Apr 18 2012
Kobo reveals big plans | The Bookseller – Kobo is doing very well overseas, outselling Amazon two to one in France. Now that it has been bought out by Rakuten, its pockets are deep. I would love it if Kobo would use some of that money to provide decent customer service. The Bookseller “Kobo previously [...]
Apr 3 2012
News From Reader Lana: Your midday link about Amazon being evil really got me thinking. See, I live in Canada, you know that place just North of the USA. Really close by in fact. Now, it seems a few authors that I have been reading for years are deciding to only sell their books with [...]
Feb 10 2012
News Penguin has severed all ties with Overdrive which means that there will no longer be any titles from Penguin available for library loan in digital format. The parties are negotiating terms in which books that the libraries have already purchased can be lent but no agreement has been forthcoming. Chilling, isn’t it? Perhaps libraries [...]
Jan 6 2012
First up, no deals today, just the news. I don’t publish this to promote this deal but to share with the reading audience one of the strangest things I have received in my inbox (and trust me, I see a lot of crazy stuff there from more books about dumpster love to velvet Elvis loving). [...]
Nov 9 2011
From the Press Release: TOKYO and TORONTO, November 8/9, 2011 — Rakuten, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4755) and Kobo Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rakuten intends to acquire 100% of total issued and outstanding shares of Kobo for US$315 million in cash. Kobo was founded by and spun out [...]
Nov 4 2011
Updated on November 7, 2011, to reflect the release of the Nook Talbet. Price decreases of the other nooks include: Nook Touch $99 Nook Color $199 Kindle Fire Kobo Vox Nook Color Nook Tablet Screen 7″ multi-touch display with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi, 16 [...]
Nov 1 2011
Freebies from Samhain: Freebie for month of November: Touching Lace by Anne Rainey | Amazon | nook Freebie from November 1 to Nov 14: Carinian’s Seeker by T.J. Michaels | Amazon | nook ****** Galley Cat reports that a self published author offered a free sample at BN, Amazon discovered this and lowered the price to his book to free. Part of Amazon’s contract is [...]
Oct 19 2011
I’ve ordered this and it looks like I will be able to receive and review it before I get the Kindle Fire. The feature set of the $199 Kobo Vox is really good: It has full open access to Android 2.3 and the Android Marketplace rather than the Amazon forked access. This means you could, [...]
Jul 25 2011
Apple instituted a new rule that was to go into effect last month which disallowed Apps to have a direct link to the retailers purchasing site unless the retailer offered the same products for sale inside the App and allowed Apple to get 30%. Under Agency pricing, of course, this meant that Kindle, BN, Kobo [...]
Jul 17 2011
Updated: April 12, 2012 Mac Rumors has an awesome site that collects rumors around the internet to help people decide whether should buy a Mac product or when they should Wait. I figured we needed one for ebook readers. The following is a list of the most popular ebook readers on the market with my [...]
Jul 13 2011
Updated: Amazon just announced that AT&T is sponsoring its Kindle with 3G (and I don’t know for how long) so that the price of the Kindle 3G with special offers is now $139. Even without a touch screen, I think this is the best ereader on the market. The 3G makes it so easy [...]
Jun 3 2011
On Tuesday (I think it was Tuesday), I downloaded the teaser chapters of Connie Brockway’s Amazon Montlake book. Amazon Montlake, you’ll recall, is Amazon’s romance imprint. The teaser chapters are designed to promote Brockway’s book and encourage you to buy the title when it is released in November. I am excited about Brockway’s releases. I’ve [...]
May 23 2011
Joplin Missouri was hit by a tremendous tornado yesterday. The American Red Cross has sent out a call for donations and for medical help. On CNN, it is reported that 75% of the city has been destroyed by the tornado. ****** I feel a little awkward about transitioning into books after this but this post [...]
Apr 13 2011
Woot.com, a division of Amazon, is selling the original classic nook 3G for $99. This is a real bargain. While I don’t love the original classic nook, the 3G capability at $99 makes up for a lot of ills. These deals can sell out fast. **** A former Random House editor blogging at the Atlantic [...]
Jan 1 2011
Samhain freebies: 1/1/2011 to 1/31/2011 Oleander House by Ally Blue 1/1/2011 to 1/14/2011 Rough Cut by Mari Carr 1/15/2011 to 1/28/2011 Big Girls Don’t Die by Crystal Jordan 12/15/2010 to 1/15/2011 Going All In by Jess Dee 12/15/2010 to 1/15/2011 Make Mine Midnight by Annmarie McKenna 12/15/2010 to 1/15/2011 The Bite of Silence by Mary Hughes 12/15/2010 to [...]
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