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Amazon Australian Kindle Store

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The link below is to an article that takes a closer look at the Australian Kindle Store.

For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/11/amazon-australian-kindle-store-everything-you-need-to-know/

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Local Kindle Store Now in Australia

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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/

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Article: Ownshelf – Store your Ebooks in the Cloud

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The link below is to an article that looks at an interesting new startup that is offering a service allowing users to store their ebooks in the cloud, as well as share them with their friends.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/business-news/startup-ownshelf-seeks-to-store-your-ebooks-in-the-cloud/

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Article: Amazon Moves on Quality

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Amazon is on the move to ensure that the Kindle ebook format continues to improve with a move on the quality of ebooks that are offered for sale in the Kindle store. The link below is to an article that reports on the latest move by Amazon to improve ebooks for sale in the Kindle store.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/content-reporting-of-poorly-formatted-e-books-some-welcome-first-steps-from-amazon/

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Article: Ebooks Hitting traditional Bookshops

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The link below is to an article about how ebooks have impacted on one particular traditional bookshop. However, I would say that this type of impact is now becoming commonplace, especially among booksellers who seem reluctant to open an online dimension to their store.

For more visit:
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/traditional-bookstore-hit-hard-by-kindles-and-e-books/article_e32cba3b-e58b-54f9-ad87-c545d7cbab28.html

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Website: MagicReader for iPad

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The link below is to an iPad app, which allows you to turn pages by simply turning your head. It could be useful for say turning a page while cooking (recipe) and you aren’t able to touch the screen and other miscellaneous situations. It also performs some other reading functions which are described on the site. The app is currently free in the iTunes store.

For more visit:
http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/id505117386

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Article: Bibliophile Paradise

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The link below is to an article (with photos) that reports on a house with wall to wall and floor to ceiling bookshelves – something like 500 bookshelves. I worry about how many books and bookcases I have, this place is crazy. But couldn’t you store some books?

For more visit:
http://dornob.com/wall-to-wall-floor-to-ceiling-the-home-of-500-shelves/

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Article: The Tor.com Store

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The links below are to articles concerning the science fiction and fantasy book publisher Tor/Forge and the DRM-free ebook store they will soon be opening.

– http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/torforge-unveils-drm-free-ebook-store_b23446
– http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/torforge-books-announces-drm-free-e-book-store

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Website: Electric Literature

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What is the site ‘Electric Literature’ all about? The best answer to that question would be to go to the about page and find out for yourself there. The reason for the site’s existence is expressed on that page and yeah, it’s all about literature in a changing age.

There is an online magazine called ‘Recommended Reading,’ which you can subscribe to via the linked site. You can also get copies of the Electric Literature publications also, via the online store.

For more visit:
– http://electricliterature.com/
– http://recommendedreading.tumblr.com

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Website: Booki.sh

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Social networks and web applications are rapidly multiplying all over the web and it should come as no surprise that a large number of such sites are dedicated to books in one way or another – as well as being useful to those that read books, offering ways to save and share quotes, words, etc. At the BookShelf will be bringing these types of sites to the notice of its readers, as I think they can be of tremendous use and benefit. Some will be useful to most and maybe others to very few, but they are all useful to someone, with the possible odd exception of course.

Booki.sh is a site that allows you to store your ebook library in the cloud, meaning that you can access it wherever you are, provided you have Internet access and the necessary device to do so. Your device only needs a modern web browser in order to use Booki.sh. Booki.sh provides it own software, so it will work in your device in a similar way to an ebook reader (the website explains how to use the software when reading a book).

Do you really need Booki.sh? Well that is another question – if you have a Kindle for example, you probably do not as you already have your library handy (or a very large selection of it on your device) and an ebook reader. However, if you do not have an ebook reader as such on your device (lap top, etc), Booki.sh could be very handy and useful. Either way, it won’t hurt to have a look and decide for yourself.

For more, visit:
https://booki.sh/