Tesco and Kobo have come to terms on the Blinkbox Books business unit. Customers will be able to transition all of their past purchases to the Kobo ecosystem and have the option to buy new e-Books from Kobo in the future. Blinkbox will be emailing their customers in two to three weeks  with a unique code and a link to a specially created Kobo registration page – You will … [Read more...] about Breaking – Kobo to Take Over Blinkbox Books Business
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Blinkbox Books to Close in February
Tesco has announced their intentions to close their digital e-Book platform at the end of February. The supermarket chain had been in covert negotiations with Waterstones, but the two sides could not agree on a purchase price. A spokesperson for Tesco said: “We have taken the decision to close our e-book service blinkbox Books. We've learnt a lot since launching the service … [Read more...] about Blinkbox Books to Close in February
Waterstones in Talks to Purchase Blinkbox Books
Waterstones is in desperate need for an e-Book solution that they can market in all 300 of their retail stores in the United Kingdom. The bookseller has not been directly selling content, but making thin margins on every digital sale people make from the Kindles they buy from the shops. Salvation might be at hand, as Waterstones is in negations with Tesco about their Blinkbox … [Read more...] about Waterstones in Talks to Purchase Blinkbox Books
The Future of Blinkbox Books Remains Uncertain
Supermarket chain Tesco has been one of the breakouts in the UK eBook arena the last few years with their Blinkbox Books platform. The company had perfectly leveraged their points cards, scanned during checkout, to give big discounts on popular digital titles. The future of this platform looks to be in doubt as Tesco has just sold off their Blinkbox Movies business and … [Read more...] about The Future of Blinkbox Books Remains Uncertain
Tesco Unveils Blinkbox Books
Tesco is one of Britain's largest supermarket chains and they have just opened up a brand new digital bookstore. Blinkbox Books is primarily aimed at existing customers who buy groceries, as they earn Tesco Club Cards with every eBook purchase they make. Blinkbox has hundreds of thousands of titles available from most major publishers. There seems to be a 30% deal going on … [Read more...] about Tesco Unveils Blinkbox Books