Microsoft has announced that it will close the books category of its digital store. While other software and apps will still be available via the virtual shop front, and on purchasers' consoles and devices, the closure of ...
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Apr 8, 2019
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Walmart on Wednesday launched a digital book shop in a collaboration with Japanese e-commerce powerhouse Rakuten's electronic book service Kobo.
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Aug 22, 2018
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British sales of ebooks are waning, trade figures revealed Thursday, suggesting readers were suffering from "screen fatigue".
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Apr 27, 2017
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Four major ebook publishers reached a settlement Friday with Canadian authorities to end practices which officials said choked off competition and kept prices high.
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Feb 7, 2014
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Amazon on Friday yanked gibberish translations of classic works from the shelves of its online ebooks shop.
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Feb 7, 2014
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Sony announced Thursday it was closing its ebook store for North America, and giving its customer list to rival Kobo.
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Feb 6, 2014
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The European Commission said Thursday major ebook publishers and Apple have provided sufficient commitments for it to end a probe into price fixing in the booming electronic publishing business.
Business
Dec 13, 2012
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Internet shopping giant Amazon has cut the cost of the Japanese version of its Kindle e-reader even before the first customers get their hands on the device.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 8, 2012
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Electronic books, which have sparked excited chatter for several years in the publishing world, are now gaining momentum among European readers, despite a late start compared to the US, industry insiders say.
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Oct 11, 2012
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Online retail titan Amazon said its profit in the past quarter plunged 96 percent, with the cost of buying a robotics firm hurting already weak results.
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Jul 27, 2012
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