I found this article on piracy on Asahi.com: … The magicom devices, which are spreading rapidly overseas, typically comprise of a cartridge about the same size as an authentic game disk and a separate memory card used to store downloaded software. Alternatively, some pirates modify the game consoles themselves. The objective is to make hardware [...]
Entries from April 20th, 2010
Neilsen to sell The Bookseller
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The BookSeller is reporting that it’s going to be sold: Media research company Nielsen has agreed “in principle” to sell The Bookseller to its managing director Nigel Roby. Negotiations are expected to conclude at the end of April. All the editorial, sales and marketing and events teams will remain in place. Roby said: “It will [...]
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New Stephen King Novella “Blockade Billy” Available in the Kindle Store
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the announcement: Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that the new novella by bestselling author Stephen King, “Blockade Billy,” is now available in Amazon’s Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) for $7.99. … “Blockade Billy” tells the story of William “Blockade Billy” Blakely. He may have been the greatest baseball player the game has ever seen, but today no [...]
Lonely Planet offers free iPhone city guide apps to stranded travellers
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the announcement: In response to the widespread chaos caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Lonely Planet is offering 13 of its European iPhone guides free. “Travellers stuck in unfamiliar places need access to practical information as well as suggestions on what to do whilst stranded”, said Tom Hall, Lonely Planet Travel Editor. [...]
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PaperC Launches English User Interface
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
From the announcement: PaperC, the online platform for freely accessible specialist books, has launched its English user interface. International customers can now use the platform, offering academic, reference and technical texts for reading at no cost. The German web startup gives access to numerous books by renowned publishers such as O’Reilly Media, Walter de Gruyter, [...]
Oxford University Press offers Online Bibliographies
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the OUP press release: In recent years, the explosion of original research and its increasing accessibility through new technologies is a blessing for scholars—but also a tremendous challenge. For faculty, students and librarians querying new areas of research, the most pressing challenge for researchers at all levels is sifting through and managing the immense [...]
B&N to release Nook update this week!
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Bloomberg is reporting that B&N plans to release an updated version of the Nook firmware this week. The update is going to include the rumored web browser and games, as well as a number of bug fixes. Shiny. Update: B&N announced the firmware update on their blog.
UK Literacy Report released
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The UK National Literacy Trust has just released a report titled Literacy: State of the Nation, and it’s described as the first coherent picture of literacy in the UK today. Some of the findings of the report include: One in six people in the UK struggle with literacy. This means their literacy is below the [...]
Digital Textbooks to Reach Tipping Point by 2014
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: More than 18% of new textbook revenue in the Higher Education and Career Education markets will come from digital textbooks by the year 2014, according to a new study by Xplana. By 2014, annual revenues from digital textbooks will exceed $1 billion. This shift in sales will cause the publishing industry [...]
Paulo Coelho’s Books Now Available in Portuguese, Spanish, and French in the Kindle Store Worldwide
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: Amazon.com today announced that international bestselling author Paulo Coelho has decided to make select books, including “The Alchemist,” available in both Spanish and French for worldwide distribution in Amazon’s Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). This is the first time any of these editions have been available as electronic books. There will be 13 [...]
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