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 … [Read more...]
UK leads Europe in Wattpad usage
October 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
US gets new colour display reader
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Second foreign language deal for GoSpoken.com
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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’ … [Read more...]
