As the article linked to below mentions, there has been no announcement about the creation of an Australian Kindle store. I stumbled across this myself just recently. If you sign up to the Australian site it seems to interfere with the free and discounted offers available via the US Kindle store. So something to keep in mind.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/11/12/amazon-launches-local-kindle-store-australia/
The link below is to an article that takes a look at 17 Australian Young Adult book authors.
For more visit:
http://www.epicreads.com/blog/17-australian-ya-authors-you-need-to-read/
The link below is to an article that takes a look at Tablo, an Australian ebook self-publishing tool.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/make-your-ebook-with-tablo_b41293
The link below is to an article that takes a look at poetry and plagiarism in the wake of the scandal in Australia involving Andrew Slattery and Graham Nunn.
For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/23/australian-poetry-plagiarism
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the Australian subscription-based digital textbook service LearningField.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/copia-introduces-subscription-based-digital-textbook-platform-in-australia_b40633
The link below is to an article that takes a look at ‘Cooked,’ which will launch first in Australia. Cooked is the ‘Spotify’ for cooking books and recipes.
For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/welcome-cooked-bold-project-changing-digital-landscape
The link below is to an article that reports on the call for ending Geo-Blocking for ebooks in Australia.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/07/30/ebook-prices-in-australia-are-so-bad/
The link below is to an article reporting on how Elizabeth’s Bookshops in Australia are using a novel idea to help it sell books – blind dates with books.
For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/05/go-on-a-blind-date-with-a-book/
The link below is to an article reporting on the next adaptation of Jules Verne’s ’20 000 Leagues Under the Sea’ to Be Made in Australia.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/australia-20000-leagues-remake-millions_n_2998068.html
The link below is to an article reporting on an Australian government project to set up an ebook library for schools.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/breaking-australian-government-mandates-new-ebook-initiative/
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