Search Results by tag: shortcovers

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

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

What is Kobo?

By Stuart Woods

Remember that rumour from this past summer that Indigo was planning to unveil a dedicated e-reading device? Well, some intrigue at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office is reviving such speculation. Yesterday, blogger Mark Bertils noted ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

By Steven W. Beattie

Information wants to be free, or so the popular bromide has it. Heather Reisman, CEO and "chief booklover" of Indigo Books & Music, has another formula: "All content wants to be digital." According to an ... Read More »

June 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

Indigo to launch its own e-reader?

By Scott MacDonald

Canada AM tech reporter Kris Abel was casually chatting with Indigo CEO Heather Reisman this morning “ she had just got through doing an interview about her annual "summer reads" selections “ when she revealed ... Read More »

June 3, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: Stanza acquired by Amazon, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: It looks like Shortcovers, Indigo's downloadable e-book application for mobile devices, has some new competition: Lexycycle, the start-up behind the popular iPhone e-book reader Stanza, has been acquired by ... Read More »

April 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Notes from BNC’s tech forum

By Stuart Woods

About 225 industry people crowded into a Toronto conference room on Thursday for BookNet Canada's annual technology forum. The theme of this year's conference was evolution or revolution, though most of the speakers seemed to ... Read More »

March 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: reviews of Shortcovers, Mailer’s reviewers, and a new book for uppity editors

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: BookNet Canada's Michael Tamblyn offers a fairly enthusiastic review of Indigo's new e-books for iPhones app Shortcovers. Harper U.S. acquires Kerouac's unpublished first novel, about a man at sea. ... Read More »

February 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Shortcovers set to launch tonight

By Scott MacDonald

While nerdy Americans await delivery of their Kindle 2s, nerdy Canadians can console themselves by trying Indigo's new Shortcovers service. The ambitious e-book service “ which allows users to download titles to their cellphones or ... Read More »

February 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Quill and Quire

Search Results by tag: shortcovers

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

What is Kobo?

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

Indigo to launch its own e-reader?

Bookmarks: Stanza acquired by Amazon, and more

Notes from BNC’s tech forum

Bookmarks: reviews of Shortcovers, Mailer’s reviewers, and a new book for uppity editors

Shortcovers set to launch tonight

Job Board