Feel the ebook force – Star Wars titles to go digital

Star Wars novels are soon to be available as ebooks

Star Wars fans will soon be able to enjoy the extensive back catalogue of Del Rey and Bantam Spectra published titles as ebooks. The more than 100 titles will be available as of June 28, 2011 and all future books will also be available in ebook format. All books in the series will include additional content such as … [Read more...]

iFlow closes, blames Apple '30%' rule

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The company behind iPad ebook reading app iFlow is closing down and is blaming a recent rule change by Apple for the decision. Earlier this year the iPad maker informed app developers that it would no longer approve apps which redirected sales out of the app and into the devices's web browser those apps also allowed … [Read more...]

iBooks adds Random House UK titles

Books by Frederick Forsyth are among those now available from iBooks

Books from Random House UK - including works by John Grisham, James Patterson and Frederick Forsyth - are now available in Apple's UK iBook service for the iPad and iPhone. The titles are being promoted on the front of the iBookstore as "Bestselling authors just added' and 'Bestselling books just added". In a … [Read more...]

Revamped Telegraph app now offers subscriptions

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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 US readers get new Amazon romance imprint

Are Kindle users buying books? Image: Amazon.com

Romantically minded Kindle users in North America will soon be able to buy even more tales of true love and romance after the online retailer announced a new publishing imprint, Montlake Romance. The imprint will debut later this year with The Other Guy's Bride - a novel by Connie Brockway, a two-time winner of the … [Read more...]