As expected, Google is now selling audiobooks through the Google Play Store. Customers in 45 countries can find audiobooks in 9 languages, along with all the other things that Google sells through the Play Store (including apps, games, movies, TV shows, and books). Google notes that you can listen to purchased books using an Android […]
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B&N Sync Up lets paperback buyers get cheap eBook versions
Barnes & Noble and NOOK Media have launched a new program called Sync Up that lets you get a big discount on select eBooks when you purchase a paperback copy of the same title. It’s kind of the B&N version of the Amazon Kindle MatchBook program that launched last year… but there are a few key […]
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Buy a book from Amazon, get a Kindle copy for $3 or less
Amazon’s Kindle MatchBook program is now live, which means if you buy select books from Amazon.com you qualify to pick up a digital copy of the same book for $2.99 or less. The company unveiled the program in September, and Amazon has spent the last few months getting authors and publishers on board. At launch, […]
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Scribd launches eBook subscription service for $9 per month
Scribd is the latest company to jump into the Netflix-for-books space. For $8.99 per month, the company is offering users access to thousands of books which they can read on an iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, or on any desktop or mobile device with a web browser. The company is partnering with Harper Collins, […]
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Now you can upload your own books to Google Books, read anywhere
Google Books is a platform that lets you buy books (or read free, public domain titles) in a web browser or on any Android or iOS device with a Google Books app. The cloud-based approach means that your bookmarks, last read page and other data are synchronized across devices, so you can start reading on […]
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Official Raspberry Pi User Guide coming soon… for $14
What’s the perfect accessory for a $35 computer? How about a $14 book explaining how to use it? The official Raspberry Pi User Guide is up for pre-order in the US and UK, priced at $13.59 and £11.69, respectively. The book is written by Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton and journalist Gareth Halfacree, and it’s […]
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Apple launches iBooks 2, supports interactive iPad textbooks
Apple wants to re-invent the textbook for the digital age. The company unveiled iBooks 2 for the iPad today, with support for digital textbooks that make use of nifty new features including video 3D animations, image galleries, and other features that your old physics textbook would scoff at. Digital textbooks are also easier to keep […]
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ASUS Eee PC For Dummies
About a year after the launch of the first Asus Eee PC, we see the launch of the first widely available (although I have good reason to believe it won’t be the last) book about netbooks. ASUS Eee PC For Dummies is now available on Amazon for $16.49. The book covers all the basics, with […]