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SURVEY: Do You Read Books on Your Phone?

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The idea of curling up with your smartphone before bed is anathema to many, but how about you?

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German Self-Published Authors Reach Mobile, Int’l Platforms

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XinXii has begun offering German self-published authors mobile platform sales, and as the segment expands, it and other companies are selling abroad as well.

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LBF 2012: Nokia Previews Mobile Reading Hub

John Mason of Nokia Reading speaks at the London Book Fair 2013

Nokia offered a preview of its soon-to-launch mobile reading platform, Nokia Reading, at the London Book Fair 2012

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White Label E-reading Platforms or DIY? Depends on Your DNA

Blue Fire's Build for Ciando in Germany

Cliff Guren of e-reading platform developer Bluefire discusses why controlling the end-to-end consumer experience should be every publisher’s priority.

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PP Favorites: Figment.com on Teens and Cell Phone Novels

Jacob Lewis — the founder of Figment.com — discusses teens, cell phone novels, and why he started a mobile publishing platform

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Ulysses, War and Peace Turned into QR Barcodes

Wonder-Tonic.com has converted a dozen classic novels, from Moby Dick to Ulysses, into QR codes.

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UNESCO Forum 2011: Spain Concerned About E-Piracy; Japanese Mobile E-books Hit $700m Sales in 2010

At the UNESCO World Forum on Culture and Cultural Industries, Nicholas Gary of ActuaLitté interviewed participants about the most urgent issues facing publishing today. By  … 

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Mobile Library “Onleihe” Brings E-book Lending to Germany

By Siobhan O’Leary Library service provider DiViBib has released a new free Apple iOS app that will give readers access to a 2,000-title mobile library  … 

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Is Publishing’s Obsession with the Kindle and iPad Elitist?

Several digital publishers across Latin America and South East Asia argue that the ongoing obsession with Kindle and iPad is shortsighted at best, and elitist at worst.  … 

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At #LBF11: 24symbols – the Spotify Model for Books

By Roger Tagholm Given that music is now “tasted” and explored through sites like Last FM and Spotify, why shouldn’t this model be applied to  … 

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