Digital publishing and technology

Amazon declares ebooks “multi-billion-dollar category”

While Amazon yesterday reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and a decrease in sales for physical books, the company also announced that sales for ebooks have been steadily climbing. In a press release, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ... Read More »

January 30, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Kindle devices now available in Canadian stores

By Natalie Sequeira

Canadians wanting to get their hands on a Kindle can now look closer to home. Amazon announced today that the latest generation of the popular e-reader is now available for sale on the company's ... Read More »

January 23, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Nova Scotia university libraries test ebook sharing

By Sue Carter

A consortium of Nova Scotian universities is testing a pilot inter-library ebook lending service that is being touted as a "breakthrough for academic libraries in North America,"according to the Halifax website unews.ca. Novanet “ a ... Read More »

January 22, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

Wattpad launches serialized zombie novel co-authored by Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman

By Safa Jinje

Self-publishing platform Wattpad has released the first three chapters of The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home, a serialized novel co-written by Margaret Atwood and U.K. author Naomi Alderman. Atwood and Alderman's collaboration originated through the Rolex Mentor ... Read More »

October 24, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Apple adds social-media sharing to iBooks

By Sue Carter

Although most of the social-media buzz around Apple's product launch today focused on the new iPad Mini, the tech giant's ebooks program received a facelift, too. The new version of iBooks supports 40 languages, continuous ... Read More »

October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Google settles eight-year court fight with U.S. publishers

By Sue Carter

After an eight-year legal dispute, Google has settled with U.S. publishers over its book-scanning Library Project. In a joint statement, Google and the Association of American Publishers report that "U.S. publishers can choose to make available ... Read More »

October 4, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Oliver Twist, yoga murder mystery among first ebooks in Amazon’s new serial-novel series

By Sue Carter

While most of the hoopla around yesterday's Amazon press conference focused on its new e-readers and upgraded Kindle Fire tablet, the tech company also announced its new Kindle Serials subscription series. Charles Dickens is credited ... Read More »

September 7, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

How Kobo and Amazon’s new e-readers stack up

By Stuart Woods

Today was a big day for device junkies and e-book addicts in Canada and the U.S. At competing press conferences in Toronto and Santa Monica, California, Kobo and Amazon each unveiled a pair of new ... Read More »

September 6, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Kobo gets lighter, brighter, and more powerful with new line of e-readers

By Stuart Woods

Kobo is set to announce a trio of new devices at a press event in Toronto this morning. The new line of e-readers includes an Android-powered tablet (known as the Kobo Arc), a pocket-sized device ... Read More »

September 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

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