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• Amazon is discontinuing multiple Kindle devices as of next month

  'Technology has come a long way in that time, and these devices will no longer be supported moving forward,' an Amazon spokesperson wrote to Global News.

  Economy

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• Calgary Public Library joins library network calling for fairer e-book rates

  Calgary’s call to action joins a network of libraries across North America who are campaigning to bring down the high prices of electronic books.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2019
  
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• Publishers’ embargo on eBooks ‘could be crippling’ to Edmonton libraries

  Libraries will be upping their lobbying efforts with the federal government, authors - even Amazon - regarding the overly restrictive conditions publishers have put on eBooks.

  Consumer

  Aug 28, 2019
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• Cost of ebooks, audiobooks ‘not a sustainable model’ for Canadian libraries, council says

  Libraries across Canada are running into barriers in accessing both ebooks and digital audiobooks for their patrons.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018
• Amazon removes app after Santa threatens children with death

  A woman in England was outraged last week when she discovered Santa Claus threatening to look for, and kill, her children via a Kindle app.

  Tech

  Nov 20, 2018
• Lion & Bright is going dark — after 5 p.m.

  During the evening Lion and Bright becomes a bar with an atmosphere that encourages people to "turn their work off" and relax and socialize.

  Consumer

  Oct 3, 2017
• Portable tablets and eReaders for every need and Samsung’s fit band winner

  Its big feature is Bluetooth connectivity with wireless headphones and speakers with VoiceView screen reader allowing visually impaired readers to have navigation and text read out to them. Nice!

  Tech

  Jul 23, 2016
• Amazon declines comment on Paul Bernardo e-book

  E-commerce giant Amazon.com has told Global News in a statement it will not comment on an e-book released by Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2015
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• Paul Bernardo e-book rises to the top of Amazon Canada’s best seller list

  An e-book penned by notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo has risen to the top of Amazon Canada's list of its biggest sellers in the Kindle Store.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2015
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• How is Paul Bernardo able to publish a graphic, violent novel from prison?

  How is Paul Bernardo, one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers and rapists, able to pen a graphic, violent novel from prison? According to one criminal lawyer, it's within his rights as a prisoner and he is likely the one profiting behind bars.

  Crime

  Nov 12, 2015