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Kensington to Unify Digital Imprints
Kensington announced that it will merge its two digital imprints, eKensington and Lyrical Press, into one entity under the Lyrical Press banner.
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 20, 2014
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended July 20, 2014.
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Comixology to Offer DRM-Free Backup Copies
Comixology's new DRM-free backup program is available to any publisher or self-publisher that chooses to make their books available in the program.
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This Week in Children's Apps: July 24, 2014
This week in children's apps, we feature two apps with a Dr. Seuss favorite, another starring a boy pirate, and one more with Little Critter, who goes on a counting adventure.
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Oyster Now Available Via the Web or Mobile Browser
Subscription e-book service Oyster is expanding its platform, offering subscribers access to the website through any web browser.
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Humble Bundle offers Skybound, Transformers Bundles for Comic-Con
Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-wish online venture that distributes bundles of DRM-free digital content, is launching two separate bundles featuring comics from Robert Kirkman's Skybound imprint and IDW's Transformers series.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Silva, Harkness in Top Three
Two new releases made Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended July 21.
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Digital Comics Sales Rose 29% to $90M in 2013
While the rate of sales growth for digital comics has declined, pop culture trade news site ICv2 reports the category is 10x the size of the e-comics market in 2010.
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HarperCollins and BitLit Partner on Bundling Pilot
BitLit gives consumers an easy digital process to claim free or discounted e-book editions of the print titles they already own. digital.
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What’s Next for the Apple Settlement?
Five core questions about Apple's deal to settle damages in its e-book price-fixing case, including how much consumers can expect to get refunded, and when.
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 13, 2014
The bestselling books in Mysteries & Thrillers, Cookbooks, Children & Teens, Fiction & Literature, and more, for the week ended July 13, 2014.
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Amazon Makes Kindle Unlimited Official
Kindle Unlimited, a new subscription service from Amazon allowing customers unfettered access to e-books and audiobooks, has officially launched. Amazon began testing the service, which has long been rumored, earlier this week.
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Judge on Apple Settlement: Not So Fast
Cote's order suggests she may not be pleased with any unnecessary delay in getting settlement funds to consumers.
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InterMix Acquires Book Country Title
InterMix, the digital-first imprint of Berkley/New American Library, has acquired "Tryst," a novel by Alex Rosa developed on Book Country, Penguin Random House’s online writing community.
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Amazon Tests Its Own E-Book Subscription Service
Amazon is quietly testing its own subscription e-book service, Kindle Unlimited, which will reportedly cost $9.99 per month and include over 600,000 titles.
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Apple Could Pay Consumers $400 Million, or Nothing
Under a proposed agreement to settle damages in its e-book price-fixing case, Apple would pay consumers $400 million if Judge Denise Cote's 2013 decision is affirmed on appeal.
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Epic! Adds Titles From National Geographic, Andrews McMeel
Epic!, an e-book subscription service for kids 12 and under, is adding titles from National Geographic Kids and Andrews McMeel. The company also announced two appointments to its board of advisers.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Green, Thor Lead
Brad Thor's thriller "Act of War," released July 8, debuted in the #2 spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended July 14.
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Princeton U. Press Partners with Ingram to Digitize Backlist
The Princeton Legacy Library will give new life to over 3,000 out-of-print titles.
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Apple Pleads for Price-Fixing Reversal
In its latest filing, Apple called the DoJ’s e-book price-fixing case an “incoherent attack on supposed collusion,” and urged the Second Circuit to reverse.