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Kindle 3.1 software update prevents jailbreaking

February 23rd, 2011 · 6 Comments · software news

By Chris Walters If you wanted to use custom fonts or screensaver images on your Kindle but haven’t yet applied the jailbreak hack, make sure you do it before you update to the latest Kindle OS. But hurry: Amazon is now pushing the new 3.1 software update over the air to all customers, and in [...]

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Powell’s Books to lay off 31 employees

February 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news

Borders aren’t the only bookseller who did badly this past year; Powell’s Books laid off  7% of their workforce today, and everyone remaining with the company took a benefit’s cut. Sales were down for 2010 and 2009 and they don’t expect next year to be better. You have to have heard of Powell’s Books; they’re [...]

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31 Japanese publishers launch digital publisher’s association

March 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news

From The Mainichi Daily News: Thirty-one publishers in Japan, including giants Kodansha and Shinchosha, launched an electronic book publishers association on Wednesday, responding to gaining momentum in the electronic publishing industry. Members of the new organization, the Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan, will research and collect information on the industry. The move comes ahead [...]

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