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W3C and IDPF Officially Combine Organizations

By Calvin Reid | 02/01/2017 @ 09:30AM

The IDPF will now be absorbed into the W3C, the internet standards organization, which has created a number of working and community groups to oversee EPUB and digital publishing issues under the new combined structure.
iBooks Bestsellers: Groupthink Lifts '1984' to Top

By John Maher | 02/01/2017 @ 09:00AM

George Orwell's classic dystopian novel '1984' surged to the top of the iBooks bestseller list in the wake of political controversies surrounding the first week of the presidency of Donald J. Trump; it is also the #1 book in the country.
Shelfie Closes

by Jim Milliot | 01/31/2017 @ 08:30AM

Shelfie, which tried a number of approaches to sell bundled e-book and print packages, will close today.
Scribd Adds More Magazines

By Calvin Reid | 01/26/2017 @ 09:00AM

Scribd is adding access to seven new magazines, among them 'The Atlantic' and 'Mother Jones', to its online subscription reading service.
iBooks Bestsellers: Patterson Returns

By John Maher | 01/26/2017 @ 09:00AM

James Patterson's latest novel, 'Never Never,' which is co-written with Candice Fox, rose to the top of the iBooks bestsellers list last week, followed by another strong showing from Billy Taylor's self-published' Just Friends.'
Next Steps in Digitization for Book Publishers

By Laura Dawson | 01/20/2017 @ 07:00PM

Improving discovery and workflow efficiency are in the digital cards for publishers in 2017.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 15, 2017

| 01/20/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 15, 2017.
iBooks Bestsellers: No ISBN? No Problem.

By John Maher | 01/18/2017 @ 10:00AM

On this week's iBooks bestsellers list, Lauren Blakely's self-published 'Full Package' rocketed to the top in spite of its lack of an ISBN.
The Potential of Virtual Communities in the Publishing Ecosystem

By Richard Beardsley | 01/13/2017 @ 07:00PM

(Sponsored) The Internet, and the platforms now available to create various online gatherings, have changed our world and continue to do so. New ways to combine the power of assembled individuals—financially, socially, creatively—are being introduced all the time.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 8, 2017

| 01/13/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 8, 2017.
OverDrive’s Steve Potash Moves to Block IDPF Merger with W3C

By Calvin Reid | 01/13/2017 @ 12:00AM

Despite IDPF members voting overwhelmingly in favor of a merger with the W3C internet standards organization, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash continues to aggressively organize opposition to it.
Firebrand Acquires Enthrill Brand, Distribution Technologies

By Calvin Reid | 01/12/2017 @ 09:30AM

The acquisition of Enthrill technologies and its brands, brings an end to Enthrill's retail operations, but its technologies will continue to be used by Firebrand Technologies to distribute e-books in the institutional and bulk sale market.
iBooks Bestsellers: A Fiery, Furious Bestseller

By John Maher | 01/09/2017 @ 05:00PM

Even E.L. James and her legions of fans couldn't stop Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury'—easily the buzziest book this year—from taking the top slot on the Apple iBooks store this week.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 1, 2017

| 01/06/2017 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 1, 2017.
Open Road CEO Hails ‘Tremendous’ Performance in 2016

By Calvin Reid | 01/06/2017 @ 08:00AM

In a year-end letter, Open Road Integrated Media CEO Paul Slavin praised ORIM employees for a year of “consistent and continuous revenue growth."
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, December 25, 2016

| 12/30/2016 @ 12:00PM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 25, 2016.
E-Book Retailer All Romance to Shut Down

by Calvin Reid | 12/29/2016 @ 12:00AM

Blaming a decline in sales, the romance e-book retailer AllRomanceebooks.com shut down all operations at the end of 2016.
iBooks Bestsellers: Self-Published Titles On Top This Week

By John Maher | 12/22/2016 @ 09:00AM

Two books from Meghan March's self-published Dirty Billionaire trilogy, 'Dirty Pleasures' and 'Dirty Together,' took the top two slots on the iBooks Bestseller list in the week ended December 18.
iBooks Bestsellers: Self-Pubbed 'Womanizer' On Top

By John Maher | 12/15/2016 @ 09:00AM

Katy Evans's self-published romance 'Womanizer' dethrones the competition including David Baldacci, John Grisham, and James Patterson to nab the top slot.

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