Collins Booksellers, a 50+ store strong bookstore chain, just announced that they would soon be Kobo’s latest retail partner. Starting in September, ebook fans will be able to find the Kobo Wifi in all Collins stores across Australia. They’ll also be able buy ebooks on the Collins website. The new ebook offering is timed to [...]
Entries from July 24th, 2011
Kobo picked up a new Australian partner – Collins
July 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news, hardware news
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In a computer very near you, a short time ago…
July 24th, 2011 · No Comments · digital comics
Dark Horse Digital Comics announced on Friday that they’ve released the first Star Wars digital comics. 50 titles are available on launch. They also plan to release a mix of new and backlist titles each week from a variety of series. Most single issue titles are priced at $2, with a handful priced at $1 [...]
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Daily Deal: More free enhanced ebooks in the Kindle Store
July 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Daily deals
It’s Sunday again, and there’s a whole bunch of free Vooks in the Kindle Store. Do you know what? Checking for free Vooks has become one of those things I do every Sunday morning. It’s happened at least 3 weeks in a row that I know of. Today there is a total of 39 free [...]
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Nook Kids updated – ebookstore link gone
July 24th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Apple, apps, ebookstore news
This was not the weekend to go to the lake. I was looking through the app store on my iPad this morning and I was prompted to update Nook Kids. It looks like B&N have decided to go along with Apple’s demands. I can confirm that the link to the B&N ebookstore was removed. I [...]
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The expulsions have begun – Google Books gone from iOS
July 24th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Apple, ebookstore news, Google
I just heard this morning that the Google Books app is no longer available through iTunes, and after some digging I can confirm this is true. Google Books is no longer listed in iTunes. Curiously enough, the app running on my iPad still works. I fired it up and I can still read all the [...]
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Kobo iOS app no longer has the ebookstore inside
July 23rd, 2011 · 8 Comments · Apple, apps, software news
A friend just tipped me to Kobo’s latest update in iTunes. The new app was posted just this morning, and it has exactly 2 changes. They removed the ebookstore, and they added a “news” feed so Kobo can keep you updated on the latest promotions in the kobo ebookstore. I’m sure you know that Kobo [...]
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Sigil has a new caretaker
July 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Sigil
You might recall that about a month ago I posted a request concerning Sigil, the Epub editor. Its developer was moving on to a job at Google, and he no longer had time to support and maintain the app. Strahinja announced today that he’s found someone to take over. As of today, the official maintainer [...]
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Mackin ebook library expanded
July 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · digital library, ebookstore news
Mackin Educational Resources added new content to their digital library this week. The new titles include Bearport, Cherry Lake and Sage Reference, and they bring Mackin’s collection to over 19 thousand titles. Bearport’s ebooks provide keyword search capabilities, bookmarks, reporting tools to track ebook usage and the option to print pages. Cherry Lake titles include [...]
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Review: Kindle Writer
July 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · software reviews
A new ebook making tool launched this week, and I was really looking forward to it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do what I want. Kindle Writer is an all in one tool for making basic Kindle ebooks . It can handle all the steps from editing the text file, adding formatting/cover/images, to creating the ebook and [...]
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iriver Tab coming soon to South Korea
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
My favorite Chinese gadget blog has news about iriver’s new tablet. It’s going to be called the iriver Tab ILT-MX100, and it’s based on a 7″ IPS screen (1024 × 600). It’s running Android v2.2 with a customized UI. I can confirm that thsi tablet will have 2 cameras (1.3MP and 5MP), and the second [...]
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