Tag Archives: Kobo

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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More publishing doom and gloom, another bestseller and July sales figures

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Cora

Ewan Morrison, self-proclaimed doomsayer of the imminent death of literature, publishing and Western culture as we know it, is at it again and informs us at the Guardian that social media does not sell books (he does have a point … Continue reading →

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Pegasus Pulp e-books now available at Kobo

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Cora

Canadian e-book retailer Kobo finally opened its Writing Life portal to the public today, which means that you can now buy all of my e-books at Kobo as well. So if you own a Kobo e-reader, want to avoid the … Continue reading →

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May sales figures, the German e-book market, Kobo news and some other links

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Cora

The German booksellers’ association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (a.k.a. the nice folks who brought you the German fixed book price agreement among other things) have released their 2012 e-book study. The most notable point is that e-books are now 1 … Continue reading →

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Cora contemplates getting an e-reader

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Cora

I posted some of my deliberations about getting an e-reader over at my main blog. So far, I haven’t decided on any of the available readers, and I haven’t even checked out the Weltbild reader yet. Send to Kindle

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Cora testdrives a Kindle, compares the relative merits of different e-readers and hits a bestseller list.

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Cora

A few days ago, I was at Staples, because I needed some ink cartridges for my printer. By the entrance I noticed a sign: Amazon’s Kindle e-readers now available at Staples for only 99 Euros. Intrigued, I went in search … Continue reading →

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International Bookselling News

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Cora

Publishing Perspectives has two interesting articles about the book and e-book market today: First the positive: Amazon is apparently getting ready to launch a Brazilian Kindle store later this year. According to the article, e-books are only 0.5 percent of … Continue reading →

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Hurray for Luxembourg, Cora looks at e-readers and Barnes & Noble wakes up

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Cora

I found myself at a local branch of the electronics chain Media Markt today. Mostly I was there because my Dad wanted to look at pricey Italian coffeemakers. But I also got a chance to look at the e-readers they … Continue reading →

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E-Readers in the Wild

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cora

I arrived safely in Newcastle. Spotted an e-reader, probably a Kindle on the plane. And in a W.H. Smith store in the centre of Newcastle, I not only paid for my purchases at an robotic check-out (an automatic self-service checkout, … Continue reading →

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