Category Archives: E-Readers

Aldi does e-books

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Cora

The name Aldi has long been synonymous with discount groceries, both in Germany and abroad. However, Aldi‘s activities have long since expanded into other fields. For example, Aldi is the 8th biggest clothing retailer in Germany and is a big … Continue reading →

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Tolino hits the coffee shops

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Cora

The Tolino e-reader, which was developed and marketed by an alliance of German bookshops, has just passed Amazon’s Kindle with regard to market share in the (still tiny) German e-book market (well, sort of) and now Tolino has landed a … Continue reading →

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Tolino passes Kindle – or does it?

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Cora

This Friday, the news dropped that the Tolino, an e-reader developed and marketed by an alliance of several German, Austrian, Swiss and soon Dutch booksellers, had passed Amazon’s Kindle with regard to market share. According to the report, Tolino now … Continue reading →

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Kindle spotted at Real supermarket

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Cora

Today I was grocery shopping at our local real supermarket, a K-Mart/Wal-Mart type grocery plus cheap department store here in Germany. I found myself in the magazine and book department, when – lo and behold – I spotted a brand-new … Continue reading →

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Kindle spotted at Media Markt

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Cora

First of all, I’ve got a plug, for the good folks at DriveThruFiction are currently offering the Read and Feed America 2013 charity bundle, which collects more than thirty e-books from various, including my own Countdown to Death. You get … Continue reading →

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E-readers spotted in the wild, while in the UK

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Cora

If you’ve been following my personal blog, you may have noticed that I recently spent some time in the UK. As always when travelling, I also kept an eye out for e-readers spotted both in the wild and in shops. … Continue reading →

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Cora gets an E-Reader for Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Cora

Look what Santa brought me for Christmas: Send to Kindle

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E-Readers in the Wild at the Mall

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Cora

On Saturday, I was with my Dad at the Roland Center, a fairly big mall here in Bremen. And since I was at the mall already, I of course hit the book stores. The foreign language section at the Thalia … Continue reading →

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E-Readers in the Wild in the UK

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Cora

I’m currently in Aberdeen in Scotland (for more information see my main blog). As always when I’m travelling, I also paid some attention to e-readers seen in the wild and in stores. Though frankly, so far I did not see … Continue reading →

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New Collection Available: Heartache and some e-reader news

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Cora

First of all, Amazon has opened a Kindle store in India, though it seems to be a special section of Amazon.com rather than a standalone website like e.g. Amazon.de or Amazon.fr. Nonetheless, Indian readers are now able to buy e-books … Continue reading →

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