Product Reviews Net » Google eBook Store http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Google eBookstore: App out now? http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/07/google-ebookstore-app-out-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-ebookstore-app-out-now http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/07/google-ebookstore-app-out-now/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:31:54 +0000 Daniel Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=116520 Yesterday Google officially announced it’s eBook store and already we have brought you the news that Kindle are trying to keep up by updating their online store as well as well as how to use Google’s free previewing on their site.

Now we are brining you the news that the Google eBookstore App is going to be available to download. Google are trying to keep to a variety of devices by releasing the app on not only iOS but also on the Android platform, this will include devices such as the iPad, iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S to name a few.

Unfortunately the app doesn’t seem to be available in all domains but it soon will be so keep your eyes peeled for it. If you are wondering what features the app will have then head over to appshopper.com where they have listed all of them.

Are you disappointed that it isn’t available right now? Will you be downloading it when it is available? Let us know in the comments below.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/07/google-ebookstore-app-out-now/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle Service Update: Matches Google eBook Store http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/07/amazon-kindle-service-update-matches-google-ebook-store/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-kindle-service-update-matches-google-ebook-store http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/07/amazon-kindle-service-update-matches-google-ebook-store/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:57:10 +0000 Daniel Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=116470 Looks like Amazon will be reacting to Google’s eBook store by releasing some kind of update to their Kindle service. It is expected that they will try to align themselves with Google’s eBook store and make it like for like, but is that enough? Surely they need to improve on their own store and offer something different to Google’s.

There are a couple of things that Google’s store currently has that the Kindle one doesn’t but Kindle are expected to change that today by updating their store. One of the things is Google’s ability to read books from within the browser from any machine using their cloud system and picking up from where you last read. Now I am not much of a book reader but I am a computer guy, this sort of feature really appeals to me and the whole generation of computer minded people. You can even preview books on Google’s store for free.

No more need to be carrying books around with you whether you go with Kindle or Google, which is a great move forward. If you haven’t yet heard anything about Google’s eBook store then don’t worry, you can read about it here going head to head with Amazon and watch a video at the bottom of the article.

If you wish to read a bit more about the Kindle update then head over to digitaltrends.com where Jeffrey Van Camp has written an article by clicking here.

What do you think of Google’s ideas for moving forward? A disadvantage that I see straight away is that there is no offline download. I think they have been pretty innovative in their design but could this flaw be the thorn in their side? Let us know in the comments below.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/07/amazon-kindle-service-update-matches-google-ebook-store/feed/ 0 Google Editions: Will you use the Service or not? http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/02/google-editions-will-you-use-the-service-or-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-editions-will-you-use-the-service-or-not http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/12/02/google-editions-will-you-use-the-service-or-not/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:35:22 +0000 Alan Ng http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=115998 It looks like Google are ready to enter the world of digital ebooks, as a new report has suggested that Google will be launching their digital ebook store before the end of the year, in the US first.

As reported from BGR, an article published by the WSJ has stated that the name of the service will be called ‘Google Editions’, and that it will give users the opportunity to purchase books directly from Google.

Google is also planning to partner with various online retailers, so that books purchased can be added to an online library which is tied to a Google account. There are also plans for a revenue-sharing model for third-parties too, as websites and blogs that ‘talk’ about a particular book and then link to the purchase on Google Editions would be able to share a cut of the sale.

At the moment, the service is launching in US first, presumably at the end of this month. As for UK users and everyone else, the WSJ report states that it will be available during the 1st quarter of 2011. You can read further details on Google Editions via the WSJ article here.

What are your thoughts on the project? Do you think it is a good idea or not? Would you happily use the service once it is launched, or do you believe that Google are just jumping on the ebook bandwagon like everyone else?

Maybe they feel slightly threatened about Apple and their ebook services on the iPad, although according to the WSJ, Google are calling Editions ‘universal’, meaning that users can read their ebooks on any device which they choose. We’ll let you know once we hear further details on this.

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