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Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

It's official: Shortcovers, the Indigo-owned e-book service launched less than a year ago, has a new name. At midnight last night, the company was rechristened Kobo (an anagram of "book"), and along with a redesigned ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Random House asserts ownership of e-rights to old titles

By Steven W. Beattie

As the Kindle, the Nook, and the Sony Reader gain traction with consumers, one publisher is rushing to ensure that it retains the electronic rights to all of its backlist titles, even if the contracts ... Read More »

December 14, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

U.S. price wars hit a new low

By Stuart Woods

In response to the decision of three big U.S. publishers “ Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hachette Book Group “ to counter the downward pressure on e-book prices by delaying their publication, Amazon has chosen ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

What is Kobo?

By Stuart Woods

Remember that rumour from this past summer that Indigo was planning to unveil a dedicated e-reading device? Well, some intrigue at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office is reviving such speculation. Yesterday, blogger Mark Bertils noted ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Publishers take stand against e-books

By Alison Potstra

Simon & Schuster is taking action against the cut-rate $9.99 pricing of digital bestsellers by delaying the e-book editions of approximately 35 titles coming out in 2010. Hachette Book Group plans to follow suit. According ... Read More »

December 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Britain’s phone booth library, Herta MÃ¼ller’s “psychosis,” and the Bad Sex in Fiction Award winner

By Alison Potstra

Some sundry links from across the Web: Resourceful idea of the week: British village transforms traditional red phone booth into local library Coming soon to a theatre near you: the book trailer for Quirk Classics' ... Read More »

December 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

As e-book sales soar, so does piracy

By Steven W. Beattie

"Hardcover sales of my last book were down 20 percent, while e-book sales were up 300 percent." That's what thriller writer John Lescroart told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently, although he also referred to himself as ... Read More »

November 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Going Rogue mistakes, aliens and werewolves, Xbox Bibles, and more

By Alison Potstra

A few bookish links from around the Web: Sarah Palin's much-anticipated memoir hits shelves today. Palin tells Oprah in an unused clip from yesterday's interview that "logistically speaking, practically speaking, it wasn't a real difficult ... Read More »

November 17, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Should literary agents be afraid of Amazon?

By Stuart Woods

While Amazon is keeping quiet about the meetings it held last week with top U.S. agents, several commentators have begun to speculate about their significance. Crain's reports that the talks were "freewheeling, frank, and contentious," ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Barnes & Noble e-books are coming to town

By Alison Potstra

B&N announced yesterday that beginning around Dec. 1, Canadian customers will have access to the U.S. retailer's e-book store and will be able to download titles to their iPhones, BlackBerrys, etc. However, B&N's own e-reader, ... Read More »

November 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: ebooks

Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

Random House asserts ownership of e-rights to old titles

U.S. price wars hit a new low

What is Kobo?

Publishers take stand against e-books

Bookmarks: Britain’s phone booth library, Herta MÃ¼ller’s “psychosis,” and the Bad Sex in Fiction Award winner

As e-book sales soar, so does piracy

Bookmarks: Going Rogue mistakes, aliens and werewolves, Xbox Bibles, and more

Should literary agents be afraid of Amazon?

Barnes & Noble e-books are coming to town

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