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Is Amazon preparing to sell used ebooks?

Amazon Technologies has been awarded a U.S. patent for a "used digital content marketplace" that would include the ability for consumers to buy and sell ebooks and audio downloads. According to the Washington Post, the ... Read More »

February 7, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Amazon declares ebooks “multi-billion-dollar category”

By Sue Carter

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

HathiTrust ruling bodes well for Google Books, the beef against women readers, and more

By Sue Carter

Does the HathiTrust fair-use ruling suggest victory for Google Books Library Project? Slate tracks the "historical beef against women readers Amazon notifies customers of potential ebook lawsuit payout Ian Rankin, Jackie Collins, and 19 other ... Read More »

October 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Mo Yan speaks out for jailed laureate, Amazon ranks author popularity, and more

By Sue Carter

Nobel winner Mo Yan urges freeing of imprisoned laureate Liu Xiaobo Amazon's Author Rank poised to become writers' new obsession Will Walmart's same-day delivery service devour more small retailers? Mapping the world by domestic publishing ... Read More »

October 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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

Book links roundup: Beautiful Disaster film finds studio, Fifty Shades outsells Harry Potter, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Warner Bros. wins bidding war for film rights to Jamie McGuire's YA novel Beautiful Disaster Fifty Shades series outsells Harry Potter on Amazon U.K. Bodleian Library attempts to put first collected edition of Shakespearean plays ... Read More »

August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Amazon’s rumoured same-day delivery service could crush U.S. booksellers

By Katie Gowrie

Amazon may be looking to launch a same-day delivery service, which could have a serious impact on U.S. booksellers. Retailers breathed a sigh of relief after Amazon agreed to charge sales tax on their products ... Read More »

July 18, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

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