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Adobe tweak Webkit for interactive digital publishing [Video]

, Nov 3rd 2010 Discuss [3]

It's been tempting for many to write Adobe off, as HTML5 gathers pace and criticisms of Flash grow louder; still, having seen what the company is doing with the Webkit engine and tweaking it for digital publishing purposes, we wouldn't speak too soon.  The company has been demonstrating a prototype text-wrapping, dynamic page layout for digital text, where words automatically reflow around call-outs and images that can be dragged about the page with a fingertip. Video demo after the cut. Read The Full Story

Kindle sales rocket; ebooks outsell real books 2:1

, Oct 25th 2010 Discuss [3]

Amazon has announced record sales for their Kindle ereader, as well as that ebook sales are exceeding hardback and paperback sales by over 2-to-1.  According to SVP Steve Kessel "it's still October and we’ve already sold more Kindle devices since launch than we did during the entire fourth quarter of last year"; that makes the Kindle the best selling product on both Amazon US and Amazon UK. Read The Full Story

eBook Lending for Kindle feature coming this year

, Oct 25th 2010 Discuss [1]

Amazon has confirmed that a "lending for Kindle" feature will be launched later in 2010, allowing readers to loan their Kindle ebooks to other Kindle or Kindle app users.  As with Barnes & Noble's NOOK lending functionality, titles can be loaned once for a 14-day period, during which time the lender will be unable to read the ebook themselves. Read The Full Story

Kindle Singles target attention-short readers

, Oct 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Does anybody have the patience to read a full book any more?  That's obviously tongue-in-cheek, but the launch of Amazon's Kindle Singles - in-betweener texts that fall somewhere in the gap between a New Yorker feature and a full novel - does seem to suggest that the retailer is hoping to pick up would-be Kindle owners tempted by the hardware but not generally used to paging through a whole book. Read The Full Story

Borders Kobo Wireless eReader due November 1st for $140

, Sep 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Borders has announced pre-orders for their latest ebook reader, the Kobo Wireless eReader.  Like the previous Kobo model, the new ereader has access to Border's 1.5m ebook titles; however it can now also browse and download them over WiFi. Read The Full Story

Kindle for the Web puts ebook samples in your browser

, Sep 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Kindle spread continues, and hot on the heels of Amazon's pledge to put a Kindle app on the new BlackBerry PlayBook comes the news that the online retailer now has a web-based version.  Kindle for the Web doesn't allow full access to Amazon's ebooks, but you can read a book sample online rather than having to download it to your device, and it means other sites can embed those samples and even earn referral fees on subsequent ebook sales. Read The Full Story

iBooks self-publishing easier with ePUB iWork upgrade

, Aug 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple is quietly making a push for self-publishing authors, adding native ePUB support to the latest version of its iWork suite of office apps.  Pages 4.0.4 now allows writers to save their masterpieces as ePUB files, the same format that the company uses for its iBooks ereader app on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Read The Full Story

Third-gen Kindle fastest selling ever: shipping (early) to Mongolia

, Aug 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

No great surprise, given the constantly slipping ship date for new orders, but Amazon has confirmed that the new Kindles are the fastest-selling models of the three generations.  In fact, with the first shipments only going out today, the online retailer says the ereaders are their best selling products. Read The Full Story

Kindle UK store opens (but Kindle still sold out)

, Aug 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Amazon's third-gen Kindles are still sold out - even before the first ones ship - but that hasn't stopped the retailer opening the doors at their Kindle UK store.  As well as the Kindle 3G + WiFi and Kindle WiFi themselves, listed for £149 and £109 respectively, Amazon is now selling ebooks priced in local UK currency; previously, titles were purchased from the US Kindle store and priced in US dollars. Read The Full Story

Irex reborn as IRX Technologies, will focus on enterprise ereaders

, Aug 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Irex's demise may not be quite so clear cut; while the ereader company filed for bankruptcy back in June, Dutch financial site Fd.nl is reporting that having secured new financing they're looking to restart operations.  As of September 1st 2010 the company will relaunch as IRX Innovations, focusing on the business and enterprise market rather than the competitive consumer segment. Read The Full Story

Barnes & Noble up for sale; winner takes nook

, Aug 4th 2010 Discuss [1]

Barnes & Noble has put itself up for sale, potentially handing the company's nook ebook reader into the hands of rivals such as Amazon.  The move is part of a broader strategy exploring ways to turn around its ailing share price; according to the WSJ's sources, a private equity company is most likely to pick up chain, but there's also the possibility that Amazon themselves could step in and use an acquisition to further bolster their ebook market share. Read The Full Story

Amazon claims 70-80% of ebook market, Apple and B&N numbers don’t “add up”

, Aug 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Amazon's third-generation Kindle models sold out in less than a week, but the company itself doesn't sound too surprised at the high demand.  According to Ian Freed, VP in charge of the Kindle, 80-percent of ebooks they sell are to owners of physical Kindle hardware, and Amazon still reckons it has 70 to 80-percent of the ebook market, despite what rivals may claim. Read The Full Story
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