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Amazon's Kindle Scout Open for Voting
Voting begins today on Kindle Scout, Amazon’s new crowdsourced publishing program, letting readers preview and vote on which unpublished manuscripts they believe should be published.
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HarperCollins Debuts Global Podcast Network
HarperCollins has launched HarperCollins Presents, a global podcast network that incorporates the publisher’s existing podcast programs such as BookD and HarperAudio Presents.
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New E-book Subscription Service Debuts in U.K.
Blloon, a new e-book subscription service aimed at kids, has launched in the U.K. Its
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iBooks Bestsellers: Picoult Hits #2
'Leaving Time,' the latest from Jodi Picoult, came in at #2 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended October 20.
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Atavist Books to Close
Atavist Books, a multiplatform book company formed by media mogul Barry Diller, chairman of the IAC/InterActiveCorp, film producer Scott Rudin, and former Picador publisher Frances Coady in September 2012, will shutter at the end of the year.
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Vook Releases First Byliner Original E-book
A month after its acquisition of digital publisher Byliner, Vook is publishing 'Five Fires,' by Laura Lippman, its first Byliner original e-book.
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Issuu Releases iOS8 App, Partners with Jumpstart
Issuu, a digital distribution and reading platform, has launched a new iOS app and announced a partnership with national literacy organization Jumpstart.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Riordan Can’t Top Flynn
Not even 'The Blood of Olympus,' the much anticipated finale of Rick Riordan’s The Heroes of Olympus series, could oust 'Gone Girl' from the top spot on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list.
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Amazon's Crowdsourcing Program Gets a Name
Kindle Scout is now taking submissions for titles in romance, mystery and thriller, and science fiction and fantasy genres.
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'Rumble Fish' Giveaway at Starbucks
This week, customers at the coffee chain can collect a Pick of the Week card at the store to download S.E. Hinton's book, originally published in 1975, on Apple's iBooks store.
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Adobe Responds to ALA Concerns Over E-Book Privacy
Adobe has been under heavy criticism since a report revealed that Adobe Digital Editions is collecting and transmitting unencrypted user data back to Adobe.
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, October 5, 2014
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended October 5, 2014.
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New York Comic Con 2014: Trajectory, Diamond Target Schools, Libraries
Trajectory and Diamond Comics Distributors announced an initiative at New York Comic Con to provide an expanded catalogue of digital comics and graphic novels to schools and libraries.
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Saga Press E-books To Be DRM-Free
Simon & Schuster's fledgling science fiction and fantasy imprint, Saga Press, will publish its e-books without DRM, the company said Wednesday afternoon.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Book to Film Titles Lead
Gillian Flynn's 'Gone Girl' hit #1 at both the weekend box office and on Apple's bestseller list.
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3M Library, B&N Offer Nook Lending Program
3M Library Systems is partnering with Barnes & Noble to allow library systems to purchase the Nook GlowLight e-readers directly from the retailer to lend to their patrons.
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, September 28, 2014
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended September 28, 2014.