Search Results by tag: iPad

Toronto’s Silver Snail Comics offers sneak peek of Yonge Street store and cafe

Silver Snail Comics co-owner George Zotti is offering the public a video tour of the store's new home just steps away from Toronto's Yonge and Dundas Square. In addition to the standard comic book fare, ... Read More »

May 25, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Amazon, the iPad, and the culture of reading in an age of distraction

By Steven W. Beattie

It's like trying to cook when there are little children around. That's the assessment of one David Myers, a 53-year-old system administrator in Atlanta, regarding the experience of reading a book on the Kindle Fire. ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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

Is Apple studying the e-textbook market?

By Sue Carter

An Apple event scheduled for Jan. 19 has insiders speculating the technology giant will announce its entrance into the e-textbook market. In advance of the education-themed event, tech website betanews.com compiled a list of Apple's ... Read More »

January 17, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Book links roundup: Apple to ship iPad 3 in March; rare Audubon to go for $10 million, and more

By Sue Carter

Apple to ship iPad 3 in March; iPad 4 in October A first edition of a rare Audubon book is yours for $10 million U.S. Popular Halifax secondhand bookstore owner to pack up 25 years ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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

Kobo to be acquired by Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten

By Sue Carter

Kobo announced Tuesday it has entered into a definite agreement under which it will be acquired by the Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten. The deal is expected to close in early 2012. According to a press ... Read More »

November 8, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Book links round-up: Bloomsday celebrations, Asterix headaches, and more

By Sue Carter

Celebrate Bloomsday in eight different ways Asterix books contain over 700 traumatic brain injury victims T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land beats out Marvel comics and the Bible as the week's top-grossing iPad app Worldwide launch ... Read More »

June 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Random House titles now available at U.S. iBookstore, not in Canada

By Sue Carter

At Wednesday's launch of the iPad 2 in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed that 17,000 titles from Random House U.S. will now be available in Apple's iBookstore. Titles began appearing on the iBooks ... Read More »

March 3, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Daily book biz round-up: March 1

By Sue Carter

Carefully curated indie e-book publisher Ebookling sells 1,000 downloads in two weeks An infographic look at the 40-year history of e-book publishing, starting with the 1971 digitization of the U.S. Declaration of Independence This virtual ... Read More »

March 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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