1.5 million books on your mobile

Today sees the announcement from Inside Google Book Search that Android and iPhone users will be able to access 1.5 million public domain books from their browser by visiting http://books.google.com/m. Today,... [read more…]

Could Amazon follow Apple?

An interesting article on Gizmodo revisits how Steve Jobs used the weight and profile of iTunes to mould the music record companies to go DRM-free. Could it be that what the iPod did for Apple and the... [read more…]

A sign of the times: year for the e-Book

In the lead up to Christmas, presents for other people are usually on my mind. Oddly though, with all my Christmas shopping for 2008 done, I have already find myself thinking about Christmas in 2009 -... [read more…]

Nintendo DS in Harper Collins Deal

The Times provides us with an article on Nintendo signing a deal with the UK publisher, HarperCollins. Their aim was to encourage more reading, which the achieved by introducing portable books to our... [read more…]

Classic novels to arrive on the Nintendo DS

Nintendo are said to be compiling a collection of 100 Classic Books for the addictive Nintendo DS - extending it from a handheld console to an e-Reader(?). The collection of classic books is to be released... [read more…]

Jeff Bezos on the Future of Amazon.com

Smartmoney.com talks to Jeff Bezos on the future of Amazon.com and touches on the future of the Kindle. You can find the full chat on the future of Amazon the future of Amazon here, otherwise here is the... [read more…]

Oprah, and Kindle. Best Friends Forever?

Over on K.indled today is a nice short post on the influential sales power of Oprah. From K.indled: I got to admit. I have always doubted Oprah’s hype, and I have always been prove wrong. This lady can... [read more…]

e-Readers on TV: The Gadget Show

Whilst procrastinating on the internet today I found a video clip from the Channel 5 Gadget Show providing an introduction to the e-readers available for the UK market. ‘Top toffs’ Englishmen... [read more…]

Kindle Goes Out of Stock Again

My, my, due to high demand the Kindle has sold out in time for the holiday season! My advice is to keep just checking back to Amazon to see when they’re instock,preferably everyday! As you do not... [read more…]

Does Kindle Open Door To Garbage Books?

I don’t know about you, but I check the Kindle store every single day for the newest titles. What I have noticed is a surge in the number of independent books published with the Kindle platform. I am... [read more…]