Night owls will be pleased to hear that Amazon's next Kindle is said to be front-lit so you can ditch those pesky reading lights.

The black and white world of ereading is about to get a bit more colourful: Amazon is reportedly planning an Amazon Kindle Colour for the second half of this year.

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A new survey has revealed that a third of Brits now own an ebook reader, a stat that has risen by 5 per cent compared to 2011.

What a treat - Amazon is all set to unleash the Kindle Touch on the UK a full seven days ahead of schedule.

JK Rowling has finally taken a tip from Professor McGonagall and transfigured the Harry Potter series from print books to ebooks.

Apple has responded to allegations of ebook price fixing with a scathing court filing in which it pours scorn on claims that it colluded to crush the Amazon Kindle.

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The music industry may be grabbing the headlines but book publishers aren't taking piracy lying down either, with one group announcing that it has done away with two sites responsible for $10 million worth of ebook piracy.

Amazon has chosen such a time as this to reveal to the world that an independent British author has took the bestseller slot on the Kindle store in the final months of 2011 having published his book using Kindle Direct Publishing.

Amazon has released an application that allows users to send documents quickly from a PC to their Kindle.

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Officials in Luxembourg, home of Amazon's European HQ, have decided to slice ebook VAT which could cause a drop in the price of digital books across Europe.

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The US has joined Europe in investigating ebook price-fixing claims with a spokesperson for the Department of Justice noting in a statement that it was looking into "anticompetitive practices involving ebook sales."

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Hot on the heels of its Kobo ereader launch last month, WHSmith has unveiled the Kobo Vox, a colour touchscreen ereader complete with Wi-Fi connectivity and fairly palatable price tag.

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More attractive ebooks could be on their way to a Kindle near you, as Amazon Kindle Format 8 (KF8) will come with HTML5 support. The big news here is that publishers will be able to make ebooks a lot more exciting, using interactive elements and snazzier layouts.

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UpdatedWH Smiths has entered the electronic books market and the 21 century by sealing a deal with Kobo to sell its ereader in the UK.