How big is the Sony/Waterstones ebook catalogue in the UK?

charlieperry · 08-24-2008, 09:47 PM

Just wondering if the UK ebook catalogue will be a similar size to the US one. Has anyone been able to have a look at the store yet?

igorsk · 08-25-2008, 02:31 AM

Various PRs mentioned "tens of thousands".

stustaff · 08-25-2008, 06:14 PM

interesting article here Versaware are running the library

"Waterstone's is taking a pioneering role in the United Kingdom for the sale of eBooks. This agreement will allow customers to search for e-Books at Waterstone's Online, then link to Versaware's website to place their order for Versabooks, the premiere electronic book format available today. In the future customers will be able to both search for and purchase e-Books through Waterstone's Online."

"We are excited that Waterstone's, the leading UK bookseller, has embraced the Versaware technology," said Sol Rosenberg, a co-founder of Versaware. "The combination of the Waterstone's brand with Versaware e-Book technologies will enable thousands of users to build their own libraries of electronic books."

Cant find much info on what versaware do or offer can anyone else? their website appaers to now work! www.versaware.com

EDIT: ah seems like versaware are at eBookCity.com

EDIT 2: stranger and stranger www.ebookcity.com is also junk even though the following article states
"The partnership is being launched with a special e-Books promotion. A link from www.waterstones.co.uk to eBookCity.com (Versaware's eBookstore) will enable customers to download Sams Teach Yourself Windows 98 in 24 Hours and Sams Teach Yourself to Create Webpages in 24 Hours on to their PCs or to read these titles in their own online library. If customers buy both books, they will also receive, free of charge, Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 in Ten Minutes. "

stustaff · 08-25-2008, 06:22 PM

found this

http://www.aboutus.org/EBookCity.com

and this statement from 1999 again refers to ebookcity.com which again doesnt seem active.

"Versaware, Inc. has announced the debut of eBookCity.com (http://www.ebookcity.com), an online electronic publishing portal that provides consumers and the professional publishing industry with diverse content, commerce, and communities. eBookCity. corn will feature MyLibrary, eReference Centers, eBookstore, Free Bookstore, and interest-based user communities. A full-service publishing service will be launched within a few months."

igorsk · 08-25-2008, 07:36 PM

Um, that PR is from 2000... Doesn't look like they're still around.

stustaff · 08-26-2008, 06:25 AM

Exactly!

Erm Oh yeh your right so i guess that 'relationship' is clearly over wonder what Waterstones will be doing this time round? just using Sony I guess.

08-24-2008, 09:47 PM	#1
charlieperry Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 174 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney Device: Sony PRS 505	How big is the Sony/Waterstones ebook catalogue in the UK? Just wondering if the UK ebook catalogue will be a similar size to the US one. Has anyone been able to have a look at the store yet?

08-25-2008, 06:14 PM	#3
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	interesting article here Versaware are running the library "Waterstone's is taking a pioneering role in the United Kingdom for the sale of eBooks. This agreement will allow customers to search for e-Books at Waterstone's Online, then link to Versaware's website to place their order for Versabooks, the premiere electronic book format available today. In the future customers will be able to both search for and purchase e-Books through Waterstone's Online." "We are excited that Waterstone's, the leading UK bookseller, has embraced the Versaware technology," said Sol Rosenberg, a co-founder of Versaware. "The combination of the Waterstone's brand with Versaware e-Book technologies will enable thousands of users to build their own libraries of electronic books." Cant find much info on what versaware do or offer can anyone else? their website appaers to now work! www.versaware.com EDIT: ah seems like versaware are at eBookCity.com EDIT 2: stranger and stranger www.ebookcity.com is also junk even though the following article states "The partnership is being launched with a special e-Books promotion. A link from www.waterstones.co.uk to eBookCity.com (Versaware's eBookstore) will enable customers to download Sams Teach Yourself Windows 98 in 24 Hours and Sams Teach Yourself to Create Webpages in 24 Hours on to their PCs or to read these titles in their own online library. If customers buy both books, they will also receive, free of charge, Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 in Ten Minutes. " Last edited by stustaff; 08-25-2008 at 06:16 PM.

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08-25-2008, 02:31 AM	#2
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Various PRs mentioned "tens of thousands".

08-25-2008, 06:22 PM	#4
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	found this http://www.aboutus.org/EBookCity.com and this statement from 1999 again refers to ebookcity.com which again doesnt seem active. "Versaware, Inc. has announced the debut of eBookCity.com (http://www.ebookcity.com), an online electronic publishing portal that provides consumers and the professional publishing industry with diverse content, commerce, and communities. eBookCity. corn will feature MyLibrary, eReference Centers, eBookstore, Free Bookstore, and interest-based user communities. A full-service publishing service will be launched within a few months."

08-25-2008, 07:36 PM	#5
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Um, that PR is from 2000... Doesn't look like they're still around.

08-26-2008, 06:25 AM	#6
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	Exactly! Erm Oh yeh your right so i guess that 'relationship' is clearly over wonder what Waterstones will be doing this time round? just using Sony I guess.

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