Yahoo! Launches eBook Store

By Planet eBook Editor
September 5, 2001

Yahoo! has announced its entry into the world of eBooks through its deal with Penguin Putnam, Simon & Schuster, Random House and HarperCollins, which will see eBooks being sold through Yahoo!. The eBook site, part of the Yahoo! Shopping site, opens with a very large range of more than one thousand eBooks.

The eBooks are being sold in formats for Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader and Microsoft Reader. The categories on offer include:

  • Action & Thrillers
  • Arts, Music & Entertainment
  • Business & Investing
  • Children & Young Adults
  • College Books
  • Computers
  • Cooking, Food & Wine
  • General
  • Health & Wellness
  • History
  • House & Garden
  • Literature & Fiction
  • Mystery & Suspense
  • Non-Fiction
  • Parenting & Families
  • Reference & Education
  • Religion & Spirituality
  • Romance
  • Science & Nature
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Travel

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