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New Copia-powered online stores launched 

4 December 2013

A number of Copia-powered online stores have been launched in the past few months. Some of the stores are ebooks-only, while others sell a mixture of print and ebooks. The...

Barnes & Noble launches Australian ebookstore app 

26 November 2013

US bookseller Barnes & Noble has launched Australian and other international Nook ebookstores, which are accessible via an app for devices with Windows 8.1. The move gives users in 32 countries and...

Optus launches ebookstore

14 November 2013

Australian telecommunications company Optus is now selling ebooks. The Optus ebookstore, which also sells audiobooks, was launched on 11 November. The store is powered by OverDrive, with ebooks available in EPUB...

Amazon launches Kindle store in Australia

13 November 2013

Amazon has launched a Kindle store in Australia and is now selling locally published ebooks. The Kindle store went live this morning at www.amazon.com.au, a domain name that the retailer...

International library news 

30 October 2013

Iranian and German libraries sign memorandum to restore rare manuscripts The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) and the Berlin State Library have signed a memorandum of understanding to...

Whitcoulls suspends ebookstore

17 October 2013

New Zealand bookselling chain Whitcoulls has suspended its Kobo-powered ebookstore due to ‘recent publicity surrounding ebook publishing through automated feeds provided by Kobo’. In a statement on the Whitcoulls website,...

Big W launches ebookstore

26 September 2013

Australian discount department store Big W is now selling ebooks. The Big W ebookstore, which is separate to the retailer’s main website, launched this morning and can be accessed here. The...