Kobo's top Valentine's Day sneaky read list

You can shower your Valentine with chocolates and gummy bears but there's just something more delicious in a really good read. When I asked my friends what book came to mind as an indulgent steamy read many tell me that Fifty Shades of Grey was their first pick. Are you surprised? Didn't think so. However, shading books like this from the eyes of strangers on the bus, coworkers, and kids made them self-conscious. But those who had it on their eReaders felt they could really surrender into their books without hesitation. 

For this upcoming Valentine's Day, we checked in with Kobo to find out what's been the most popular downloaded "sneaky reads" lately...

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Kindle Unlimited comes to Canada, 750,000 books on tap for $9.99 a month

Aiming to do for eBooks what Netflix did for streaming video, Amazon.ca is offering Kindle Unlimited to Canadians. The subscritpion service gives users access to over 720,000 eBooks for $9.99 a month.

“We are thrilled to introduce Kindle Unlimited to Canadian customers and give book lovers unlimited access to hundreds of thousands of titles,” said Russ Grandinetti, Senior Vice President, Kindle. “With Kindle Unlimited, our customers are spending more time reading and have the freedom to explore new authors, series and genres.” Hit jump for more details.

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Review: Amazon Kindle (2014)

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The journey of Amazon's Kindle eBook reader has been one of constant distillation and simplification. For the past seven years, this device has grown by reducing everything from the number of buttons to the type of functionality it offers. The result is arguably the best and most no-nonsense tool to read on-the-go.

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Read all you can with Kindle Unlimited

Amazon has officially confirmed rumours that they were introducing a new ebook service that will let you read as much as you want for a monthly fee. The Kindle Unlimited costs US$10 a month and gives you access to 600,000 books and 8,000 audio books as well. Popular titles like Lord of the Rings, Hunger Games, and Harry Potter are available but a lot of the major publishers aren’t fully represented. And we’re not sure how the current struggles with the publishing world would affect this venture.

The Kindle Unlimited comes with a free 30-day trial to make you want to sign up plus a three-month subscription to Audible. However, it is currently just available in the U.S. and there have been no announcements yet when this would make its way to other countries.

Source: Gizmodo