Tagged: Ebooks
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Irish-owned ePubDirect selected to manage Random House Group e-book distribution News
09.04.2013 Irish technology company ePubDirect has secured a deal with a division of the world’s largest general interest trade book publisher to manage distribution of its e-book assets.Categories: Media, Digital MediaTags: Publishing, ebooks, -
OPINION – Authors vs Google – search giant may yet win the right to scan the world’s knowledge News
13.10.2012 Google wants to scan and publish all the books in the world. But this ambitious goal has met with opposition from authors and publishers guilds in the US and Europe. Now, in the... -
Wikipedia enables EPUB export feature for users to download articles as e-books News
18.09.2012 Wikipedia has announced a new EPUB export feature for its English version that will allow users to create a personal collection of Wikipedia articles that they can then download... -
Ebook sales overtake books on Amazon UK News
07.08.2012 Amazon UK’s latest figures show that sales of ebooks for its Kindle devices are now higher than sales of the physical product. -
Donegal school wins SmartClass digital education prize News
24.05.2012 One hundred and forty incoming first-year students at Loreto Community School in Milford, Co Donegal, are set to start studying their Junior Cert curriculum digitally this... -
Microsoft invests US$300m into Barnes & Noble e-book subsidiary News
30.04.2012 Microsoft has partnered with book retailer Barnes & Noble, investing US$300m to create a new subsidiary focusing squarely at the e-reading market. The deal will also see a Nook... -
English and Irish language iPad storybook unveiled News
04.04.2012 An English and Irish interactive storybook for iPads has been unveiled in Belfast today from publisher Dragonfly Press. Ó Chrann Go Crann/From Tree to Tree offers a bilingual... -
Harry Potter e-books on sale from today on Pottermore News
27.03.2012 The Harry Potter series is finally available in e-book form through the interactive reading website Pottermore. The e-books are compatible with all major e-readers. -
Google launches cloud-based Google Play store News
07.03.2012 Google has revealed its latest digital innovation via the launch of the Google Play online store, which looks set to give Apple iTunes and Amazon a run for their money in the...Tags: Apple, Android, ebooks, Australia, Japan, US, Digital Media, Digital Content, Google Play, Apps, Movies, Amazon, iTunes, Google -
Eason is the first Irish brand to hit Pinterest News
13.02.2012 Eason is the first Irish brand to bring its presence to social pinboard site Pinterest, using it to highlight its business and product range.Tags: Pinterest, Social Media, Books, ebooks, Social Networking, Retail, Brand, Brand Identity, Ireland -
Microsoft Ireland and CJ Fallon to offer schoolbooks through the cloud News
09.02.2012 Educational publisher CJ Fallon will offer its schoolbooks through the cloud on the Windows Azure Programme, claiming it will save parents up to 25pc of the cost of textbooks... -
Cork digital publisher ePub Direct raises €1.3m News
16.12.2011 Cork digital publishing company ePub Direct has raised €1.3m in venture capital in a round led by The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund, managed by NCB Ventures, with additional...Categories: Deals Done, Digital Business, Digital Media, eCommerce, Financial, Funding, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Investments, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia -
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet to cost US$199 News
28.09.2011 Amazon has unveiled the Kindle Fire, a 7-inch Android tablet which will retail at US$199. -
Sony Tablet S out September, Sony Tablet P coming in November News
31.08.2011 Sony has officially named its upcoming Honeycomb tablets – the Sony Tablet S and the Sony Tablet P. -
Weekend news roundup News
27.06.2011 A summary of some of the tech articles in the weekend newspapers, including how e-book publishing is disruptive for the wrong reasons, the future of rail travel, the death of... -
JK Rowling reveals new Harry Potter experience Pottermore News
23.06.2011 Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed details of Pottermore, an interactive Harry Potter reading experience which will also offer e-books and audio books. -
Google opens a new chapter in e-books revolution News
06.12.2010 Google has launched a new Google e-bookstore in the US and plans to launch in other countries during 2011. The new store boasts 3 million titles and the store is designed to be...Categories: Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Computers -
ePub Direct expands into UK market News
13.10.2010 An Irish-based e-book management service that allows publishers to sell their products worldwide has extended to the UK market. -
UK Kindle store excludes Ireland News
06.08.2010 Amazon yesterday launched a UK version of its Kindle e-book store with more than 400,000 titles for download to the Kindle device or application.Categories: eCommerce, Digital Media -
New Kindle: faster, cheaper, lighter, sleeker News
29.07.2010 Amazon has introduced a new version of its Kindle e-book reader. This latest generation is not only less expensive than the previous models, but also faster at refreshing pages...