Amazon pulls the plug on Kindle store in ChinaUS tech giant Amazon pulled the plug on its Kindle online services in China on Friday, closing a chapter on its fight for the massive consu...
30 Jun, 2023, 02.21 PM IST
Common Eligibility Test for govt job aspirants will be conducted from early 2022: Jitendra Singh"This landmark reform is also a reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deep and sensitive concern for the youth and his keenness to p...
06 Jul, 2021, 08.58 PM IST
Reading famous autobiographies helped this CEO face challenges, unlock his true potentialThe learning that Chakraborty got from these books is very clear and specific.
02 Nov, 2020, 06.12 PM IST
Airtel forays in to e-books services segmentThe service will be available to both Airtel and non-Airtel customers in iOS and Android.
03 Apr, 2019, 10.42 PM IST
Millennials dispel stereotype, prefer physical books over digital versionsYoung people still prefer curling up with a physical copy over e-book more so than their older counterparts.
24 May, 2018, 09.22 AM IST
Government seeks to impose customs duty on KindleIn 2015, Amazon launched Kindle Unlimited subscription service in India that allowed customers to read a wide genre of books for a monthly ...
30 May, 2017, 12.57 AM IST
West Bengal Library Service to digitize rare booksThe process of digitization will be done with assistance from the Mass Education and Extension and Library Service Department of the state ...
10 Apr, 2017, 09.30 PM IST
About 39% of youth in NCR aspire to become software engineers: SurveyThis year applications like Snapchat, Periscope and Vine are top favourites among the young students compared to last year when none of the...
07 Mar, 2017, 05.33 PM IST
Now, 15% service tax on music, e-books sold on foreign portalsThe crux of the amendment by Central Board of Excise and Customs is the change in the definition of 'place of provision of service'.
12 Nov, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
Bengali literature to be available as e-booksA Kolkata-based publishing house had collaborated with IIT Kharagpur to launch Bengali e-books and audio book services.
17 Jan, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Amazon India could launch Kindle Unlimited starting at Rs 199 per monthIt is further believed that the service will be priced at Rs 199 per month to attract a wide range of customers, which could be an excellen...
28 Aug, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
Railways launch e-booking service for wheelchairsThe wheelchair facility is for the benefit of old, sick and differently-abled people, who can pre-book wheelchairs while booking their tick...
13 Aug, 2015, 10.17 PM IST
Finance Ministry launches e-book to improve governanceThe e-book details disinvestment plans, trade facilitation initiatives, Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) and direct benefit transfer scheme, among ...
25 Dec, 2014, 07.37 PM IST
Gujarat libraries to convert over 70,000 books into e-booksThe books will be available for members through 'e-Library Reader' software for computers as well as through Android App for mobile phones.
10 Nov, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
Samsung partners with Amazon for custom Kindle eBookThe custom-built eBook service will offer best-selling books, newspapers and magazines on mobile devices including over 500,000 exclusive t...
17 Apr, 2014, 08.29 PM IST
Amazon launches Kindle store in IndiaAmazon on Wednesday announced that the India Kindle Store will now be available in India, helping consumers to buy e-books in rupees.
23 Aug, 2012, 09.21 AM IST
- On the Books: Libraries & readers wade into digital lending
About 5,400 public libraries now offer e-books, as well as digitally downloadable audio books. Circulation is expanding quickly. The number...
16 Oct, 2009, 12.38 AM IST