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Kindle Worlds Expands

| 02/05/2014 @ 10:00AM

Seven new rights holders have signed agreements for Kindle Worlds, Amazon's model that allows writers to publish and sell authorized stories inspired by popular worlds.
iBooks Bestsellers: 'Fault in Our Stars' Takes Top Spot

| 02/05/2014 @ 09:40AM

The book was up six spots, ousting the previous best seller, "Lone Survivor."
O'Reilly Donating Millions to Tech Education

| 02/04/2014 @ 10:15AM

O'Reilly Media and Safari Books Online are donating over $100 million in "educational content and tools" to K-12 schools across the U.S.
Class Plaintiffs: Apple Should Pay $840 Millions in Damages

By Andrew Albanese | 02/03/2014 @ 12:00AM

If the plaintiff number is granted, it would put the total damages in this e-book conspiracy at over $1 billion. Five publishers have already paid $166 million.
Authors Launch Brown Girls Publishing

By Calvin Reid | 02/03/2014 @ 12:00AM

Bestselling Simon & Schuster authors Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley are now teaming up on the business side: the two writers are launching Brown Girls Publishing, a new digital publishing venture that debuts today.
Marvel Launches API Program

By Calvin Reid | 01/31/2014 @ 04:00PM

Marvel has made an application programming interface available to developers interested in building digital applications around its comic book data and content.
HMH Partners with Google Play for Education

| 01/31/2014 @ 09:40AM

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that it has partnered with Google to deliver K-12 core curriculum through Google Play for Education, Google's content store for K-12 schools.
Filing Schedule Set for Apple’s Damages Trial

| 01/30/2014 @ 12:00AM

Amid more legal maneuvering, Judge Denise Cote this week officially set a briefing schedule for Apple’s e-book damages trial.
Scribd Offers Kindle Fire App, iOS, Android Updates

By Calvin Reid | 01/29/2014 @ 10:00AM

The recently launched Scribd subscription e-book service is adding an app for the Kindle Fire tablet as well as providing updates to its iOS and Android apps.
iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor' Carries On at Number One

| 01/28/2014 @ 03:20PM

Robert M. Gates' memoir "Duty" saw the greatest drop in the top 10 for the week ended January 27, sliding from #2 to #8.
Epic! Debuts Kids’ Subscription E-book Venture

By Calvin Reid | 01/28/2014 @ 09:00AM

Founded by a group of gaming developers looking to provide quality book content for kids, Epic! is a newly launched subscription e-book service offering access to a curated selection of children's e-books for $9.99 a month.
ALA Midwinter 2014: Abrams Gets in the E-book Game

| 01/28/2014 @ 12:00AM

Digital versions will be available simultaneously with the release of print editions. Libraries can license the titles for a one-year period.
ALA Midwinter 2014: On E-books, Librarians Urged to Think Bigger (and Smaller)

by Andrew Albanese | 01/27/2014 @ 12:00AM

At ALA Midwinter 2014, librarians were urged not to be satisfied by recent e-book developments, and to look more deeply at their digital future.
3M Cloud Library Expands to Canada

| 01/23/2014 @ 10:00AM

3M Library Systems has announced that Cloud Library eBook Lending System will now launch in Canada—3M’s first international expansion.
Duke Univ. Press Announces New Platform for E-books

| 01/23/2014 @ 10:00AM

The new site, read.dukeupress.edu, is powered by the Folio eBooks solution, developed by Stanford University’s HighWire Press.
Getty Launches Virtual Library

| 01/22/2014 @ 09:15AM

Getty Publications has introduced a virtual library that will provide free online access to more than 250 backlist titles.
BiblioBoard Adds New Publishers

| 01/22/2014 @ 09:00AM

BiblioBoard, an app and e-publishing platform focused on libraries that gives them the ability to loan a wide variety of e-book content to patrons, has added more than 370 publishers to its content pool.
Appeals Court Issues Temporary Stay of Apple’s Monitor

By Andrew Albanese | 01/22/2014 @ 12:00AM

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted Apple a temporary “administrative” stay while it reviews Judge Cote’s decision to deny Apple a stay of its external monitor.
iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor,' 'Duty' Top the List

| 01/21/2014 @ 06:30PM

For the second week in a row, Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's "Lone Survivor" was the top selling book on Apple's iBooks bestseller list.
Byliner Announces Public Radio Partnership

| 01/21/2014 @ 10:00AM

Byliner has arranged a partnership with Public Radio International to make e-books out of select programs that air on the network.

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