NEWS, TIPS & ADVICE FOR EBOOK LOVERS
Amazon.com is now offering refurbished Kindle Fire tablets, suggesting that at least some of the devices are finding their way back to the retailer. In the build up to Christmas Amazon said “customers are purchasing well over 1 million Kindle devices per week” but declined to say how many if these were Kindle … [Read more...]
Apple has reworded the user licence for its iBooks Author software after a number of commentators and bloggers misreported the intent behind the original version. The terms originally read: “if your Work is provided for a fee (including as part of any subscription-based product or service), you may only … [Read more...]
The Telegraph newspaper is giving iPad owners the chance to subscribe to its news app for just 69p per day. The app also offers readers paid access to a digital edition of each day’s paper, including interactive crossword puzzles, cartoons and video. In November the paper upgraded the app to include daily … [Read more...]
US book retailers Barnes & Noble is negotiating to bring its nook ebook reader to the UK. According to reports, B&N is in talks with Waterstones to offer the device via the UK bookseller’s 300 stores. A tie up between the two companies has been long rumoured. The nook’s arrival in the UK would help the device … [Read more...]
This new Star Wars book tells the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise, referenced in Revenge of the Sith by Chancellor Palpatine as he tries to turn Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side of the Force. As told by Palpatine, Plagueis was so powerful and wise that he could manipulate the dark side of the Force to save others … [Read more...]
