Toronto.com reports that Canada’s biggest book retailer, Indigo, is selling Kobo Inc. to Tokyo-based Rakuten Inc. for $315-million. This after Indigo reported a second-quarter loss of $40-million. No reason to worry for all you Kobo eReader and Vox Tablet owners since Rakuten has the resources to give Kobo some staying power on a playing field that …
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Nov 07
Barnes and Noble launches $249 Nook Tablet
Barnes and Noble launched its low-priced ($249)Â Nook Tablet at a press conference in New York this morning. CNNMoney says the new device is an upgrade to the popular B&N NookColor, a full color Android eBook Reader. This move is clearly directed at the growing tablet market leader iPad and Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire. This year’s …
Nov 04
eBook Revolution News Headlines
Canadian Business ponders Kobo’s recent move into the hyper-competitive tablet market. Marketwatch reports that One in Five Adults is now using eBooks. CnetNews says that Amazon has now launched a free eBook browsing feature that allows Amazon Prime Members to ‘check out’ a Kindle book to read without any due date. PluggedIn offers a list …
Nov 03
Barnes and Noble to launch new tablet.
Barnes and Noble is set to launch a new Tablet according to TabTimes (and others) after B&N called a news conference for November 7 in New York. This move was predicted the second Amazon’s cheaper ($199) Fire Tablet hit the market where B&N’s $249 NookColor had enjoyed debated top dog status for months.
Nov 02
eReader Gift Guide from Gottabemobile
With the holiday gift buying season fast approaching, GottaBemobile offers an eReader Gift Guide with some industry leaders you might want to put on your shopping list.
Nov 01
Google eBookstore for Canadians
Good news for Canadian eBook lovers. Google has opened the Google eBookstore for Canada. It has been a long time coming, but a quick look around shows the online search giant is hitting the ground running.
Oct 31
Toxic Reality Now Available!
Just in time for Halloween, author Katherine Tomlinson’s new fiction collection, Toxic Reality is now available in all formats on Smashwords as well as in Amazon.com’s kindle store. “From cyanide and cannibalism to thought-provoking and heartrending stories to Craig List-esque killers and their curious mates and just downright creepiness, if you weren’t a fan of …
Oct 30
Gunslingers versus the Living Dead in The Fifth Horseman
Looks like another Halloween treat from indie author G. Wells Taylor. The Apocalypse Trilogy Goes Out with a Bang, Scream and Massacre. The Apocalypse Trilogy by G. Wells Taylor gallops to its horrifying conclusion in The Fifth Horseman now available for download at online booksellers. This explosive mix of classic western storytelling and gothic horror …
Oct 28
Kobo is getting into publishing.
Galleycat has a story about online bookseller Kobo getting into the book publishing business, all as it preps for the launch of its $199 Vox color tablet. The international book seller will act like a traditional publishing house and do book editing, design, marketing, and sell the books. It’s the Amazon model. Now let’s see …
Oct 27
Pirate women of the digital age.
Jorgen dropped by with a link to an interesting Pocket-lint story that says a survey found one in eight women 35-years and older (up into their 80s) admit to pirating eBooks. This follows a growing trend as eBook Readers and tablets make their way into the mainstream market with an accompanying increase in piracy across …
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