Kobo to partner with NZ indies, Paper Plus
Kobo will become the dominant ebook provider in New Zealand as a result of new partnerships with Booksellers New Zealand members and the Paper Plus Group. Kobo announced the new retail...
B&N, Microsoft complete Nook Media strategic partnership
In the US, bookselling chain Barnes & Noble and software giant Microsoft have announced the completion of a strategic partnership and the creation of the new subsidiary Nook Media LLC....
Target US drops Kindle and Kobo to focus on Nook
In the US, the Target department store chain has dropped the Kindle and Kobo ereaders from its product range and the Digital Reader reports Target is now devoting more space...
WA library launches ebook ‘buddy’ program
The City of Vincent Public Library in Western Australia has developed a way of helping housebound individuals in its community learn how to use ereaders. The library, which is located...
Free Kobo Touch for online Rakutan consumers
Ereading service provider Kobo is planning on giving away its Kobo Touch ereader to those who buy a 'data communication device' from Rakutan's website, reports Digital Book World. Rakutan, a Japanese shopping...
Walmart to stop selling Kindles
American retail giant Walmart has announced it will no longer sell Kindle tablets and ereaders in its stores, although it will continue to sell similar devices from Apple, Google, Barnes & Noble...
Gardners unveils new colour ereader in UK
In the UK, Gardners Books unveiled a new six-inch colour ebook device called Go Tab. The ereader will be available in October with an RRP of £59 (A$92). It will...
Kobo signs deal to sell devices in UK and Irish bookstores
Kobo has announced it has an agreement with the Booksellers Association of the UK & Ireland for 3000 local bookstores, including 1000 independents, to sell its ereaders, reports Ebook Magazine. ‘We...
UK ereader and tablet ownership predicted to increase by 70% this year
In the UK, analyst Richard Broughton of IHS Screen Digest has predicted that the number of tablets and ereaders in the country will jump from an estimated seven million in 2011...
New Kobo devices available next month
Three new Kobo devices will be available from Australian and New Zealand retailers starting next month. The new devices—branded the ‘Kobo Family’ along with the Kobo Touch—include the front-lit Kobo...
No local release date for new Kindle devices
Amazon unveiled an updated range of Kindle ereading devices on 6 September which includes a new line of Kindle Fire tablets and a new front-lit device called the Kindle Paperwhite....
New Kobo devices available in October
Kobo has unveiled three new ereading devices which will be available in Australia and New Zealand before the end of the year. The new devices—branded the ‘Kobo Family’ along with...
E-readers will decline but not disappear, says new report
E-readers will still be around in the foreseeable future despite a decrease in shipments, claims a new report from New York-based ABI Research. The research company has based its assertion on ‘the...
B&N Nook business loses millions in first quarter ahead of UK expansion
Barnes & Noble’s Nook business lost US$57 million (approximately A$55 million) in the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year on revenues of US$192 million (A$185 million), reports Digital Book World....
Nook to launch in the UK in October
Barnes & Noble’s Nook digital reading devices and content will be available in the UK by mid-October, the company has announced. This is the first time that B&N has ventured into...
Eason plans to launch branded ereader this year
Irish bookselling chain Eason has revealed that it plans to launch a branded ereader later this year, reports the Bookseller. The announcement was made at the launch of the chain's revamped store...
Talkback: Selling ereaders in your bookstore
Would you consider selling ereaders in your bookstore and if so, what type? Bookseller+Publisher spoke to three booksellers. We have not considered selling ereaders. Our ebooks are accessible to anybody...
US BISG research finds growing preference for tablets over dedicated ereaders
In the US, new consumer research has found that ebook consumers’ preference for tablets instead of dedicated ereaders is accelerating. The second installment in Volume Three of the Book Industry...
Online sales, ebooks and ereaders
In 2011, most stores surveyed reported being part of a chain with a retail website that sold print books (63%), 18% reported that their store had its own retail website,...
More than 200 stores signed with ReadCloud; colour ereaders to be sold in participating stores
ReadCloud has confirmed to the Weekly Book Newsletter that it now has more than 200 Australian and New Zealand bookstores signed to use its ebook platform. ReadCloud co-founder and CEO...