Tesco Offering Kindles For €82
Tesco is now offering the basic 6-inch screen wi-fi Kindle for only €82. The price is about €5 cheaper than shipping the device via Amazon.com but represents a premium of €3 or €4 to the price in Hodges Figgis. Waterstones…
Searches For Ereaders And Tablets Are Spiking In Ireland
The Google Trends graph below shows the dramatic spike in searches for ereaders and tablets in Ireland over the past few weeks and months. Blue = Kindle Green = Google Nexus Gold = iPad (excl mini) Red = Kobo (all devices) Purple…
Hughes & Hughes Selling Kobo Ereaders
Hughes & Hughes booksellers has signed a deal with ebook retailer Kobo that will see the bookseller selling ereaders in their bookstores this Christmas. Hughes will offer two devices in-store, the Kobo Glo ereader which features an LED lit screen for…
Kindles On The Floor In Hodges Figgis
The Waterstones deal with Amazon to sell Kindle’s in the chain’s bookstores has stretched all the way into one of Ireland’s oldest and best known bookstore, Hodges Figgis, which is located on Dawson Street. The beloved retailer of print books…
Gill & Macmillan Launch New Range of Mini eCookbooks
Taking advantage of flexible digital platforms, Gill & Macmillan has launched a series of new ‘bite-sized’ ecooksbooks based on their newly released Sophie Kooks by Sophie Morris. The monthly ebooks will be priced at €1.99. Readers will be able to download the…
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