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While Shortcovers will allow you to read the first chapter of a book free of charge, subsequent chapters will cost 99 cents each, for those who opt to read on a chapter-by-chapter basis. Alternatively, you'll be able to purchase an entire e-book for about $10 to $20, or to order delivery of the same book in traditional, non-electronic form.
On a related note, Indigo runs brick-and-mortar retail stores under the Indigo as well as the Chapters and Coles names. But in this case, "Chapters" has a different meaning. Indigo acquired the once-competing Chapters chain -- along with the Coles stores owned by Chapters -- via a hostile takeover in 2001.
Indigo also operates an existing online store called Chapters.Indigo.ca. On a visit to that site today, Betanews found that you can already read chapters of some e-books for free using a standard Web browser. From there, you can choose to write a review, send the chapter to a friend, share the chapter on Facebook, or order delivery of the traditional book.
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