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Global campaign encourages e-book take-up

ebooksReaders will be invited to download free or reduced price e-books during 'Read an E-Book Week' between 7 and 13 March.

O'Reilly lauches digital distribution service

DevicesO'Reilly Media has launched a new e-book service, which it claims will aggregate content and push it out to the dynamic marketplace of e-books and other digital channels.

Books etc website crashes after two days

Books etcBooks etc, an online book retailer that rose from the ashes of the Borders chain has taken its site down less than 48 hours after its launch.

Publishers warned on short-term pricing for e-books

KindleA leading technology analyst has warned publishers not to take a short-term view of the e-publishing market.

Google to take on Apple with e-book store

Googling BooksGoogle negotiates with publishers and looks set to take on Apple with the launch of its new electronic bookstore – Google Editions.

Amazon plans touchscreen Kindle

Amazon KindleAmazon is rumoured to have bought Touchco, a startup specialising in touch screens, prompting speculation that the online retailer plans to merge the company and its technology into its own Kindle division.

Hachette sides with Macmillan on e-book pricing

Hachette CEO, David YoungThe US arm of Hachette has become the latest publisher to sign up to Apple's iBookstore. It's a move that could signal the end of low cost eBooks.

E-book market to explode claim industry observers

e-book readerA leading group of consultants has predicted over six million e-book readers will be sold in the United States during 2010.

The Boston-based Yankee Group also expects the market to grow to $2.5 billion by 2013.

Waterstone's to track online visitors

Waterstone'sUK bookseller Waterstone's plans to track the behaviour of website visitors to boost online sales.

Waterstone's has signed a deal with content optimisation specialist Maxymiser to allow it to serve visitors content that best fits their browsing patterns.

Amazon u-turns over e-book policy

Macmillan LogoAmazon has been forced to u-turn over the pricing of e-books.

Over the weekend, the online retail giant pulled e-books published by Macmillan from its website.