When I headed out of London for my summer break this year I was conscious of being far less burdened than in previous years. Instead of a selection of large paperbacks and too-heavy hardbacks my single backpack carried a select change of clothes and my increasingly indispensable eBook reader. When I sat in to observe … [Read more...]
UK leads Europe in Wattpad usage
October 28, 2009
UK use of the Wattpad eBook service via Java-enabled mobile phones and other devices increased by more than 140% in the third quarter of 2009 according to new data released by the service this week. Although user of Java-supporting handsets represent just 2% of the total accessing via this method, this compares … [Read more...]
US gets new colour display reader
October 22, 2009
US book retailing giant Barnes & Noble has unveiled a new wireless eBook reader powered by Google's Android operating system - the first reader to be powered by the software. In another industry first, the wireless nook reader has a colour touch screen and a navigation area which offers a keyboard, search and … [Read more...]
Second foreign language deal for GoSpoken.com
October 22, 2009
GoSpoken.com, the firm which distributes ebooks to mobile phone users, has reached a deal to distribute French language titles from Harlequin, the Mills & Boon equivalent in France. The company will distribute editions Harlequin’s eBook catalogue on GoSpoken.com and across partners’ app stores making French … [Read more...]
Plastic Logic announce new business eBook reader
October 20, 2009
A new eBook reader designed especially for business professionals is set to be unveiled by at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Makers Plastic Logic say their new QUE reader "is designed to simplify the multi-faceted lifestyle of the modern businessperson". Content can be downloaded to the book via … [Read more...]
