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Barnes and Noble Charging an Exorbitant Amount for UK eBooks – Updated

Barnes and Noble entered the United Kingdom on Monday, marking its first…

Disney Acquires Lucasfilm for 4 Billion Dollars

Disney made waves when it acquired Marvel last year and fans all…

Kobo Partners with South African Based Pick n Pay

Kobo has just partnered with Pick n Pay, one of the largest…

The Short History of e-Readers and eBooks in Japan

Japan is often a very fickle market when it comes to technology.…

Penguin 3rd Quarter eBook Sales Up 35%

Penguin released its 3rd quarter sales figures today and ebooks are continuing…

Moglue Allows Authors to Publish eBooks to Android and iOS

Moglue is a new venture that allows authors to self-publish to both…

Barnes and Noble Nook e-Readers Debut in the UK

Barnes and Noble has officially launched the Simple Touch and Simple Touch…

British Columbia Mandates Open eTextbooks for Post-Secondary Students

The Province of British Columbia is poised to be the first one…

Amazon Ordered to Pay More VAT by European Commission

Amazon and many other e-reader companies are currently enjoying a tremendous advantage…

eBook Agency Settlement Claims Must Be Filed by December 12

Amazon and other major online bookstores sent emails over the weekend letting…

Royal National Institute for Blind People Calls on Publishers to do More

The Royal National Institute for Blind People is asking publishers in the…

Feature: Vietnam Publishers Lobbying for War on eBook Piracy

Last week we published our first feature on the emergence of book…

The History of the Barnes and Noble Nook and eBook Ecosystem

In the United States, no bookseller quite reaches an all encompassing magnitude…

Barnes and Noble Suffers a Two Week Delay for UK Launch

Barnes and Noble is poised to branch outside of the USA for…

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Available in the UK, France, Italy, and Spain

Amazon has officially announced today that the new Kindle Paperwhite e-Reader will…

Amazon Attains FCC Certification on New Kindle Fire HD 4G Tablet

During the Amazon launch event in Santa Monica last month, which we…