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Preserving your digital legacy

Preserving your digital legacy
With digital download sales booming, Caroline Donnelly finds out how to go about passing on these assets post-death
23 Apr 2014
Netnames warns of rise in eBook piracy

Netnames warns of rise in eBook piracy
Online brand protection firm claims independent textbook publishers stand to lose the most from uptick in eBook piracy.
26 Oct 2012
Apple sued by US government over e-book price fixing

Apple sued by US government over e-book price fixing
Firm plans to fight Justice Department along with Macmillan and Penguin.
12 Apr 2012
iTunes hit by book worm hackers?

iTunes hit by book worm hackers?
Apple iTunes seems to have been hit by hackers accessing accounts in order to buy up books after a reported anomaly in the sales chart.
5 Jul 2010
Comment: Is technology really ‘sweeping away’ reading?

Comment: Is technology really ‘sweeping away’ reading?
Eminent writer Tom Stoppard has said that technology is replacing reading, but what about all the literature available through the internet and apps?
23 Jun 2010
Google’s fight for its book deal

Google’s fight for its book deal
As Google battles in the Southern District Court for the go-ahead to create its planned massive digital library, Simon Brew tries to get to the bottom…
19 Feb 2010
British Library to offer 65,000 free e-books

British Library to offer 65,000 free e-books
Out-of-copyright classics from Dickens, Austen and the like will soon be available to download free of charge in a Microsoft-funded venture.
9 Feb 2010
Need to Know: Apple's iPad

Need to Know: Apple's iPad
Got questions about Apple's latest release? Here's everything you need to know about the new Apple iPad tablet computer.
28 Jan 2010
Will Apple's iPad help tablet computers take off?

Will Apple's iPad help tablet computers take off?
Apple’s iPad has set tongues wagging all week – but is this really the start of the long-predicted tablet boom?
28 Jan 2010
Apple expected to unveil tablet on 27 January

Apple expected to unveil tablet on 27 January
There's still no confirmation of exactly what's on the menu at the San Francisco unveiling, but there's little doubt as to what Apple's main course wi…
19 Jan 2010
Amazon brings its Kindle iPhone app to the UK

Amazon brings its Kindle iPhone app to the UK
iPhone users don't have to shell out for a Kindle after all, thanks to a handy app launched today.
14 Dec 2009
Are e-books and tablets the future for print media?

Are e-books and tablets the future for print media?
As Wired unveils its new look for tablets, will such devices be enough to save magazines and newspapers?
23 Nov 2009
Bookshop Foyles makes move to e-readers

Bookshop Foyles makes move to e-readers
Foyles has made the move into selling digital books as the market for them starts to blossom.
2 Nov 2009
Amazon's Kindle heads to the UK on 19 October

Amazon's Kindle heads to the UK on 19 October
Amazon is finally bringing its e-book reader beyond US borders.
7 Oct 2009
Need to Know: Google Book Search

Need to Know: Google Book Search
Google has raised a lot of ire with its digital book plans, but what’s all the fuss about?
8 Sep 2009
EC debates Google books deal

EC debates Google books deal
European regulators are considering an offer by Google to bring publishers into an American book deal.
7 Sep 2009
Green benefits to boost e-paper, says Gartner

Green benefits to boost e-paper, says Gartner
But the tech will need to fall in price before it goes mainstream, the analyst firm said.
13 Jul 2009
Kindle spurs Amazon to solid quarter

Kindle spurs Amazon to solid quarter
Online retail giant had good Christmas with strong Kindle sales.
30 Jan 2009