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Marvel Launches API Program
Marvel has made an application programming interface available to developers interested in building digital applications around its comic book data and content.
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HMH Partners with Google Play for Education
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.
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Filing Schedule Set for Apple’s Damages Trial
Amid more legal maneuvering, Judge Denise Cote this week officially set a briefing schedule for Apple’s e-book damages trial.
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Scribd Offers Kindle Fire App, iOS, Android Updates
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.
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor' Carries On at Number One
Robert M. Gates' memoir "Duty" saw the greatest drop in the top 10 for the week ended January 27, sliding from #2 to #8.
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Epic! Debuts Kids’ Subscription E-book Venture
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.
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ALA Midwinter 2014: Abrams Gets in the E-book Game
Digital versions will be available simultaneously with the release of print editions. Libraries can license the titles for a one-year period.
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ALA Midwinter 2014: On E-books, Librarians Urged to Think Bigger (and Smaller)
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.
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3M Cloud Library Expands to Canada
3M Library Systems has announced that Cloud Library eBook Lending System will now launch in Canada—3M’s first international expansion.
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Duke Univ. Press Announces New Platform for E-books
The new site, read.dukeupress.edu, is powered by the Folio eBooks solution, developed by Stanford University’s HighWire Press.
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Getty Launches Virtual Library
Getty Publications has introduced a virtual library that will provide free online access to more than 250 backlist titles.
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BiblioBoard Adds New Publishers
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.
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Appeals Court Issues Temporary Stay of Apple’s Monitor
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.
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor,' 'Duty' Top the List
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.
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Byliner Announces Public Radio Partnership
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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DBW 2014: Amazon, Subscription and the Book Business
In a morning session entirely devoted to Amazon.com, author Brad Stone and consultant Joe Esposito looked back over the history of Amazon's growth (and remorseless tactics) before looking ahead to its next round of competitive targets.
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Simon & Schuster Expands Library E-Book Program
After entering the library e-book market last April with a pilot, Simon & Schuster is expanding its program to more libraries, and adding OverDrive as a vendor.
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Pew: E-Reading Surges, But Print Is Hanging On
E-books are rising in popularity, but according to the Pew Research Center, print remains the foundation of Americans’ reading habits.
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CCC, ALPSP Launch Open Access Resource Center
The non-profit Copyright Clearance Center announced this week that is has launched an Open Access Resource Center in partnership with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP).
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DBW 2014: Survey Finds Most Authors Want to Earn More
The Digital Book World/Writer's Digest 2014 survey, which polled just over 9,000 authors, found that many, given the chance, would still opt for a traditional book deal.



