Entries in 'E-Books' (98)
Microsoft buys into Barnes & Noble
PC giant invests £300m to create a dedicated subsidiary around Nook reader.
MWC 2012: PacketVideo and Page Foundry add e-book solution to Twonky SDK
Partnership will enable app developers to design e-books that feature rich media.
Amazon selling more than 1m Kindles each week
But the online retailer remains vague on how many are e-books and how many are Fire tablets.
Kindle hits record sales on Cyber Monday
Amazon sells over 3m items in one day and e-book is the most desired.
HarperCollins to put ads in e-books
Publisher hints that non-intrusive advertising could work in reference texts.
27 per cent of tablet owners use their device on the toilet
Don’t forget to swipe.
Kindle launches rental service
e-books available at 11,000 libraries in the US.
British Library launches Alice's Adventures Under Ground on iBooks
New e-book based on the handwritten manuscript that later became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
MeMeTales and RRKidz set sights on book-apps for kids market
Two more startups looking to educate and entertain children on their smartphones and tablets.
App Of The Day: Papercut
UK studio ustwo wants to reimagine the reading experience for short stories on iPad.
Beatrix Potter, Ladybird and Moshi Monsters apps on way from Penguin
Publisher says it wants to publish stories on whatever format children want to experience them.
Kindle gets The King of Shreds and Patches interactive fiction app
Author Jimmy Maher claims Amazon's platform is 'the most natural platform for IF since, well, ever'.
Waterstone's taking on Kindle with own e-reader
UK bookstore chain wants to emulate Barnes & Noble's US success with the Nook.
Scholastic and Ruckus Media team up for 'transmedia' books imprint
Planning to publish print titles, e-books and apps for children in 2012.
Pottermore will be the big selling point for Sony Reader Wi-Fi
Lightweight device will have a limited-edition version that comes with voucher to download first Harry Potter e-book.
Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader generated $277m of revenues last quarter
Sales of devices, accessories and e-books jump 140% year-on-year.
Nielsen outlines demographic changes for tablet and e-reader users
Used to be mainly male and young, but not any more.
Booktrack unveils its first soundtracks for book-apps
Startup has investment from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and a deal with publisher HarperCollins.
Kindle Daily Deal offers super-cheap e-books to Amazon customers
Follows previous offers for music and apps.
Western European e-book market grew 400 per cent in 2010
Good, but still less than one per cent of all spending on books.











































