Tagged: Ebooks & News
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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... -
Amazon e-books sales outpace hardcovers News
21.07.2010 While dropping the price of its Kindle e-book reader to US$189, online retailer Amazon.com also dropped a bomb on the publishing world, announcing that its sales of digital... -
New Kindle DX has better display, lower price News
01.07.2010 Amazon has today announced a newer, better Kindle e-book device with 50pc better display contrast and a lower price of US$379. -
Smart phones, tablet PCs to fuel Flash memory shortage in 2010 News
18.02.2010 The enormous success of smart phones, like the iPhone, and expected sales of future devices, like the iPad, will lead to a critical undersupply of NAND-type flash memory in...Categories: New Media -
Apple set to ship ‘iTablet’ in March News
05.01.2010 Back in January 2009, Apple COO Tim Cook gave netbooks a tongue-lashing, claiming they were "inferior" and "will not provide the experience to customers that they're happy...Categories: Digital Life