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eBooks Now Account for 30% of All US Fiction

There is strong momentum in the USA’s world of ebooks. Sales nearly…

McGraw-Hill Markets Adaptive LearnSmart Technology to Students

Mcgraw-Hill will be marketing its patented Learnsmart technology to students for the…

Kobo Launches the Writing Life Self-Publishing Platform

Kobo has finally taken the wraps off of its newest project, Kobo…

Jetbook Color gets Massive Firmware Update

The first e-reader in the world to utilize e-Ink Triton, to give…

eBook Visibility in Australian Schools Increases Dramatically

Digital eBooks in the Australian school system are increasing dramatically.  More than…

How Customers Benefit from the e-Reader Wars at Target

Major companies in the e-reader sphere are jockeying for position in the…

SnapMeUp Offers a New Revanue Model Based on QR Codes for eBooks

London based SnapMeUp is offering a new service for established businesses to…

Eason to Launch Its Own e-Reader

Eason and Son is a storied Irish bookseller that has been in…

ebrary Adds 9,000 New eBooks to Government Libraries

ebrary won a government contract a month ago that put it in…

BBC Profiles Plastic Logic e-Paper

In the last few months, Plastic Logic has restructured the company away…

Kickstarter Quietly Becomes the 4th Largest Graphic Novel Publisher

When Kickstarter first launched in 2008, it had aspirations to tap into…

Bloomsbury Publishing Sees Exponential Growth Due to eBooks

Bloomsbury Publishing has announced an increase in digital sales by over 70%.…

Overdrive Opens New Office in Melbourne, Australia

Australia is one of Overdrive’s burgeoning markets and they have seen many…

Amazon to Open Dutch eBook Store This Fall

Amazon plans on opening a new Dutch ebook store this fall to…

The Kyobo Mirasol eReader Is Discontinued

The Kyobo was the first hybrid tablet and e-reader to use Mirasol’s…

France and Luxembourg in Hot Water over eBook VAT

The European Commission has officially launched an infringement procedure against France and…