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Amazon adding HTML5 to Kindle format

With the launch of its Kindle Fire tablet next month, Amazon will also launch a new ebook format that will provide designers with access to a variety of updated features, including HTML5. Ebooks on ...

Kobo devices now available at JB HiFi; Collins launch to follow this week

Kobo ereading devices are now available from JB HiFi. The retailer is selling the Kobo Wireless Ereader for $138, and the new Kobo Touch Ereader for $168. The Weekly Book Newsletter understands ...

How Amazon makes money from Kindle

This report indicates that Amazon loses money on each Kindle device but will make money from selling media files.

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US Authors Guild voices concerns with Amazon Library Lending 'mess'

The US Authors Guild says it is troubled by both Amazon taking some titles from publishers without their permission for its Kindle lending library program, as well as by publishers who signed onto th...

Google launches ebook store in UK; Kindle store goes live in France

The expansion of global players into the ebook market continues, with Google Ebooks now live in the UK and an Amazon Kindle store operating in France.

Amazon reveals new tablet, eInk devices

Amazon released its much-anticipated tablet device last week, the Kindle Fire, along with a new range of Kindle eInk devices. Priced from US$199 (approximately A$209), the Android-based Fire is ...