RBI official asks banks not to use govt capital to clean books

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 19:04

A senior Reserve Bank official Wednesday said state-run lenders should use the capital received from the government to grow their credit books rather than clear their large pile of bad assets.

Now, a Braille smartwatch that lets the blind read texts, e-books

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 13:17

A South Korean startup has developed an affordable Braille smartwatch which allows the visually impaired to receive and read text messages in real time and even read e-books.

Xiaomi books 1H sales fall, putting full-year goal in doubt

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 18:33

Xiaomi has enjoyed a rapid rise with handsets it touts as cheaper but well-designed alternatives to Apple Inc`s iPhones. That led private investors last year to value the firm at $45 billion, making it China`s most valuable startup.

Amazon to pay self-published authors based on pages read

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015, 23:12

It could soon pay more to write lengthier books, if you are an author self-publishing on Amazon.com Inc`s Kindle ebook platform.

Cairn India, Vedanta Boards to meet on Sunday for merger talks

Last Updated: Saturday, June 13, 2015, 18:40

The Boards of Cairn India and Vedanta Ltd will separately meet Sunday to discuss on the proposed merger of the firms.

EU opens anti-trust probe into Amazon e-book business

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 16:45

The European Commission, the EU executive`s arm, is probing clauses Amazon has with its publishers which may shield the company from competitors, including the right to be informed of more favourable terms.

Apple fails to disqualify antitrust monitor in e-books case

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 10:35

U.S. Department of Justice by finding that Apple had played a "central role" in conspiring to raise e-book prices and impede rivals such as Amazon.com Inc.

Amazon, HarperCollins reach multi-year publishing deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 08:56

E-commerce company Amazon.com Inc and publisher HarperCollins have reached a new multi-year publishing deal that covers both print and digital titles, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing HarperCollins.

Canada competition watchdog probes Indigo, Kobo over e-books

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 09:06

Canada`s Competition Bureau said on Tuesday it is investigating Indigo Books and Music Inc, the country`s biggest bookstore chain, as part of a probe into alleged anti-competitive practices in the e-book market.

Get 'out of the box' ideas for Budget: PM to ministers

Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 19:32

With budgetary exercise underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked his ministerial colleagues to get "out of the box" ideas from the common man which could be incorporated in the financial outlay.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg starts reading program

Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 06:31

Mark Zuckerberg wants to add a little more "book" to Facebook.

US faces tough questions in Apple e-books antitrust appeal

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 08:52

A US government lawyer faced tough questioning in an appeals court on Monday as he sought to defend a judge`s ruling that Apple Inc conspired with five publishers to raise e-book prices.