Surprisingly, Google hadn’t been in the audiobook biz. Until now.
Since its launch in the mid-90s, Audible has pretty much been the only game in audiotown—Michael Kozolowski called it “the undisputed market leader in audiobook production [with] the world’s largest… Read more »
No Nooks in England: ereaders sell out after “unprecedented demand”
Well, it can’t all be bad news, I guess. After dropping the price of their Nook Simple Touch (I’m pretty sure it’s called the Nouk Simple Touch across the pond) from £79 to… Read more »
B&N shoots self in foot, bellows at consumers “Are you happy now?”
Barnes & Noble made two announcements this week sure to delight everyone invested in the Nook—with the exception of those who have actually invested in the Nook. B&N has discounted… Read more »
Chinese authors level lawsuit against Apple
It’s a bit of a reversal of the normal flow of piracy, but you can now add a group of Chinese authors to the list of current litigators suing Apple,… Read more »
Google re-thinks selling ebooks … again …
We’ve noted many times that Google’s commitment to selling ebooks has been shaky at best. After launching its ebookstore with great ballyhoo, it then walked away from the program just… 2 / Read more »