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Kobo now selling newspaper, magazine subscriptions

October 27th, 2010 · 6 Comments · ebookstore news

I just heard over Twitter that the News Stand section of the Kobo ebookstore is now live. You can choose from 27 magazines and newspapers with prices ranging from $19.99 (NYTimes) to $1.49 (PC Magazine, The Nation). Kobo are also offering a free 2 week trial subscription. The process doesn’t seem to have all the [...]

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Create free blog subscriptions on the Kindle 3 using Wi-Fi & calibre

August 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

by Chris Walters One of the benefits of having Wi-Fi on the latest Kindle model is you can use the feature to send yourself documents without incurring a fee: “If you transfer personal documents to your Kindle via Wi-Fi there is no delivery fee. If you transfer personal documents to your Kindle via 3G while [...]

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Indie Publishers Look to Subscriptions for Sales Boost

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

From Daily Finance: However the future of book publishing shakes out, independent companies are harder pressed than ever to figure out how to survive, much less thrive. Some publishers feel the answer is to try a more direct approach, complimenting the usual bookseller and retailer-oriented sales channels with a subscription model that reaches readers directly. [...]

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