Afterlaunchingits store for e-books in the USA exactly ten months ago, Google hasannouncedthat today it hasarrived in the UK.
With “hundreds of thousands” of titles available to buy, UK publishers including Hachette, Random House and Penguin have been signed up. Over 2 million free public domain titles are also available. Google will be working with other UK retailers including Gardeners’ Hive and Blackwell’s to broaden the reach of its e-books.
As with the US, the store supports browsers, and Android and Apple devices for buying and reading books. E-reader devices, from manufacturers including Sony, Kobo and Elonex also support the e-books available on the store. The first third party e-reader to support Google’s eBookstore was the iRiver StoryHD,back in Julythis year.
While Google’s ebook ecosystem isn’t as well known, or well stocked, as Amazon’s Kindle, it certainly offers customers a credible alternative in terms of having a wide range of titles available to read across a wide range of devices.
Story byMartin SFP Bryant
Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously(show all)Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletterPreSeed Nowand technology and media consultancyBig Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.
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