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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Apple’s In-app Purchase Rules Encouraging HTML5 Web Apps

By blueZhift | July 26th, 2011

Audrey Watters at ReadWriteWeb writes that Apple’s new rules are encouraging eReader app makers to create HTML5 web applications rather than pay Apple 30% royalties on in-app purchases made on iOS devices, i.e. iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches. I’d been watching this situation with a great deal of interest because it has affected the development […]

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Twisting the Knife: Amazon Lowers Kindle 3G Price

By blueZhift | July 22nd, 2011

Perhaps taking advantage of the demise of Borders, Amazon has lowered the price of their popular Kindle 3G eBook reader to $139. This is truly a great time to move to eBooks as the choices for quality readers have never been better. And I’m sure that the Borders closing stories have increased interest in eBooks […]

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Closing The Book On Borders: Liquidation

By blueZhift | July 19th, 2011

  Anyone who’s been following the Borders saga is probably not surprised at the news that Borders is closing its remaining stores and liquidating. Like watching the decline of an ailing old friend, I’m somewhat relieved that Borders will soon be out of its misery. All remaining stores may close as early as this Friday. […]

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A New Challenger Has Appeared: Google’s eBook Reader Now On Sale

By blueZhift | July 18th, 2011

Google is now selling its iRiver Story HD eBook reader exclusively at Target in the U.S.. We speculated here back in January that a Google branded eBook reader may be in the works and now that that shoe has dropped, what does this mean to the larger tablet vs eReader battle that is shaping up […]

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Pottermore Brings Potter And More!

By blueZhift | July 6th, 2011

Many Harry Potter fans, myself included, have been waiting for some time to add the adventures of the young wizard to our growing collections of eBooks. But alas, they have remained out of reach, until now. J.K. Rowling recently announced that not only will the collection be available as eBooks, but readers will be able […]

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Digital Manga Guild Launches With Boatload of BL/Yaoi Manga

By blueZhift | July 3rd, 2011

Digital Manga Inc. announced 23 launch titles for its Digital Manga Guild program at its Anime Expo panel on Saturday. It appears that all of these manga are of the popular Boys Love (BL) or Yaoi genre. While this may not appeal to most manga readers, all have reason to rejoice that the Digital Manga […]

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