Finally, Harry Potter fans can download ebook versions of their favorite series from J.K. Rowling’s new website Pottermore. J.K. Rowling, via the Pottermore site, announced Tuesday that it will be the only place where people can buy all seven English language versions of the Harry Potter ebooks. Both Barnes & Noble and Amazon are promoting the offering, but users...
Tag Archives: kindle
Amazon has recently purchased some domain names, including KindleAir.com, which has led to speculations that the company’s upcoming tablet will be named Kindle Air. Rumors have been floating around that Amazon will be releasing a new Kindle model after slashing the price of its refurbished Kindle 3 models. Two of its domain purchases, kindlesocialnetworking.com and...
Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Playbook tablet PC has overtaken Apple’s iPad as the most sought after tablet in the market, according to a study conducted by money saving site ILoveCashback.com According to the site’s statistics for the month of July, the BlackBerry Playbook is attracting 22 percent more searches than other leading tablets, including...
It was only a matter of time, but Amazon has today announced that consumers are buying twice as many Kindle books than hardcover books, despite a growth in the number of hardcover book being sold. Amazon say since April 2011 they have sold 2.42 kindle books for every 1 hardcover book sold, this includes books where no kindle edition is available and free kindle books where...
Have you heard the great news? Amazon has released sales figures for their Amazon Kindle – they say they have sold… Millions – that’s as clear as mud! The last few weeks have been all about sales numbers, all the big brands have been releasing all sorts of figures. Call of Duty: Black Ops sold 1.4 million copies on the first day, Sony had sold 4.1 million Move...
Following the succes of the Amazon Kindle, it has been reported (by the New York Times at least) that the Lab 126 division of Amazon which is responsible for the manufacture of their hardware devices, is gearing up to create new ranges that go beyond the ebook readers already popularised with the world. The whole report is based on some job openings with Lab 126 and it...
Last.fm is a blinding music service that enables you to listen to your faourite tracks from your favourite bands and discover new bands based on the type of music you typically listen to. They manage to offer this service for free without getting in all sorts of trouble from the music industry because they monetise the service through advertising revenue. While Last.fm...