NEWS, TIPS & ADVICE FOR EBOOK LOVERS
Amazon has confirmed that the Kindle eBook reader will be available to buy for international customers via the US Amazon.com website. The 6" reader will begin shipping on October 19th at a cost of $279 plus import taxes as appropriate. The online retailer has opted not to negotiate separate deals with local mobile … [Read more...]
Sony’s announcement this week that it’ll drop proprietary eBook formats is rightly being seen as a challenge to Amazon and their Kindle device, all eyes are now on the US online retailer to see how they’ll respond. It’s long been clear that to succeed any new entertainment technological development needs a … [Read more...]
In the US Amazon has had great success with its web-enabled Kindle ebook reader but owing to a number of technical hurdles, including a lack of hardware support for GSM phone networks, the device has yet to be seen outside the States. The smart money has long been on Amazon pushing for a late 2009/early 2010 release … [Read more...]
It’s always the way when you’re in the middle of launching of a new title, something is just guaranteed to come along which suddenly grabs the public’s attention and sends the subject matter to the top of the agenda. In the last few days there’s been a lot of talk about Amazon’s decision to remove some books … [Read more...]
