A new ebookstore launched last week in Australia, but I didn’t cover it. I kinda got distracted by Chris Walter’s commentary (and the ensuing debate) on browser based ebooks, and I forgot to write about the ebookstore itself. Readings Booksellers is an indie bookstore chain with 6 stores in and around Melbourne, Australia. The ebookstore [...]
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Australia’s first indie ebookstore has launched
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Tags:australias·ebookstore·indie·launches·spunc·um
Booki.sh launches Australian ebookstore where you can’t download your purchases
January 20th, 2011 · 8 Comments · ebookstore news
by Chris Walters It begins! The ebooks-in-the-cloud concept that I warned against earlier this week, the one publishers say is the ideal future marketplace (for them, not for consumers), is in private beta right now in Australia. It’s using the Monocle web-based ebook reader–which I find really awesome, to tell the truth–and partnering with Readings, [...]
Tags:australian·bookish·download·ebookstore·launches·purchases
Vintage launches new monthly podcast
October 5th, 2010 · No Comments · podcast, press release
This looks interesting. Vintage, The Random House Group imprint, announces the launch of the ‘Vintage Podcast’, a thirty-minute monthly arts programme, available to download free from the Vintage Books website, www.vintage-podcast.co.uk , and to subscribe to through iTunes. Download
Kobo launch Android app, promise e-reader firmware update
June 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Android, hardware news, software news
I can’t access the Android Market and confirm this, but everyone is reporting that Kobo released their Android app today. This means Kobo now supports the most platforms than anyone. See, this is why I said they are the only serious threat to Amazon. Can someone do me a favor and grab a copy of [...]
Kobo launches a new contest
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · contest, kobo
A friend emailed me the link to Kobo’s newest promotion. It’s on Facebook, so you’ll need an account. The contest runs until 20 July 2010. I’m not entirely clear on how you participate. You have to give Kob access to your personal info just to enter for the contest, and there is no way in [...]
Author Solutions launches Palibrio – new spanish language imprint
June 4th, 2010 · 6 Comments · press release
From the press release: Author Solutions, Inc., the world leader in indie book publishing, announced Thursday the launch of Palibrio—a new self-publishing imprint created exclusively for Spanish-speaking authors of all genres.Palibrio will capitalize on the proven expertise of Author Solutions’ English-language imprints. Prospective authors will receive a free publishing consultation, during which a professional publishing [...]
Tags:author·imprint·language·launches·palibrio·solutions·spanish
XAMonline launches IntelliGuide
June 4th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: XAMonline.com, a leading publisher of teacher certification study guides, today launched the IntelliGuide™, a new cutting-edge technology product that will redefine how students and professionals use eBooks and prepare for their exams. IntelliGuide™ is an online platform that transforms the traditional eBook experience from simply reading a static PDF to interacting [...]
Mebooks launches NZ ebookstore, beats Whitcoulls to the punch
May 30th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the announcement: Mebooks.co.nz have today launched their online eBooks site which will allow local titles of interest to Kiwis to be purchased and downloaded. The company will also help local publishers in the production and sale of their titles as eBooks, which can then be sold through the meBooks site or via other sales [...]
Sesame Street launches ebookstore
May 20th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, press release
From the press release: Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization that produces Sesame Street, and Impelsys, launched today a new online Sesame Street eBookstore at www.ebooks.sesamestreet.org. Readers can subscribe with Impelsys to get unlimited access to a library of more than 100 Sesame Street eBooks for an annual subscription price of $39.99. A special introductory subscription [...]
Tags:ebookstore·launches·sesame·street
Amazon launches second publishing imprint
May 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, press release, publishing news
Amazon just put out a press release on AmazonCrossing, their new imprint. I know that’s not all that interesting news, but there is one detail worth noting. Read the second paragraph of the press release: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a new publishing imprint, AmazonCrossing, which will introduce readers to voices of the world [...]
Tags:Amazon·imprint·launches·publishing
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