Cloud-based Kobo store launches in UK

kobo books can be read on smartphones, eReaders and the iPad

UK eBook lovers now have access to a new store offering almost two millions titles in the open ePub eBook format for instant download. kobobooks.com offers titles from Random House, Penguin, Bloomsbury, Simon & Schuster and Faber and is described as "an eReading service for smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and … [Read more...]

Kindle comes to Blackberry

Blackberry users in the US can now access Kindle books on their handsets

Blackberry users in the US can now download a new Kindle application from Amazon.com giving them access to their eBooks on their handset. As well as the ability to read books, the app allows users to search and browse titles, buy new books from within the app and even synchronises the last page read between their … [Read more...]

GoSpoken and Backberry partner to develop mobile technology literacy skills

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A new partnership between mobile book publisher GoSpoken and Blackberry is researching how technology can be used to develop literacy levels in schools. The companies have team up with The Reading Agency and actress & author Michelle Gayle for a study involving pupils from three secondary schools in Halton, … [Read more...]