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Someone’s looking for a video rental store, but for books

August 20th, 2010 · No Comments · humor

This needs no explanation.

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Kindle UK Store now lets authors, publishers upload ebooks directly

August 16th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news

At first I was a little puzzled as to why they did this, but it makes some sense. If you were a British author wouldn’t you prefer to do business with the local branch of Amazon instead of the US corporate parent? The paperwork might not be simpler, but it will follow UK rules and [...]

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B&N announce More in Store for August

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · More in Store

Barnes & Noble have announced the ebooks that they are giving away for the next 5 weeks. You can get the ebooks by visiting a B&N store with your Nook and logging in to the store’s Wifi network. Each title will be available for 4 weeks.
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There’s No Such Thing As An Ordinary Day: [...]

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Apple add Newstand section to App Store

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, app store news

Apple added a new section to the Features tab of the App Store. It’s called Newstand, and you can access it on all iOS devices. This new section highlights news source apps like newspapers, magazines, and web sources like Zinio, Instapaper, and NPR News.
Probably the only ones who will care are the information junkies (like [...]

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Graphic.ly Expands to Windows Platform, Enhances Online Comics Store

July 9th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release:
Graphic.ly, the digital media platform for comic books and communities, announces a new application for Windows 7-based devices, as well as improvements to its online comics store that will make it easier for [...]

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Game apps now available in the Kindle Store

July 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Amazon, kindle app

Guess what? Some of the apps have been there for over a year.
If you’re wondering WTH I’m talking about then I suppose I should tell you that these aren’t technically apps. A number of enterprising developers have designed simple games like sudoku, card mach, Jumble that can be used from the Kindle. For most of [...]

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Barnes & Noble More in Store (July)

July 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · More in Store

Barnes & Noble’s More in Store program is now entering its fifth month. I’m sure everyone already knows the details of this promotion, but just in case you don’t:
All of the titles in this list will be available for download in B&N stores for 4 weeks from the date listed.To download them, visit your local [...]

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Qualcomm announce app store for Brew

June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

From the press release:
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced the availability of an application store to bring Brew® apps and services to consumers in open markets.  The first application store will be managed by SINA, the largest infotainment Web portal in China, whose strong brand awareness in China will provide both local and global developers [...]

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B&N expands More in Store

June 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · More in Store, bn

B&N put out a press release a couple days ago where the released more details on the More in Store promotions. Thye’re continuing the free ebooks, and they’ve expanded the program. If you bring in a B&N compatible reading device (Nook, blackberry, iPad, etc) into a store you’ll get a free coffee.
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B&N More in Store, III

May 6th, 2010 · No Comments · More in Store, ebookstore news

B&N just posted an update for their More in Store program.The following titles will be available to read in B&N stores on your Nook  for 4 weeks.
BTW, when you visit a store, you can also use your Nook to read any ebook B&N has in stock. But you can only read for up to one [...]

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