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Sony will stop producing ereader devices 

5 August 2014

Sony will cease production of ereader devices, because it is not ‘economically viable’, reports the Bookseller. The announcement that the company will halt ereader production, made in an interview with German technology website Lesen,...

Tolino ereader to launch in Germany 

5 March 2013

In Germany, Deutsche Telekom is launching an ereader called the Tolino Shine in collaboration with booksellers Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel and Club Bertelsmann, reports the Bookseller. The Tolino Shine, which supports...

Cudo pulls ereader deal with pirated ebooks 

6 March 2012

An Australian group-buying site owned by Microsoft and Nine Entertainment has withdrawn an ereader deal that included 4000 pirated ebooks. Last week, Cudo advertised a $99 ereader which came with a CD of ebooks, including titles...

In Brief 

7 November 2011

Kobo Touch now available to order from A&R, Borders websitesKobo ereading devices are now available for pre-order from the Angus & Robertson and Borders websites, owned by Pearson Group Australia. Borders...

Amazon reveals new tablet, eInk devices 

4 October 2011

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 expected...

Dick Smith and Big W to sell Kindle ereader 

5 August 2011

Woolworths-owned chains Dick Smith and Big W have announced they will sell the Kindle ereader. The stores, which are taking orders online for shipping 29 August, are selling the Kindle...

New EB101 ebook reader launched 

17 August 2010

Australian-based IT and consumer electronics accessories company LASER Corporation has launched a new ebook reader, priced at $149.95. The company said ebook files and content on the EB101 ereader ‘can...

In brief 

10 August 2010

New role for HawthorneSusan Hawthorne, co-founder and director of Spinifex Press, has been appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Writing Program at James Cook University.CBCA awards to be presented on 20...

Kogan launches $189 ereader 

21 July 2010

Melbourne-based electronic goods company Kogan Technologies has announced it will sell its branded ereader for $189. Kogan communications manager Vuki Vujasinovic told the Weekly Book Newsletter the company had been...

Kobo sells out for Whitcoulls in NZ 

29 June 2010

Just over a month after its NZ launch, Whitcoulls has sold out of two shipments of the Kobo ereader and is taking pre-orders on a third batch due in mid-July....

Kindle reduced to A$215 

22 June 2010

Amazon has reduced the price of its Kindle ereader from US$279 (A$320) to US$189 (A$215). The reduced price, which applies to Australian purchases, brings the ereader closer to REDgroup's Kobo...

And … 

26 May 2010

I’m an absolute Twit. There, I’ve said it. I’m referring, of course, to the social networking phenomenon of Twitter, where (it could be argued) I’m spending way too much of...

Apple announces iPad and iBooks Store 

27 January 2010

After many months of speculation, Apple has finally announced the release of its ‘tablet' computer/ereader, to be called the iPad. The iPad resembles a larger iPod Touch, with a backlit...