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Walt Mossberg from the Wall St Journal appeared on digits today discussing the three key features when considering purchasing an ebook Reader. His top three are;

Readability – make sure the screen
Battery Life
How well is integrated into an online store?

The iRex mentioned in the video is not yet available in Australia which leaves us with [...]

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Following the launch of the Apple iPad recently the Australian eBook Reader market has been blown wide open. It now represents a serious challenge to Amazon’s lead in the Australian eBook Reader market. It is also clear the world of books is undergoing its most profound structural shift since around 1439 when German goldsmith [...]

This week saw Apple launch their much anticipated iPad and the iBook storefront that will allow iPad users to preview and buy books online in a brilliantly designed shopping experience.

Whilst the iPad will ship in Australia in April with WiFi Australian users will be without the iBook store for the foreseeable future. It may not [...]

Apple launched the much awaited iPad overnight and it certainly will shake up the local book market once released in Australia.

Featuring a 9.7inch full colour screen comparable to the Kindle DX as well as WiFi, full browser support, iTunes, email, maps and the new iBook store, the iPad will revolutionise the book market in [...]

Apple has confirmed they will be holding an event on January 27 in California where it is expected they will announce the new iSlate tablet computer.

The Wall St Journal is reporting today that a possible deal with Harper Collins for enhanced ebooks containing author interviews, animations and social network applications may be in the works [...]

Amazon announced today that it has expanded their Digital Text Publishing platform to include authors outside the US as well as expanding into German and French language books.

A number of authors have contacted BookOffers since the release of the Australian Kindle asking how to get books published on the Kindle so this announcement may spur [...]

Amazon.com has just announced that the new Australian Kindle DX featuring all the brilliant features of the original Australian Kindle will commence shipping to Australia on January 19 2010.

The main difference between the standard Kindle and the Kindle DX are

The screen size at 9.7 inches compared to the standard Kindle at 6″,
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Congratulations to D. Hodge of Paddington in NSW for being the lucky winner of our Australian Kindle giveaway that ended on January 1. She was quoted as saying
“are you serious?? I am so excited – thank you SO much. This is the best email I have opened today – my first day back [...]

BookOffers.com.au is gearing up for 2010 with one of the most anticipated of all gadgets for book-lovers – the new Amazon Australian Kindle.

BookOffers has one Australian Kindle to giveaway by simply signing up to our FREE email newsletter (see top left of every page). In the meantime, read our Australian Kindle buyers guide.
Good luck.
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