NEWS, TIPS & ADVICE FOR EBOOK LOVERS
It seems Apple's rule change for in-app purchases has claimed its first victim and, as was to be expected, it was one of the smaller players who fell first. Reading iFlow's statement is painful work, the hurt and upset felt by the development team oozes from the screen. From the couple of comments posted under our … [Read more...]
The UK's Telegraph newspaper has launched a new version of its iPad app allowing readers paid access to a digital edition of each day's paper, including interactive crossword puzzles, cartoons and video. Single editions can be bought for £1.19 or readers can sign up for a £9.99 monthly auto-renewable … [Read more...]
Kindle users in the US will soon be able to borrow books from their local libraries after Amazon announced a deal with Overdrive, the company which powers ebook lending services for many libraries in the US and Europe. Ebook lending is already available to users of rival ebook which support ePub files protected by … [Read more...]
Wandering around the London Book Fair this week there were times I almost became convinced it was actually an Apple fan convention, or more specifically an iPad one. It seemed like every stall, kiosk and stand had an iPad on it - if they weren't being used to showcase content, demonstrate a technology or sign a deal … [Read more...]
After weeks of rumours about cut-price or even free Kindles, Amazon has confirmed that US customers will be able to save $25 on the price of Kindle in return for being subjected to adverts. By most people standards, $25 is a pretty small sum - if you're having to offer such a measly discount to sell units are the … [Read more...]
