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Wexford children’s author launches new novel and says reaction so far has been ‘completely bonkers’
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Novel idea! Penguin install book vending machines at train stations
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Bookbinders are turning fanfiction into hardcover masterpieces
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One of the Country’s Bestselling Authors Says the NYT Bestseller List Is Rigged. Is He Right?
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Kobo launches the Kobo Elipsa 2E, a huge e-reader you can also write on
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E-book library app OverDrive is shutting down on May 1st | Engadget
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The Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Scribe are down to their best prices of the year
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The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library
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Audible brings immersive Dolby Atmos to its audiobooks | Digital Trends
The popular spatial audio format for movies and music arrives on audiobooks for Audible subscribers.
Amazon No Longer Sells Subscriptions to Print and Kindle Magazines, Newspapers
New sales ceased on March 9 and all existing subscriptions will end on Sept. 4.
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The Kindle Scribe is getting a long-anticipated update that adds three key features to let users make the most of their note-taking.
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Maggie Millner’s Debut Novel-In-Verse Is Sweet, Sad, Sexy – And Undeniably Queer
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A Novel Uses The Classic Hallmark Plot To Tell A New Story
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Barbra Streisand's long-awaited memoir will be released on November 7
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Opinion: Trigger warnings on Jane Austen? What about all the sex?
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‘Vladimir’ Was My Favorite Book of the Year
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TikTok Figured Out an Easy Way to Recommend Books. The Results Are Mixed.
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Start 2023 Off Right With These New Must-Read Books
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The Kindle reader has come a long way since the dreadful days of the reader-unfriendly Kindle Fire tablets; here are the best Kindles available today.
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The new Amazon Kindle is a great e-reader that approaches the Paperwhite in terms of quality, while retaining a low price.
Amazon's Kindle Scribe Wants to Make Reading and Writing Hot Again
Exclusive: The newest distraction-free Kindle, now with a pen, is designed to lure you into a devoted fellowship of E Ink fans.