Tag: Ebooks
Kindle eBook sales overtake print books on Amazon.co.uk
Amazon are now selling more eBooks in the UK than they are printed books, the online retailer revealed today. After overtaking hard-back book sales in 2011, 2012 has seen 114 Kindle books sold for every 100 print books in the…
eBook literary festival closes early after only 100 of 25,000 expected guests attend
The Kidwell-e Festival, a literary festival aiming to promote eBooks and self publishing, has closed its doors early after only 100 of the 25,000 expected attendees turned up. Opening its doors at Ffos Las racecourse in Carmarthenshire last Saturday before…
Whips beat wizards as 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy outsells Harry Potter series on Amazon
Harry Potter's spell over the UK reading public has been broken, as Amazon UK have announced that all-time sales of J.K Rowling's entire seven book wizarding series have now been eclipsed on the website by sales of E.L James' Fifty…
Qualcomm shutting down promising Mirasol colour e-reader department
Ah, Qualcomm's magical Mirasol displays; we never really got a chance to become better acquainted? The e-reader displays which were capable of showing colour as well as greyscale in direct sunlight just like regular Kindle e-ink screens, will no longer…
eBook-only Guinness World Records "Totally Bonkers Sporting Champions" highlights kings of kook
While this summer will be dedicated to gold medallists at the pinnacle of mainstream sport, Guinness World Records aren't going to let us forget that there's a kookier side to sport out there too. They've today released the eBook-only Totally…
'Fifty Shades of Grey' becomes best selling Kindle book of all time
Forget Shakespeare. Forget Harry Potter. When it comes to our digital eBook reading habits, we like to tuck in to a bit of blue. Amazon.co.uk today announced that E L James, a former Kindle Direct Publishing author, has become the…
Amazon Kindle to be sold in Waterstones: rival eReader plans from retailer ditched
Brick-and-mortar bookshop chain Waterstones are to begin selling the Amazon Kindle eReader, turning their back on their initial plan to launch their own rival digital reading device. Waterstones have been going through a significant period of restructuring since being bought…
Kindle with built-in light launching by July?
Looking to keep up with Barnes and Noble's illuminated Nook e-reader, Amazon are apparently preparing to release their own rival Kindle with a built-in light illuminating the screen from the edge of the bezel. A test build of a monochrome…
Kindle Colour launching by end of the year?
It's the rumour that just wont die, but the latest supply chain mutterings are again suggesting that Amazon are planning to launch a colour Kindle eReader before the end of the year. And by colour eReader, we mean one with…
Warner Bros. release classic movie scripts as eBooks: Ben Hur, Casablanca and more
Movie giants Warner Brothers have launched a new eBook range called Inside The Script. Available in the iBookstore for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and for the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook, the Inside The Script titles take…
