Barnes & Noble has taken a big step toward enhancing the multimedia experience for those who own a Nook HD experience: Allow users to access hundreds of thousands of apps, games, movies, TV shows and more through Google Play. One …
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Indie Bookstore Sales of Kobo Ebooks Dwarf Google; Still Small
Just six months after forging a partnership with the American Booksellers Association (ABA) to help independent bookstores sell ebooks, Canadian upstart Kobo has shown that it can crush the competition – even when it’s one of the world’s largest and most admired companies. In fact, it only took a month. Despite the success, overall sales have been relatively slow and there are other problems indie bookshops face when signing up to sell ebooks and e-readers with Kobo.
Inkling to Turn Google Into Storefront, Take Run at Amazon
The most trafficked ebook store in the world today is Amazon. Very soon, that might not be the case. Illustrated ebook store and ebook production management start-up Inkling has found a way to make Google Search a storefront for its ebooks, where readers can discover, browse and buy. It’s called the Inkling Content Discovery Platform.
Google Decides Legit Copyright Owners May Have a Point
Zola Aims to Replace Google Books, Then Take on Amazon
A new bookselling start-up funded by authors and other investors is forming partnerships with publishers and independent booksellers and aims to replace the Google eBooks re-seller program as the go-to platform for indies interested in selling e-books. Oh, and the company plans on taking on Amazon, too.
Google Announces New Nexus 7 Tablet Starting at $199
Google has announced its latest product: a seven-inch tablet computer called the Nexus 7. It will be ready to ship to consumers in two or three weeks. The tablet will come in an eight gigabyte version for $199 and a 16 gigabyte version for $249. The tablet will come with a $25 credit to the Google Play store for a limited time, according to the product’s page at the Google Play store.
