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  Penguin kills library ebook lending deal with OverDrive

  By Laura June on February 13, 2012 06:51 pm + 22 comments

  A few days ago, Penguin pulled out of its partnership deal with OverDrive, the largest provider of Continue reading…

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  Amazon Kindle coming to Japan as early as April, says Nikkei

  By Chris Welch on February 10, 2012 04:47 pm + 11 comments

  Kindle is on its way to Japan. That's according to Nikkei, which today reports that Amazon is set to Continue reading…

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  Kindle Touch update 5.0.3 speeds up page turns and menus

  By Joseph Parish on January 24, 2012 04:20 pm + 14 comments

  Amazon has released a software update to version 5.0.3 for the Kindle Touch. Although the Continue reading…

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  Apple announces iBooks 2, a 'new textbook experience for the iPad'

  By Laura June on January 19, 2012 10:08 am + 187 comments

  Apple has just announced iBooks 2 for the iPad at its education event in New York City, calling them Continue reading…

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  Amazon's HTML5-based Kindle Format 8 explained, already in use on Kindle Fire?

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 14, 2011 05:14 pm + 7 comments

  Blogger Nate Hoffelder has claimed that Amazon's replacement to the Mobi 7 ebook format, the Continue reading…

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  Apple and publishers under fire for ebook price fixing

  By Vlad Savov on December 8, 2011 02:32 am

  The European Commission and the US Department of Justice have begun investigations into the agency Continue reading…

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  Amazon launches Spanish and Italian Kindle stores and native-language Kindle hardware

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 1, 2011 09:31 am + 4 comments

  Amazon's expanding the Kindle empire across Europe: after arriving in Germany and France earlier Continue reading…

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  Amazon's Kindle Lending Library under fire from Authors Guild

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 16, 2011 09:21 am + 35 comments

  The Authors Guild and Amazon have butted heads over the Kindle in the past, and now it's happening Continue reading…

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  Amazon launches Lending Library for Kindle owners with Amazon Prime

  By Dieter Bohn on November 3, 2011 12:00 am + 44 comments

  As rumored, Amazon has launched a new service for Kindle owners who also happen to belong to Amazon Continue reading…

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  Google's eBookstore launches in Canada

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 1, 2011 09:54 pm + 25 comments

  Canadian ebook readers now have another source for material — Google's eBookstore is now available Continue reading…