MetaComet's AuthorPortal.com Goes Live

After three months of beta testing, MetaComet will release AuthorPortal.com to publishers at BookExpo America.

Amazon Fights to Keep Secrets in E-book Trial

Amazon attorneys filed a letter with the court asking that it be allowed to redact sensitive business information about its Kindle e-book program gathered as evidence for the upcoming Apple price-fixing trial.

Sourcebooks Partners with Discovery Communications on HowStuffWorks

Sourcebooks is partnering with Discovery Communications media company to create and publish a fully enhanced and interactive nonfiction e-book series based on Discovery's HowStuffWorks television series and associated Web site.

Script Lit Turns Unused Screenplays Into e-Novellas

Looking to transform Hollywood’s pile of unproduced scripts into publishable e-books, James West, a motion-picture industry entrepreneur, has launched Script Lit.

PW Online and On Air: Week of May 20, 2013

Looking for the Next Goodreads

When Amazon announced in March that it would acquire Goodreads in the second quarter of the year, there was much handwringing, along with tweeting and Facebooking, especially by independent booksellers.

Google Glass: No, You Can’t Read A Book On It

PW gets to play with Google's wearable computing device.

BISG’s MIP 2013: A New World of Big Data, Complexity and Collaboration

In a morning of presentations focused on the growing importance of Big Data, mobile computing and self-publishing on industry decision-making, The Book Industry Study Group’s Making Information Pay Conference featured a variety of panelists at its May 15 event.

'The Nation' Launches eBookNation

The Nation has announced the launch of eBookNation, a new digital book initiative designed to feature both original works by Nation writers, and collections of essays and articles from the Nation Digital Archive.

Penguin Attorneys Recycle Failed Arbitration Bid

In a 2012 ruling, Judge Denise Cote forcefully shot down Penguin’s arguments for compelling arbitration in the price-fixing case. So, why re-file the motion to compel arbitration? To preserve the issue for appeal—yet another tantalizing hint that Penguin is not settling, and is prepared to go to trial.