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Kobo Acquires Shelfie Technology Platform

By Calvin Reid | 04/07/2017 @ 09:45AM

Kobo has acquired the technology platform and staff of Shelfie, a now defunct service that offered consumers the ability to get free or discounted e-book editions of print titles that they already owned.
iBooks Bestseller: 'Black Book' Gets Patterson Bump

By John Maher | 04/05/2017 @ 10:00AM

Thriller heavyweight James Patterson returns to the top of the iBooks Bestseller list with his latest, 'The Black Book,' co-written with David Ellis.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, March 26, 2017

| 03/31/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 26, 2017.
Microsoft Unveils Digital Bookstore

By Calvin Reid | 03/30/2017 @ 10:00AM

Microsoft, which was Barnes & Noble's original partner on the Nook (before ending the relationship in 2014), is now back in the digital book market. According to reports, the tech giant's new online bookstore will sell hundred of thousands of frontlist and backlist titles.
NEH Funds Digitization of PEN International Archives at UT Austin

By Ed Nawotka | 03/30/2017 @ 09:00AM

The politically beleaguered National Endowment for the Humanities has granted $195,000 to the Ransom Center at the University of Texas to catalog and digitize the archives of free speech organization PEN International.
iBooks Bestsellers: Slaughter Sits 'Pretty' On Top

By John Maher | 03/29/2017 @ 09:00AM

Karin Slaughter's 'Pretty Girls' hit the top of the iBooks bestseller list last week, followed by Liane Moriarty's 'Big Little Lies' as its HBO adaptation comes to a close.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, March 19, 2017

| 03/24/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 19, 2017.
iBooks Bestseller: Unshakeable 'Shack'

By John Maher | 03/22/2017 @ 09:00AM

William P. Young's 'The Shack' stays at the top of the iBooks bestseller list as its film continues to screen in theaters nationwide.
iBooks Bestsellers: ‘The Shack’ Stays #1

By Emma Koonse | 03/16/2017 @ 09:00AM

Wm. Paul Young’s ‘The Shack’ continues to see strong sales following its big screen adaption, claiming the #1 spot on the iBooks bestseller list for the second week in a row.
Hachette Partners with Wattpad to Produce Audiobooks

By Calvin Reid | 03/15/2017 @ 09:00AM

Wattpad and Hachette Book Group have inked a deal to produce 50 audiobooks using Wattpad's content. The first titles created under the deal will become available this summer.
London Book Fair 2017: Cory Doctorow Unveils His Latest Publishing Experiment—Fair Trade E-Books

By Cory Doctorow | 03/14/2017 @ 12:00AM

For his forthcoming book, Walkaway, out in April, the bestselling author has devised a novel approach to selling the digital edition.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, March 5, 2017

| 03/10/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 5, 2017.
iBooks Bestsellers: 'Shack' Attack

By John Maher | 03/08/2017 @ 08:00AM

Wm. Paul Young's Christian bestseller 'The Shack' hit #1 on the iBooks bestseller list this week after a strong box office debut for its film adaptation.
Hachette U.K. Acquires Bookouture

By John Maher | 03/07/2017 @ 09:45AM

Bookouture, the U.K.-based digital publishing company that had a number of titles hit high on Amazon's Kindle e-books bestselller list in 2016, has been acquired by Hachette U.K.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 26, 2017

| 03/03/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended February 26, 2017.
iBooks Bestsellers: Moriarty Makes Big Little Gains

By John Maher | 03/01/2017 @ 10:00AM

Liane Moriarty's 'Big Little Lies' makes a big gain, climbing to the top of the iBooks bestsellers list as its TV miniseries adaptation heads toward its third episode on Sunday.
Counterculture Quarterly ‘Evergreen Review’ Revived Online

By Calvin Reid | 03/01/2017 @ 09:30AM

Founded in 1957 by Grove publisher Barney Rosset, the iconic literary quarterly has been relaunched under the direction of editor-in-chief Dale Peck.
Why the IDPF-W3C Merger is a Good Thing

By Laura Dawson | 02/24/2017 @ 07:00PM

The merger will help improve the e-reading experience.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 19, 2017

| 02/24/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended February 19, 2017.

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