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Yudu Debuts BookSnacking

By Calvin Reid | 05/20/2014 @ 09:30AM

Yudu, a U.K. digital publishing and retailing platform, has launched BookSnacking, a browser-based feature that allows publishers to distribute book excerpts with buy-buttons anywhere online.
Smashwords, OverDrive Ink Distribution Deal

| 05/20/2014 @ 08:30AM

Smashwords, an e-book self-publishing platform, and digital library vendor OverDrive have reached an agreement to distribute 200,000 e-books via the OverDrive global network of public libraries.
'Publishing 101,' a PW Original E-Book

| 05/16/2014 @ 04:00PM

So, you've written your book. Now what? Find out with 'Publishing 101,' a new e-book from 'Publishers Weekly' that offers a no-nonsense perspective on how publishing works, and what writers can do to make their own projects take off.
iBooks Category Bestsellers, May 12, 2014

| 05/15/2014 @ 11:05AM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended May 11, 2014.
Humble Bundle Offers Dr. Who Digital Comics

by Calvin Reid | 05/15/2014 @ 10:00AM

Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-want platform that offers bundled digital content and supports charities, is teaming with another comics publisher, IDW Publishing, to offer an all-graphic novel bundle of digital Dr. Who comics.
INscribe Digital Debuts E-book Tracking Tool

| 05/15/2014 @ 08:30AM

E-book distributor INscribe Digital has launched INstore, a new digital tool that allows publishers to track the real-time availability of their e-books at major e-book retailers.
XanEdu, SharedBook Merge Complete

| 05/14/2014 @ 09:10AM

XanEdu and SharedBook have completed their merger, previously announced in March.
iBooks Bestsellers: Patterson Chases Green

| 05/13/2014 @ 04:50PM

James Patterson's "Unlucky 13," out May 5, hit the list at #2 for the week ended May 12.
OverDrive Adds 2,100 Libraries, More Consumer Services

By Calvin Reid | 05/13/2014 @ 09:00AM

OverDrive added more than 2,100 libraries to its global network in the first four months of the year, gains that mark its effort to add a wide range of direct-to-consumer services to its offerings.
Inkling Refocuses, Lays Off 25% of Staff

By Calvin Reid | 05/12/2014 @ 09:00PM

Inkling, a multimedia publishing platform, has laid off about 25% of its workforce after refocusing its business model from consumer e-book sales to a business enterprise model.
Slicebooks Signs Six

| 05/12/2014 @ 01:30PM

Slicebooks, a startup that enables publishers to "slice," "remix" and sell content on its platform, announced that it has added content from six new publishers
B&T Expands to Canadian Libraries

| 05/12/2014 @ 01:30PM

Baker & Taylor is bringing Axis 360, the distributor's digital media circulation program, into Canadian libraries.
Digital Solutions in India 2014: All Our Coverage

| 05/09/2014 @ 07:00PM

Innovative uses for big data, a new products showcase, and much more feature in our latest survey of the Indian publishing technology scene.
LearningMate’s Analytics Project For Arizona: Digital Solutions in India 2014

By Teri Tan | 05/09/2014 @ 07:00PM

With more than 600 education technologists and software architects on staff, LearningMate has been making fast inroads into big data for education.
Accessibility: Where Are We Now? Digital Solutions in India 2014

By Teri Tan | 05/09/2014 @ 07:00PM

Accessibility has always been a goal for IDPF (International Digital Publishing Forum), dating back to its foundation in 2000.
Redefining and Repurposing Content as We Go Along: Digital Solutions in India 2014

By Teri Tan | 05/09/2014 @ 07:00PM

Smart and enhanced content. Intuitive and dynamic workflow. Interactive and integrated media.
Oyster Adds 500 Publishers

By Calvin Reid | 05/08/2014 @ 09:00AM

Subscription e-book service Oyster announced that it has added about 500 new publisher partners and its library of e-books has increased to more than 500,000 titles, including an expanded partnership with HarperCollins.
Inkling Adds Deals With Wolters Kluwer, McGraw-Hill

By Calvin Reid | 05/07/2014 @ 09:40AM

Inkling, an online publishing platform, has entered into separate agreements with Wolters Kluwer Health and McGraw-Hill Education to use its digital authoring platform Inkling Habitat.
iBooks Bestsellers: Green Leads Again

| 05/07/2014 @ 09:20AM

John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" pushed back to the top of Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended May 5.
Blurb Acquires MagCloud

| 05/06/2014 @ 10:00AM

Blurb, the fast-growing POD self-publishing platform, has acquired MagCloud, a web-based print and digital publishing platform, from HP.

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