Neowin News Feed for: Ebooks

Apple and Flipboard team up to sell more iBooks

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:02:44 +0000

Apple and Flipboard have teamed up so that Flipboard has rights to distribute iBooks through it's magazine inspired application. Flipboard will get 5% of the profit for each of the iBooks sold. Read more...

Microsoft patent wants to fill your ebooks with ads

Tyler Holman — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:47:03 +0100

Is nothing sacred any more? Microsoft has filed a patent that would take advertising in e-books to a whole new level by bringing contextual, targeted advertisments to your favorite literature. Read more...

Apple: charges of eBooks price fixing are "simply not true"

John Callaham — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:54:19 +0100

Apple has finally responded to the Justice Department's claims that it worked with book publishers to fix eBook prices, calling the allegations "simply not true." Read more...

Apple and others face lawsuit for allegedly fixing eBook prices

John Callaham — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:11:19 +0100

The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Apple and several book publishers, claiming that the companies had worked together to fix the prices of their eBooks. Read more...

Amazon announces new Kindle

Brenton Currie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:34:34 +0100

Amazon's e-reader, the Kindle, has today received a makeover, with a new, slimmer range announced. The Kindle, one of the first e-reading devices to hit the market, still remains one of the most popular e-reader devices... Read more...

Microsoft files patent for virtual page turning animation

Brenton Currie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:31:26 +0100

A patent filed in 2009 by Microsoft which attempts to suggest the company invented the idea of a virtual page turning animation that was likely filed during the planning or pre-production process for the now... Read more...

Borders' Kobo e-reader launches June 17th for $149

Jonathan Downin — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:53:43 +0100

Border’s ebook reader is now official. The Kobo produced device will be available on June 17th for $149 featuring a 6" e-Ink display, 1GB of internal storage, and an SD card slot. This is a... Read more...

Freescale's next-gen chip likely to lower e-Reader costs

Christine McKee — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:08:27 +0000

Freescale Semiconductor's next-generation i.MX508 applications processor should lower e-Reader costs, according to the company's news release. Freescale chips are already used in the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, and according to Reuters, the company boasts... Read more...

iPad's iBooks to be US only

Andrew Fairbairn — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:00:18 +0000

One of the main new features introduced with Apple's iPad tablet computer is its iBooks application which turns the machine into an eBook reader, good enough to rival established devices such as Amazon's Kindle and... Read more...

Harry Potter & His Dark Materials authors reject Google Books

Chris Carera — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:55:49 +0000

Best-selling authors J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman, along with several other major British writers, are voicing strong disapproval of a financial agreement Google is offering authors to make their books available online, reports Times Online. After... Read more...