Alice for the iPad: Alice like you’ve never seen her before
Here’s a great example of what the iPad can do for children’s books. My guess is there might be a few big kids who’ll want one too. Developed by Atomic… Read more >
iPad a hit but Apple’s nasty turn catches publishers in the crossfire
Just days after the launch of Apple’s iPad, it might be time for starry-eyed publishers to take a reality check from their iPad infatuations. Apple has just made the content… Read more >
April 13, 2010 Adobe, analysis, android, Apple, iPad, iphone, news 3 Read more >
Preview of iPad ebook apps from Kobo, Amazon
Kobo has just posted this video (see below) of its near-complete ebook reading app for Apple’s iPad. Kobo on iPad from Kobo on Vimeo. According to the Kobo blog, they’ve… Read more >
March 27, 2010 Amazon, Apple, iPad, Kindle, kobo, news 0 Read more >
Kobo introduces ebook reader ahead of ANZ launch
Kobo Books, which launches its ebook store in Australia and New Zealand in a couple of months, has just announced its own ebook reader. The Kobo eReader is a nice-looking… Read more >
Amazon’s self-service Kindle store opens to international publishers
Until this week, you needed a US business address to get your ebooks into Amazon’s Kindle store via their self-service Digital Text Platform (DTP). They’ve now extended this to international… Read more >
Kiwi app brings kids’ picture books to iPhone, challenges Scrollmotion
I’ve just spotted a couple of children’s picture books in the iPhone App Store, including a title from the popular Milly Molly series. They’re the first fruits of a new… Read more >
Global Kindle: The unfolding story
Following yesterday’s announcement by Amazon that the Kindle is going global from next week, there’s been a flurry of activity trying to sort out the details and implications of the… Read more >
October 9, 2009 bookselling, copyright, ebook readers, news 4 Read more >
Amazon’s global Kindle move is a game changer
Amazon’s Kindle is going global. From October 19, customers in 100 countries will be able to buy a Kindle, buy ebooks from the Kindle’s 200,000+ English language titles, and do… Read more >
October 8, 2009 analysis, bookselling, copyright, ebook readers, iphone, news 6 Read more >
New Zealand’s 1000 Great NZ Ebooks take a big step forward
Below is the announcement of a milestone in making the 1000 Great New Zealand ebooks project a reality in 2010. Copyright collective Copyright Licensing Limited (CLL), one of a global… Read more >
NZ Booksellers take a swing at new Dan Brown ebook release
New Zealand Booksellers chair Hamish Wright has taken a shot at Random House Australia for selling Dan Brown’s new book The Lost Symbol directly from its website to Australian and… Read more >