Telecom Italia supposedly announced their ebookstore today, but I’m having trouble getting specific details like number of titles, e-reader price and availability, and format support.
Right now it appears to be in a private beta at a festival, Festivaletteratura 2010. They’re using Wifi devices at the festival, but according to their website they will be selling [...]
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Telecom Italia unveiled their ebookstore
September 8th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Tags: ebookstore·italia·telecom·unveiled
iBooks only have 33k titles, and other embarrassing details
September 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments · ebookstore news
An interesting article was posted on Monday about the relative sizes of the various ebookstores. It took me a couple days to think about and double check his methodology. I’m now confident that I can tell you the data is not valid and I can show you why.
Tags: 33k·embarrassing·facts·ibooks·titles
Hanvon to expand to Taiwan
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, hardware news
I don’t know about you, but this story caught me off guard. Hanvon are already active in Europe, USA, Japan, and China; I’m a littl surprised to find out that they don’t already operate in Taiwan.
From english.Cri.com:
The Chinese mainland’s biggest e-book maker Hanvon is set to open a branch in Taiwan at the end [...]
Good News for Readers: Amazon Might be Winning Its Battle with Traditional Publishers Over Prices
September 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
by Stephen Windwalker
While it has been increasingly clear over the past year that Amazon is dominating the market share and price wars among dedicated ebook reader devices, it is now clear that Amazon is also winning its tug of war with traditional book publishers over ebook pricing.
Tags: Amazon·battle·good·news·prices·publishers·readers·traditional·winning
10 bucks a chapter? What a ripoff!
September 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ebookstore news
I noticed something the other day while I was working on a post. Ebooks.com have started selling some titles by the chapter (I don’t think this was an option the last time I shopped there).
I have no problem with selling by the chapter; it’s the prices that have me pissed. They’re selling the chapters of [...]
Baidu Offers E-Books, Games in Search of New Revenue
September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From Bloomberg:
Baidu Inc., operator of China’s most used website, started an e-book service today and added 500 applications to its website to diversify beyond Internet search.
Readers will be able to read and store purchased electronic books on the website, Chief Executive Officer Robin Li said at a conference in Beijing today. Baidu is offering applications [...]
Confirmed: Asus & Txtr, Acer LumiRead
September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, hardware news
IFA hasn’t started yet, but I already have confirmation for a couple of the stories I’ve reported in the past week. It turns out that most all the details were correct.
Asus and Txtr did sign a deal for Asus to use the Txtr ebookstore. It’s going to be launched in 4 countries.
And the Acer LuiRead [...]
Hanvon to launch ebookstore kiosks in China
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
The Chinese tech blog Sina are reporting that E-reader maker Hanvon will soon be using kiosks to expand their ebookstore. Targeted locations include subway platforms and other high traffic areas. The Hanvon Electronic Bookshelf is based on a 45″ screen and users can browse, try a sample, and buy directly from the machine. It will [...]
Tags: china·ebookstore·hanvon·kiosks·launch
Angry Robot just launched their ebookstore
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
SF publisher Angry Robot Books have just made the move into ebooks. They’ve opened their own ebookstore and they’ve uploaded to the Kindle Store. They’ve made 9 titles available so far; all are DRM free Epub and priced at £3.50.
Moxyland by Lauren Beukes
Slights by Kaaron Warren
Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero by Dan Abnett
Winter Song by Colin [...]
Tags: angry·ebookstore·launched·robot
New Indian ebookstore launched – with a twist
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
I just came across bookGanga.com today. This is a small web bookstore that’s recently expanded into ebooks. They currently stock 5900 title s in 3 languages (Marathi, English, and Hindi).
The ebooks from BookGanga are tied into proprietary app. I’ve tried it and it’s not worth installing. The number of free titles that you can get [...]
Tags: ebookstore·indian·launched·twist
