Amazon UK has announced a discount of £25 on its Kindle Fire HD range of tablets in celebration of being ranked first in customer satisfaction in the country for seven years in a row. The discount is in effect until January 20, and buyers are required to enter the code MAYDAY25 at check out to use the discount. The 16 GB version of the Kindle Fire HDX 7 can be had for £174, … [Read more...] about Amazon Offering £25 Discount on Kindle Fire in the UK
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Tablet Market Projected to Shrink in the UK in 2014
Recent research by analysts CCS Insight has predicted that tablet sales in the UK could hit a rough patch in 2014. To put that in figures, tablet market in the UK could be worth 14 million devices, quite a drop from the 17 million mark that tablet sales peaked to in 2013. This will also mark the first negative growth to be recorded in 2 years’ time during which tablet sales … [Read more...] about Tablet Market Projected to Shrink in the UK in 2014
Kids’ Tablet Usage on the Rise in the UK
We have earlier come across reports of half of the adults in the UK to own a tablet device though the kids too aren't too far off, new studies have revealed. A recent survey by uSwitch.com has found that more than a quarter of kids, or 27 percent to be precise below the age of 8 now having a tablet of their own. If that sound to be too small an age to be introduced to tablet … [Read more...] about Kids’ Tablet Usage on the Rise in the UK
BBC iPlayer Watched More on Tablets Than PC For the First Time During Holidays
If anyone needed further proof of tablet devices being more in vogue than the traditional PCs, here it is: theBBC iPlayer app has seen almost a million downloads (941,000 to be precise) on tablet devices from Dec 21 til the end of the year, surpassing the traditional desktops and laptops for the first time ever. This goes to show the popularity that tablet devices enjoyed as a … [Read more...] about BBC iPlayer Watched More on Tablets Than PC For the First Time During Holidays
British Digital Archive Now Available Only at the Library – No Web Access
The ambitious archive project embarked upon in the UK that aimed to preserve a digital copy of all websites, tweets, Facebook entries, ebooks, newspapers along with other cultural and intellectual works pertaining to the country is now ready to be harvested. Ironically, such a huge digital cache of information can only be accessed from a few select terminals located at … [Read more...] about British Digital Archive Now Available Only at the Library – No Web Access
B&N Offering Free eBooks and eMagazines as Part of Exclusive Nook For Windows 8.1 in the UK
Barnes & Noble together With Microsoft has announced an exclusive Nook for Windows 8.1 offer that will allow residents in UK to download books and magazines for free. Of course it is a limited period offer, enabling those who installs the Nook for Windows 8.1 app on their devices to download up to 5 ebooks and 5 digital magazines from a select list free of cost. "By … [Read more...] about B&N Offering Free eBooks and eMagazines as Part of Exclusive Nook For Windows 8.1 in the UK
Students in UK Want eBooks to be Priced Lower
eBooks already enjoy a price advantage over the printed counterparts though that does not seem to be enough for the younger generation in the UK. Or so a study revealed where the 16 to 24 age group expressed their desire for ebooks to be priced even cheaper. The common rationale is that since ebooks cost a fraction of printing a real book, they should also be priced much less … [Read more...] about Students in UK Want eBooks to be Priced Lower
Queen Expresses Concern Over Kids’ Tendency For Reading eBooks
The Queen has expressed her anguish over the rising tendency among kids to be attracted more to ebook and playing games rather than reading real books. The queen's concerns over the changing trend is understandable, now that she also has to assume the role of being a grandmother as well as a great-grandmother. However, the change is hardly surprising in the digital age that we … [Read more...] about Queen Expresses Concern Over Kids’ Tendency For Reading eBooks
RosettaBooks Acquires US Rights to 18 Robert Graves’ Titles
RosettaBooks has licensed the ebook rights to Robert Graves, I Claudius and Claudius the God in the US. Both the literary pieces are among the most famous works of Graves who is also credited with 140 other contributions to English poetry and novel during his long tenure in the 20th century. With this, RosettaBooks now has acquired the US rights to 10 titles along with world … [Read more...] about RosettaBooks Acquires US Rights to 18 Robert Graves’ Titles
eBook Sales Remain Stable in the UK
Contrary to the general perception, ebooks are not all the rage in every part of the world. Take for instance the findings of Nielsen BookData compiled in its latest report, Understanding the E-book Consumer that has revealed a 9% decline in sales of ebooks in May over the same period a month ago in the UK. The drop in sales is recorded over almost all segments including … [Read more...] about eBook Sales Remain Stable in the UK