
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