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The Kobo’s price gives it the edge over other e-readers.

Bury your head in a good e-book

E-reader convert Lloyd Gedye wonders if he will ever buy a "real" book again.

The Japanese-owned Kobo sells for less than its competitors.

Pick n Pay could spark e-riot

South Africa’s e-reader market received a shake-up this month when Pick n Pay announced that it was bringing the Kobo Touch e-reader to SA for R995.

E-books in France have been slow to catch on as readers overwhelmingly prefer the printed page.

E-books in France a non!starter

Reading habits were back on the political agenda in France this week when Hollande’s government, vowing to protect the printed word.

Shelf life: Former manager of Boekehuis Corina van der Spoel in Bookdealers of Melville

Is this the end of the bookshop, or just a new chapter?

Bookstores around the world have been shutting their doors in the face of what looks a lot like publishing Armageddon. What’s a bibliophile to do?

Highly successful in a lowbrow way

Highly successful in a lowbrow way

Kindle-owning bibliophiles are furtive beasts. Their shelves still boast classics and Booker winners, but inside that plastic case other things lurk.

PwC warns of end to paper and ink publications

PricewaterhouseCoopers on Thursday cautioned publishers and retailers to act quickly to secure positions in the ebook and e-reader market.

Who will control the future of books?

E-readers are revolutionising books, but corporate giants such as Amazon are cornering the market.

Soaring e-book sales speak volumes

After years of lurking in the literary wilderness, the e-book market has exploded with Amazon’s digital volumes recently overtaking hardcover sales.

Technology ‘sweeping away’ books, says Stoppard

Books risk being "swept away" by a world of new technology and moving images which are increasingly winning the competition for children’s attention.

e-scuse to cross the great e-vide

e-scuse to cross the great e-vide

Having made the leap, it’s not ideal but there’s the promise of much better things to come.

US publishers smiling again as Kindle rivals emerge

US book publishers are smiling again, after years of watching digital versions of their titles sell for below what they thought they were worth.

TV seen enjoying 2010, e-readers could struggle

The television will dominate home entertainment for another year in 2010, showing more staying power than newspapers and e-readers.