TechCrunch reports that after its dismal showing in direct sales, Harper Collins is outsourcing its retail operation to Bookshout.
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May 03
Harvard Book Store to bundle eBooks through Shelfie
Digital Book World says that the Harvard Book Store will bundle eBooks through a select partnership with Shelfie.
May 02
Over-charging for eBooks hurts market
Talking New Media reports on the impact of publishers demanding unjustifiably high-prices for eBooks and draws a parallel between the sales of magazines at newsstands and through subscriptions.
May 01
Calibre 2.56 offers fixes
Softpedia reports Calibre 2.56 eBook Management Tool upgrade offers new options, sources and fixes bugs.
Apr 29
PCMag reviews Kindle Oasis
PCMag posted a review on the expensive Amazon Kindle Oasis eBook reader.
Apr 27
Scammers scam Amazon while Amazon scams authors
Observer Business and Tech offers an update on the scammers scamming Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. It turns out that Amazon was lying and scamming its legitimate authors and readers all along with false claims of actually knowing the number of pages read (and paying authors for those). It turns out that all Amazon actually knows is the last page …
Apr 26
2.9-inch E Ink display for smartphone cases
According to a Liliputing post E Ink has moved from eReaders to smartphone cases with this 2.9-inch display.
Apr 22
China government suspends iBooks and iTune movies
The Los Angeles Times reports Apple customers in China wanting refunds after their iBooks and iTune movies were suspended at the request of government authorities.
Apr 21
New options available for Kindle Fire Tablet
Digital Book World reports on Amazon adding new colors and storage to its Fire tablet. The black Fire will now be accompanied by tangerine, blue and magenta versions with the option of having 8-Gig storage for $49.99 or 16-Gig for $69.99.
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