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Speakaboos Adds Content from Scholastic, Jim Henson

By Calvin Reid | 08/21/2014 @ 09:30AM

Speakaboos, a mobile educational platform for children that offers subscription access to interactive e-books and songs, is expanding its digital inventory with new content from Scholastic, the Jim Henson Company, and HIT Entertainment.
iBooks Bestsellers: Forman Stays on Top

| 08/20/2014 @ 09:40AM

Just days ahead of the debut of the film adaptation of 'If I Stay,' Gayle Forman’s novel was once again the top seller in Apple’s iBooks store.
Blurb Teams with Ingram; Offers More Trade Services

By Calvin Reid | 08/19/2014 @ 09:00AM

Blurb, the POD self-publishing platform, announced a global print distribution partnership with Ingram, new trim-size and wholesale discounts and lower-priced print production costs.
Judge Orders Mediation in Latest E-book Price-Fixing Suit

By Andrew Albanese | 08/15/2014 @ 09:50AM

The litigation represents the latest legal front for Apple and the publishers stemming from the 2010 agency switch.
Four Questions for...Hugh Howey

By Rachel Deahl | 08/13/2014 @ 10:00AM

PW spoke to 'Wool' author Hugh Howey, who has been an outspoken advocate for Amazon, about the ongoing stalemate between the e-tailer and Hachette.
iBooks Bestsellers: Adaptations Take the Lead

| 08/13/2014 @ 09:30AM

Just over a week ahead of the release of the film adaptation of 'If I Stay,' Gayle Forman's novel, once again, took the top spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list.
Writer's Digest, BookBaby Partner on Self-Pub Imprint

| 08/13/2014 @ 09:30AM

Blue Ash Publishing will give authors the "education resources" of the Writer's Digest community, alongside the distribution power of BookBaby's sales network.
BiblioBoard Announces New Partnership Deals

| 08/13/2014 @ 12:00AM

New partners include ePubDirect, Independent Publishers Group, CoreSource and Firebrand Technologies.
Surveying Digital Comics After Amazon-Comixology

by Bruce Lidl | 08/11/2014 @ 05:00PM

Speaking with a wide variety of publishers at the San Diego Comic-Con revealed different reactions to DRM-free comics, in-app purchases, storytelling and more as the industry adapts to Amazon's acquisition of Comixology.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, August 3, 2014

| 08/08/2014 @ 04:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended August 3, 2014.
Scribd Debuts New Browsing Platform

By Calvin Reid | 08/07/2014 @ 10:30AM

Stepping up competition in the e-book subscription category, Scribd is launching a new browsing feature that claims to combine the best of human and algorithmic book recommendation.
Japanese Manga, Anime Firms Debut Latest Antipiracy Project

By Deb Aoki | 08/06/2014 @ 10:00AM

In the latest effort by Japanese manga and anime houses to fight digital piracy, the industry is coupling take down notices with a series of online video appeals that direct fans to legal access points for manga and anime.
iBooks Bestsellers: 'If I Stay' Takes #1

| 08/06/2014 @ 09:30AM

Gayle Forman's 'If I Stay,' adapted into a film to be released on August 22, landed in the top spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended August 4.
BISG Higher Ed Study Shows Continuing Disruption

| 08/06/2014 @ 09:00AM

New findings from BISG's ongoing survey of student and faculty attitudes show students will pay for solutions that reduce study time, improve outcomes.
O’Reilly Takes Full Ownership of Safari Books

| 08/05/2014 @ 09:40AM

O’Reilly Media has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Safari Books, a subscription e-book service offering access to business and tech content, originally launched as a joint venture with the Pearson Technology Group in 2001.
Report: Libraries Struggling with E-books

by Andrew Albanese | 08/04/2014 @ 08:15AM

U.S libraries have made the most headway with e-books in libraries, but internationally, the situation remains problematic, according to a new report from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).
Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Apple Settlement

by Andrew Albanese | 08/01/2014 @ 07:48PM

As expected, Judge Denise Cote granted preliminary approval to a deal that would settle money damages arising from Apple’s e-book price-fixing case.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 27, 2014

| 08/01/2014 @ 02:15PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended July 27, 2014.
Harper, Ingram Team with BookShout to Offer Bundling

| 08/01/2014 @ 09:30AM

HarperCollins and Ingram have teamed up with BookShout, a direct-to-consumer e-book platform, to set up a bundling program that lets independent bookstores offer customers physical and digital editions of a book.

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