Italy Students to Go Paperless

BBC New has a report which we will be keeping an eye on which sees the shift from paper to paperless in Rome; replacing all textbooks with laptops for one year. BBC News [read more…]

Book Quote of the day

I found a great quote today which, for me, captures the essence of what makes books and story telling so inspiring. If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet,... [read more…]

Do Kindle books have a return policy too?

We all know that when we make a purchase, 99.9% of the time we are guaranteed a full refund or exchange up to 28 days,well here we discover if it is any different from buying content for your Kindle. From... [read more…]

Inside the Amazon (Kindle)

Looking at one of Amazon’s finest creations,the Kindle. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the screen and every little button? Well the brave ones over TechRepublic have cracked open an Amazon... [read more…]

Twitter novels a hit?

We all love ‘twittering’ but could it be the big break you need as an author? Well, you are certainly giving it a try! The twitter craze has resulted in mobile phone novels (keitai shousetsu)... [read more…]

Amazon buys AbeBooks

TheBookseller reports that AbeBooks has been bought by Amazon for an undisclosed amount. Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com on the “breadth and expanded selection”... [read more…]

A VAT slash on audiobooks?

An interesting article over at the bookseller, on levelling the VAT on audiobooks within the European Union - in a move which sees the EU embrace successful streams and seemingly happy to encourage it... [read more…]

World eBook Day begins!

The Third Annual World eBook Fair Starts July 4th. “Own Your Own Library” is the theme of this year’s World eBook Fair. Starting July 4th you will be able to do just that in an unprecedented... [read more…]

The first post

Eek. The nervous first post as we enter the world of blogs Let’s see. Well, Bookmunk will be our personal hobby blog which is a little like our online scrapbook where we can share interesting articles,... [read more…]