E-books in France a non!starter

E-books in France a non!starter

02 Jul 2012 10:07 - Angelique Chrisafis
Reading habits were back on the political agenda in France this week when Hollande's government, vowing to protect the printed word.
King of horror returns to old-school publishing

King of horror returns to old-school publishing

08 Jun 2012 00:01 - Alison Flood
Stephen King's digital publication of "Riding the Bullet" in 2000 made him one of the pioneers of the e-book movement.
Apple, publishers sued for e-book price fixing

Apple, publishers sued for e-book price fixing

12 Apr 2012 11:54 - Staff Reporter
Apple and five publishers have been sued by the United States's justice department for conspiring to fix the prices of e-books.
Amazon kindles its own fire

Amazon kindles its own fire

17 Oct 2011 11:13 - Dominic Rushe
At $199, the wireless media player/book reader/web browser/geegaw will be the cheapest of its kind when it is released.

Digital piracy casts shadow over ebook world

13 Oct 2011 14:43 - Kate Millar
With electronic books growing in popularity, the publishing world focuses on fighting the threat of digital book pirates.

Creative destruction

20 Jul 2011 07:57 - Alistair Fairweather
There's something special about your favourite book shop. The smell of all those crisp pages, the comfy armchairs, those beautiful new covers.

Harry Potter and the digital era

01 Jul 2011 15:58 - Alison Flood
Author unveils collaborative website that will have extensive background material, sell e-books and create an opportunity for fans to submit content.

PwC warns of end to paper and ink publications

29 Apr 2011 07:50 - Staff Reporter
PricewaterhouseCoopers on Thursday cautioned publishers and retailers to act quickly to secure positions in the ebook and e-reader market.

Sales of ebooks jump in January past hardcovers

18 Mar 2011 07:47 - Staff Reporter
The ebook boom has reached new heights, but not high enough to boost book sales in the United States overall.

Durability not a bug for ebooks

18 Mar 2011 00:00 - Cory Doctorow
HarperCollins's attempt to ensure ebooks in libraries can be loaned out only 26 times is indefensible.
Beyond the printed word

Beyond the printed word

10 Sep 2010 12:31 - Steve Vosloo
In a digital age, the wonderful world of books is accessible to many more people, writes Steve Vosloo.

As reborn Kindle proves, looks don't count for everything

29 Aug 2010 06:40 -
The Kindle is not as attractive as the iPad, but Amazon's formerly derided e-reader is cheap and, most important, efficient.

Amazon's ebooks milestone

30 Jul 2010 14:30 - David Teather
For the first time sales of ebooks outstrip those of hardcovers.

Kindling the bonfire

22 Jul 2010 08:24 - Alistair Fairweather
On July 19 a collective shudder of horror swept through the global book-printing industry.

Give it up bibliophiles, the ebook cometh

19 Feb 2010 14:47 - Jason Norwood-Young
There seems to be a perception among bibliophiles (some of them, at least) that the ebook is a solution looking for a problem.

Schwarzenegger to scrap textbooks in favour of ebooks

10 Jun 2009 10:09 - Staff Reporter
In the first Terminator movie he tried to extinguish all human life. Now, Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to make textbooks history.

Publishers look to music lessons on digital content

03 Jun 2009 11:18 - Michelle Nichols
Publishers are learning from music labels' struggle to make online music profitable and combat piracy, but e-books will add value to the industry.

Sony opens up e-book reader

29 Jul 2008 11:44 - Peter Svensson
Sony is trying a new tack in the e-books market: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore.