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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor' Ousts 'Divergent'
After the January 10 release of the film adaptation of the book, Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's "Lone Survivor" hit the top of the Apple iBooks bestseller chart for the week ended January 13.
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O’Reilly Media Debuts Atlas at DBW 2014
O’Reilly Media is using this year’s DBW to launch Atlas, a new online service aimed at streamlining the workflow in digital publishing.
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Image Expo 2014: Brubaker, Willingham Ink Deals
Last week, Image Comics presented Image Expo 2014, an innovative single-publisher media event, held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco to show off its artists and forthcoming projects.
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Richard Nash Joins Byliner Staff
Richard Nash, former Small Demons v-p, content and community, is joining Byliner, the digital subscription reading service, as v-p, partnerships.
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DoJ: Apple Waging 'Character Assassination' Campaign
The parties will be in court today, with DoJ attorneys accusing Apple of blatantly obstructing the work of the court’s External Compliance Monitor, Michael Bromwich.
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Judge Denies Stay; Orders Apple to Cooperate with Monitor
Judge Denise Cote has denied Apple’s request for a stay of its external monitor provision, and ordered the company to cooperate fully with the external compliance monitor she appointed last fall following her ruling in Apple’s e-book price-fixing case.
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Scribd Responds to Writer Beware on Pirated Content
A Scribd executive acknowledged the problem of pirated content on Scribd and also outlined the company's efforts to prevent unauthorized uploads.
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor' Tails 'Divergent'
In the lead-up to the January 10 release of the film adaptation of Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's 2007 "Lone Survivor," the book jumped five spots to #2, for the week ended January 6.
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Apple Asks Court to Fire Its External Monitor
In a letter filed yesterday, Apple attorneys asked Judge Denise Cote to fire its external monitor, Michael Bromwich. The request comes after Bromwich filed a declaration in which he detailed Apple’s resistance to his work.
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UCP Releases Third Batch of E-book Shorts
The press announced the January 7 publication of its third batch of short-form digital reads, Chicago Shorts.
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RH to Repackage Michener
The editions will feature new cover treatments and introductions from author Steve Berry.
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Macmillan Acquires Cookstr, with Schwalbe In Expanded Role
Cookstr founder Will Schwalbe will stay on in an expanded role as v-p of editorial development and content innovation.
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Wattpad Grew to 18 Million Users in 2013
Wattpad, the online writing and reading community, continued its long arch of membership growth and increased social connectivity, finishing 2013 with more than 18 million registered users according to data released by the company today.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Can't Stop Roth
Divergent, the first book in Veronica Roth's immensely popular trilogy of the same name, was, once again, the top selling paid book in Apple's iBooks store.
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More Growth at Smashwords
Smashwords founder Mark Coker reports that the distributor of e-books for self-publishers added about 25,000 authors in 2013 and that its total title count is now 276,100, up from 190,600 at the end of 2012.
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2013
PW takes a look back at 10 big library stories of 2013, and a look ahead to what might be on the horizon in 2014.
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DoJ, States Slam Apple’s Bid for a Stay
In a strongly-worded brief, attorneys questioned Apple’s conduct, and again suggested that the company is trumping up concerns over the court’s external monitor, Michael Bromwich.
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Authors Guild Appeals Google Decision
In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program.
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Judge Denies Apple’s Bid to Extend E-Book Damages Inquiry
After a flurry of year-end filings, Judge Denise Cote late last week rejected Apple’s bid to extend its deposition of plaintiff expert witness Roger Noll, whose report had pegged Apple’s total e-book damages at just over $307 million.
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Frederator Books Launches Catbug E-book Series
Frederator Books, the e-book imprint of Frederator, the YouTube cartoon producer, is launching a new e-book series starring Catbug, an animated character spun off from Frederator’s wildly popular YouTube cartoon show Bravest Warriors.
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