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B.C.-based ebook app Shelfie shuts down

Shelfie, the Vancouver-based ebook bundling app formerly known as BitLit, announced on Jan. 30 that it would be shutting down servers – rendering the app unusable – the following day. The app was based on the premise ... Read More »

February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

New app features Jean-Luc Picard, Dr. Who reading Shakespeare’s sonnets

By Natalie Samson

The minds behind the best-selling iPad app adaptation of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land (and the periodic table of elements, if you swing that way) are now offering mobile users the chance to hear William ... Read More »

July 27, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Rolex pairs U.K. novelist Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood in mentorship program

By Natalie Samson

Margaret Atwood will spend the next year mentoring U.K. novelist Naomi Alderman. The partnership is a product of the Rolex Arts Initiative, which pairs masters with emerging arts professionals in the areas of literature, theatre, ... Read More »

June 20, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Apple shakes up textbook publishing

By Sue Carter

Rumours of Apple's entry into the digital textbook market were confirmed this morning with the announcement of iBooks 2. The latest version of Apple's e-reading platform focuses on media-rich, interactive digital textbooks designed for the ... Read More »

January 19, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Holiday gift round-up: scary Dickens dolls, gifts for the verbally inclined, and more

By Sue Carter

It's that season again, when every media outlet pushes a gift-giving guide on its readers. This year, Quillblog has ... Read More »

December 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories get sporty with the Roller Derby World Cup and Where Canada's top skiing apps. Giving ... Read More »

December 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

E-book apps for Apple lose e-bookstore links

By Natalie Samson

Big changes are underway in the e-book app world. Since Saturday, iOS (Apple's operating system for mobile devices such as iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad) apps for Kobo, Barnes & Noble's Nook, and Amazon's Kindle ... Read More »

July 25, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Awards presented to Shapcott, Walcott, and book apps

By Natalie Samson

There's been a flurry of book award activity over the past few days (take that, Academy Awards). The awards in this roundup range from the time-honoured and prestigious to the trendy and cutting edge. Costa ... Read More »

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Attention Kindle users: soon there will be apps for you, too

By Laura Godfrey

Less than a week before Apple is expected to unveil its much-anticipated Tablet, Amazon has announced that it will open up the Kindle e-reader to software developers who can create custom apps Ã la iPhone. ... Read More »

January 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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

By Stuart Woods

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

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Search Results by tag: apps

B.C.-based ebook app Shelfie shuts down

New app features Jean-Luc Picard, Dr. Who reading Shakespeare’s sonnets

Rolex pairs U.K. novelist Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood in mentorship program

Apple shakes up textbook publishing

Holiday gift round-up: scary Dickens dolls, gifts for the verbally inclined, and more

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

E-book apps for Apple lose e-bookstore links

Awards presented to Shapcott, Walcott, and book apps

Attention Kindle users: soon there will be apps for you, too

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

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