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Mobile Marketing Trends in 2013

James Hilton | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Tech
James Hilton

2013 is shaping up to be the biggest year for mobile so far, as more consumers than ever shift over to smartphones and tablets: 17.4 million iOS and Android devices were activated on Christmas day alone

Why Ed Miliband Can't Afford to Boycott Amazon

Bobby Friedman | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK Politics
Bobby Friedman

The problem is that Ed has just admitted that he is putting money into the coffers of Amazon - a company identified as a legal tax avoider and which many members of his party (and others) have promised to boycott.

Amazon Brings Free Digital Library To The UK

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon will launch a digital library in the UK later this money which will let Kindle owners borrow books for free. The Kindle Owners' Lending Libr...

How Not to Self Publish

Tim R. Knight | Posted 12.11.2012 | Home
Tim R. Knight

Maybe teenagers end up in front of screen because they are all failed authors whose books unsuccessfully made an impact on anyone at all. Maybe you have to write a book or a collection of poems that is mysterious and Banksy-esque because then you're really making a statement.

Amazon Unveils New Kindle Tablet

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.09.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon has announced a new line-up of Kindle tablets. The original Kindle Fire was never released in the UK, but proved to be a huge hit in the Uni...

Amazon Announces New Kindles

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.09.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon has announced a new line-up of Kindle E-readers. The updated touchscreen Kindle has a backlit 'Paperwhite' E-ink screen, a higher resolution...

WATCH: Amazon Leaks New Kindle In NFL Advert

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon may have leaked the new Kindle - itself, on national television. The online retailer and E-reader maker showed a suspiciously novel device i...

Could E-Readers Soon Be Allowed During Take-Off?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.10.2012 | UK Tech

Rules about what devices can be used on planes - and when - could be shaken up sooner than you think. Being forced to turn off your electronics bef...

Has The Kindle Met Its Match?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.10.2012 | UK Tech

John Lewis has announced a partnership with Barnes & Noble to sell its 'Nook' e-Readers and digital bookstore in the UK. Barnes & Noble said that t...

Self e-Publishing Comes of Age

David Prever | Posted 09.10.2012 | Home
David Prever

For ambitious writers there's no longer any excuse to wait around for a publisher to come calling. Self-publish on Kindle and if the book is as good as you believe, the phone might ring. Every author craves that nod of approval, even the self-published success stories.

Amazon: Ebooks Now Outsell Print

Huffington Post UK | Michael Runde | Posted 05.10.2012 | UK Tech

Ebooks appear to be winning the race against print. According to stats released by Amazon, marking the second anniversary of the Kindle launching i...

E-Readers Not Libraries 'Encouraging Children To Read'

PA | Posted 13.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education

E-readers and tablet computers encourage youngsters to read, a survey of parents suggests. It reveals that parents believe that these gadgets help ...

Currys Makes Top 10 Xmas Tech Predictions... In July

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 09.09.2012 | UK Tech

It may still be July, but the top 10 tech predictions for Christmas 2012 have just been unveiled by Currys and PC World. And two of the items on th...

Amazon Kindle and E-Books at Waterstone's - A Sign of the End Times for Paper Books?

Philip White | Posted 23.07.2012 | Home
Philip White

E-readers on the shelves at Waterstone's? Head for the hills, lovers of real books! Do not turn back, lest thee be turned into a pillar of salt.

Waterstones To Sell Amazon Kindle

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 21.07.2012 | UK Tech

Book retailer Waterstones has made a striking move to embrace their main competition and sell Amazon Kindle e-readers in their stores. The new agr...

What is the Retail Omni-Channel?

Alistair Niederer | Posted 07.07.2012 | UK Tech
Alistair Niederer

I saw an interesting news story this week in the New York Times on a retailer in the US that is refusing to stock the Amazon Kindle. The reason? Because customers are coming into stores, asking questions about the Kindle, getting expert advice from the in-store sales team, then walking away without purchasing and ordering online - usually direct from Amazon.

Are Amazon Making A Smartphone?

Wired | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon is killing it. Its tablet is selling like Android-powered hotcakes and recent financial filings show that its bank account just keeps on growin...

Amazon Kindle Touch Review

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon Kindle Touch Review Easier to use than the entry level Kindle. Written by: Melanie Hick Amazon Kindle Touch Date published: 05/01...

US Government Sues Apple Over E-Book Price Fixing

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 11.06.2012 | UK Tech

The US Department of Justice is sticking up for e-book readers, and has charged Apple with colluding with six top publishers to drive up the price of ...

Amazon Pays No UK Corporation Tax

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon.co.uk is under investigation by UK tax authorities for making more than £3.3 billion in this country last year whilst paying no UK corporation...

The Quiet Despair of Life Without a Book Deal

Alistair Coleman | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Alistair Coleman

Nobody likes a clown. I say this for a number of reasons, the first of which being the sight of an entire clown outfit in a hedge by the side of the road on the outskirts of the town where I work.

What's Amazon's Biggest Selling Item Of The Year?

Posted 30.12.2011 | UK Tech

Amazon's UK arm has revealed its biggest selling items of the year, with the company's own Kindle unsurprisingly topping the list. The online compa...

Poetry Extinguished by Kindle?

Phil Brown | Posted 19.02.2012 | Home
Phil Brown

I have no doubt that my Kindle and I will spend many happy hours together over the years - but until the greatest minds of my generation start scribbling verses in 91 x 122 mm, I'll stick with paper, ink and glue for poetry.

The Future of the Book: What You Need to Know as a Reader

Joanna Penn | Posted 14.02.2012 | Home
Joanna Penn

In the digital future, it's not just about a physical book or even a plain text ebook which is what we have now. There have already been some tentative experiments in apps and enhanced ebooks but there is clearly a desire to see more of a push into developing a customer experience and not just providing a physical read.

Kindle Self-Publishers Soon to Become Amazon Exclusives

Martin Perry | Posted 11.02.2012 | Home
Martin Perry

The volume of self-published authors, otherwise known as independent, that continue to outsell Big Six books on Amazon's Kindle store is pretty surprising. Less so has been Amazon's decision to operate its own imprints, ensnaring some of those successful indies into formal, mutually beneficial publishing deals.