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For every 100 hardback books sold by Amazon.com over the past three months 143 Kindle eBooks have been sold, according to new figures released by the company. The online retailer, which recently lowered the cost of its Kindle reader, says for the past month the figure increases … [Read more...]
Apple's eagerly anticipated iPad may just be the catalyst the eBook sector needed after Amazon announced it would be making a Kindle app available for the device, competing with Apple's on iBooks store. Despite a battery life far below that of a dedicated eBook reader, it looks … [Read more...]
European eBook manufacture IREX has announced a new, 8.1" reader which is set to hit stores across the continent from January 18th. The DR800S, which will also be available from the IREX Web shop, supports the industry standard ePub format and IREX claims a "unique screen surface" … [Read more...]
Wattpad, the eBook self-publishing community, has today announced it has secured funding from a consortium of private investors. Often compared with Google's YouTube service, Wattpad allows anyone to write and publish eBooks. In October it was announced that one user had secured … [Read more...]
A mass of new eBook readers are set for release this year after manufacturers used the CES 2010 electronics show to unveil new models. Companies with devices on show include Samsung's E6 and E101 models which feature a 6" and 10" screen respectively. Both apparently allow the taking … [Read more...]
eBook readers may have to wait longer to read books as the third major publisher indicated it would delay publishing electronic editions of new books. The Wall Street Journal reports that HarperCollins Publishers is to join Simon & Schuster and Hachette Book Group in delaying publication … [Read more...]
