Berlin-based e-reading app Readmill adds iPhone version
Berlin-based e-reading startup Readmill launched an iPhone version of its e-reading platform Wednesday. Users’ ebooks will now sync between their iPhones and iPads. Read more »
54% of U.S. kids have never read an ebook: New report
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A new report from Scholastic reveals that most U.S. children have still never read an ebook. Many of them — especially girls — want to, and kids also claim they’d read more for fun if they had more access to ebooks. Read more »
Nokia launches Reading app for Lumia in Europe
Nokia is launching its Reading app and e-bookstore for the Lumia Windows Phone in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the UK. In doing so, the company hopes to bring more local-language e-books to countries where e-readers haven’t yet taken off. Read more »
Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble’s Nook; more e-books for Windows
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Microsoft and Barnes & Noble are forming a strategic partnership that combines the Nook and college businesses into a new company. Microsoft is making a $300 million investment in the new company and Nook e-books are coming to Windows platforms. Read more »
A kids’ reading app that reports back to parents
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Children’s e-book reading is still in very early stages — but with parents increasingly handing iPads down to their kids, publishers see room for fast growth. A new iPad app offers children’s books from brands like My Little Pony and Curious George. Read more »
Four key takeaways from Pew’s new e-reading study
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Pew finds that e-reader and tablet owners read more books — print and digital — than people who don’t own those devices. Read more »
