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...But, far from destroying books, digital technology has made them more popular....
...Brussels opened an official competition investigation in June, when Vestager said Apple appeared to be a so-called gatekeeper “when it comes to the distribution of apps and content to users of Apple’s popular...
...Start with Kindle [the ebook reader]. You had a beautiful device that was deeply coupled to a bookstore . . ....
...Ebook purchases also surged during lockdowns, Mr Newton said....
...“Conceptual” images were also popular: an arrow hitting bullseye or a goldfish jumping out of a bowl....
...Ebook at adelaide.edu.au/press/titles/winegrapes. More stockists from Wine-searcher.com. Tasting notes on Purple Pages of JancisRobinson.com. Follow Jancis on Twitter @JancisRobinson....
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...“We’re thrilled to bring Apple Music — one of the most popular music services in the US — to Echo customers this holiday.”...
...For China Literature, China’s largest ebook platform, the deal would substantially widen its range of entertainment offerings....
...Shares in the Hong Kong-listed Tencent ebook subsidiary fell 14.6 cent in early trading, on track for their biggest one-day drop since its IPO in November and dragging the stock toward its lowest since debut...
...“The internet is changing the order of things,” she explained at the Wattpad convention, noting that publishers now respond to what is popular....
...Shares in the company behind WeChat, China’s dominant social media platform, and the hugely popular Honour of Kings video game have been battered this year....
...It runs a popular web-only bank in the country and offers car-hailing and navigation services....
...and inventing new stories for them — has sometimes been attributed to the privacy afforded to readers by the rise of ebooks....
...Shares in ebook arm China Literature as much as doubled on their debut....
...This month, it has spun off its ebook unit China Literature and search engine Sougo, both of which were priced at the top end of the range....
...The Pulitzer Center brings together its pollution reporting in a new ebook....
...Amazon and the other platforms remain popular with consumers, thanks to their low prices or “free” services....
...In April, Pearson revealed plans to make 50 popular titles available via a rental only model through on campus bookstores in the US while in January, it reduced the prices of 2,000 ebook titles by up to...
...(FT) The secret millionaires of ebook self-publishing Meet self-publishing’s “hidden” authors, who buy houses in cash and feel like they have won the lottery....
...Yaqut has over 160,000 monthly active users and is the most popular Arab-language ebook app on Google Play, according to its listing in the store. Moving between countries is particularly problematic....
...One way to understand the appeal of Harry Potter is Star Wars, argues Derek Thompson, author of Hit Makers: How Things Become Popular....
...“Self-publishing is only going to get more popular among authors and more accepted by readers,” he said....
...Roaming ruckus The European Commission continues to make a mess of its popular roaming proposals....
...Late last year, Worldpay predicted that digital wallets would become the world’s most popular payment method in the coming years....
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