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S&S Expands Library E-book Lending
The publisher is opening up its e-book lending program to all libraries. Previously, the S&S catalog was available only to those libraries participating in the house's “Buy It Now” merchandising program.
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Oyster Debuts Online Literary Journal
Oyster, the e-book subscription service, is launching the 'Oyster Review,' an online literary journal that will publish original material on books and writing.
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BiblioBoard, Bestselling Authors Partner on Library E-books
Dubbed the “Indie Rock Stars” module, the program will launch with the participation of some 90 authors, and will include at least 18 New York Times bestselling books and more than 30 award-winning novels.
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Open Road Partners with Spanish Publisher on Bestseller Translations
Open Road Español, Open Road Media's Spanish language imprint, has teamed up with Barcelona-based independent publisher Roca Editorial, to market and distribute Spanish-language e-book translations of backlist novels by big-name American and British authors.
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Scribner Launches Online Magazine
The new consumer website will feature contributions from Scribner authors and editors, as well as from other Simon & Schuster imprints.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Bravo, Andy Cohen
Bravo exec Andy Cohen, host of the network’s 'Watch What Happens: Live,' hit the #1 spot on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list with his memoir, 'The Andy Cohen Diaries.'
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Vice Launching Sci-Fi Site
Terraform, Brooklyn-based Vice Media Group's first standalone literary platform, will be dedicated to original pieces of science fiction.
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, November 9, 2014
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended November 9, 2014.
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Vook Acquires Coliloquy
The digital publisher has acquired Coliloquy, a company that produces choose-your-own-adventure enhanced e-books and apps.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Connelly Overtakes Grisham
'The Burning Room,' Michael Connelly’s 19th Harry Bosch mystery, was the top selling title in Apple’s iBooks store for the week ended November 10.
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Blurb Debuts ‘Dream Team’ Skills Marketplace
Blurb has recruited industry veterans Molly Barton and Richard Nash to a overseenew marketplace of skilled book professionals available to support new book projects.
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Scribd Adds 30,000 Audiobooks
The popularity of the digital subscription model continues to grow with the announcement that e-book subscription service Scribd will now offer unlimited access to more than 30,000 audiobooks.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Grisham Pushes to the Top
Gillian Flynn’s 'Gone Girl' has been ousted from the top spot by John Grisham’s 'Gray Mountain.'
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Diversion Books Launches Romance Retail App
E-book publisher Diversion Books has launched EverAfter, a bookstore app dedicated to romance titles.
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Oyster Adds Book List Recommendations
E-book subscription service Oyster is adding a Book Lists feature to expand its ability to offer book recommendations to readers.
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Google Play Jazzes Up E-book Nonfiction
Google has launched a new version of Google Play Books that it hopes will make for a better reading experience for nonfiction titles.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Grisham Lands at #2
'Gray Mountain,' the latest novel from John Grisham, debuted on Apple’s iBooks chart at #2.
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Al Jazeera Web Comic Looks at Big Data and the Future of Privacy
Al Jazeera America has released 'Terms of Service,' an online graphic novel that is part of the network’s strategy of tapping into new forms of storytelling.
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Kobo Adds Marvel Digital Graphic Novels
E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Marvel Comics to sell digital editions of its collected graphic novels.