Canadian Ebook Store Offers 'Free' Public Domain Ebooks -- Claim...

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:46

Brendan writes "Chapters/Indigo , the dominant book retailer in Canada, just recently launched their eBook store, thinly disguised as an independent 3rd party called ShortCovers .

Both companies are children of the parent company Indigo Books & Music Inc.

The fact that they have launched an eBook program is not a problem.

It's great, in fact. I'd like to see more action in this space, and anything to help people read more is a step in...


 

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