Sony will stop producing ereader devices
Sony will cease production of ereader devices, because it is not ‘economically viable’, reports the Bookseller. The announcement that the company will halt ereader production, made in an interview with German technology website Lesen,...
Tolino ereader to launch in Germany
In Germany, Deutsche Telekom is launching an ereader called the Tolino Shine in collaboration with booksellers Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel and Club Bertelsmann, reports the Bookseller. The Tolino Shine, which supports...
Cudo pulls ereader deal with pirated ebooks
An Australian group-buying site owned by Microsoft and Nine Entertainment has withdrawn an ereader deal that included 4000 pirated ebooks. Last week, Cudo advertised a $99 ereader which came with a CD of ebooks, including titles...
JB HiFi, Good Guys, Harvey Normal to sell Google eBooks-linked ereader
Google has announced that the first ebook reading device 'to have integrated directly with Google eBooks' is now available locally. Mark Tanner, strategic partnership manager at Google Australia, told the Weekly...
In Brief
Kobo Touch now available to order from A&R, Borders websitesKobo ereading devices are now available for pre-order from the Angus & Robertson and Borders websites, owned by Pearson Group Australia. Borders...
Kobo devices now available at JB Hi Fi; Collins launch to follow this week
Kobo ereading devices are now available from JB HiFi. The retailer is selling the the Kobo Wireless Ereader for $138, and the new Kobo Touch Ereader for $168. The Weekly...
Amazon reveals new tablet, eInk devices
Amazon released its much-anticipated tablet device last week, the Kindle Fire, along with a new range of Kindle eInk devices. Priced from US$199 (approximately A$209), the Android-based Fire is expected...
Dick Smith and Big W to sell Kindle ereader
Woolworths-owned chains Dick Smith and Big W have announced they will sell the Kindle ereader. The stores, which are taking orders online for shipping 29 August, are selling the Kindle...
Ebook retailers remove buy links from Apple apps
Apple has begun to enforce its revised in-app selling rules that require third-party sellers to give Apple a 30% revenue share on any content sold through apps. As a result...
New EB101 ebook reader launched
Australian-based IT and consumer electronics accessories company LASER Corporation has launched a new ebook reader, priced at $149.95. The company said ebook files and content on the EB101 ereader ‘can...
In brief
New role for HawthorneSusan Hawthorne, co-founder and director of Spinifex Press, has been appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Writing Program at James Cook University.CBCA awards to be presented on 20...
Kogan launches $189 ereader
Melbourne-based electronic goods company Kogan Technologies has announced it will sell its branded ereader for $189. Kogan communications manager Vuki Vujasinovic told the Weekly Book Newsletter the company had been...
Kobo sells out for Whitcoulls in NZ
Just over a month after its NZ launch, Whitcoulls has sold out of two shipments of the Kobo ereader and is taking pre-orders on a third batch due in mid-July....
Kindle reduced to A$215
Amazon has reduced the price of its Kindle ereader from US$279 (A$320) to US$189 (A$215). The reduced price, which applies to Australian purchases, brings the ereader closer to REDgroup's Kobo...
And …
I’m an absolute Twit. There, I’ve said it. I’m referring, of course, to the social networking phenomenon of Twitter, where (it could be argued) I’m spending way too much of...
Apple announces local iPad launch, prices; Australians to access iBookstore
Apple has announced that its iPad will be released in Australia on 28 May, with prices ranging from A$629 to A$1049. The company has also announced that Australians will have...
Borders announces ‘online price guarantee’ for Australia
Borders Australia has announced an ‘online price guarantee' on its Australian online store, which it says will ensure ‘Australians will always buy books cheaper online than on Amazon.com'. The bookselling...
Scribe launches e-list, Harlequin, New Holland, Fremantle build ebook offering
Scribe Publishing has announced the launch of its ebooks list. The publisher has launched its list with new-release titles I Say Tomato (Katie Wall), The Authenticity Hoax (Andrew Potter) and...
Kobo launches ereader; REDgroup yet to confirm plans
Kobo, the ebook platform provider developed by Indigo in Canada that REDgroup retail has become an investor in, has announced its previously flagged Kobo ereader is due to go on sale...
Apple announces iPad and iBooks Store
After many months of speculation, Apple has finally announced the release of its ‘tablet' computer/ereader, to be called the iPad. The iPad resembles a larger iPod Touch, with a backlit...