A big retailer in the UK is from its ambitions to move into digital media. Mahr marsurf. Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is exiting the digital entertainment business. As part of that process, it will be outsourcing its e-book operations to, the online bookseller and maker of e-readers, owned by Japan’s Rakuten.The digital entertainment business, which is marketed as, also includes, and, alongside e-books. I’ve contacted a customer support rep at Sainsbury’s Entertainment who has also confirmed that everything will be “winding down across all platforms in the next few months.”And now we have a statement from Sainbury’s PR:“Following a commercial review we have taken the strategic decision to close the Sainsbury’s Entertainment service.
The official Sainsbury's app itself acts as a hub of services, offering quick and convenient access to what the supermarket has available. Over 400,000 titles are available through its eBooks catalogue, 35,000 of them are free to download. Firing up the movies and TV app will open up a range of movies from major studios with rental pricing from £0.99 and outright purchases starting at £7.99.Download the apps using the links below and let us know your thoughts in the comments.We may earn a commission for purchases using our links.
Rakuten Kobo, a global digital reading company created by booklovers for booklovers, is working with Sainsbury’s Entertainment on Demand (part of Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s leading food and non-food retailers), to offer Sainsbury’s customers the opportunity to transfer their eBook libraries to Kobo’s eReading service as Sainsbury’s exits the digital entertainment business.