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Kobo Teams With Andre On Translations

| 02/14/2014 @ 12:00AM

Author Bella Andre has struck a deal with Kobo that will give the e-bookseller exclusive rights to the French translation of some of her titles for a three month period.
Marvel, iVerse Team to Offer Global Comics App

by Allen Todd | 02/12/2014 @ 02:00PM

Marvel Entertainment and digital comics vendor iVerse have launched the Marvel Global Comics App, allowing readers to get Marvel digital comics in twelve foreign languages.
iBooks Bestsellers: Green Still Leads

| 02/12/2014 @ 09:30AM

For the second week in a row, "The Fault in Our Stars" was the top selling title on Apple's iBooks bestseller list.
Connecticut: ‘Wait and See’ How Library E-book Market Develops

By Andrew Albanese | 02/11/2014 @ 12:00AM

A report from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection on the state of the library e-book market has recommended no legislative initiatives, instead advocating a “wait and see” approach.
Second Circuit Denies Apple's Monitor Appeal

By Andrew Albanese | 02/10/2014 @ 12:00AM

A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Apple a stay of its court-ordered external monitor.
Libraries, E-books and ReadersFirst

By Calvin Reid | 02/07/2014 @ 07:00PM

ReadersFirst was born because libraries need to have in-house e-book collections,” explains Rachel Wood of the Arlington Va. Public Library, a member of the Leadership Working Group of ReadersFirst, an international coalition of libraries that have banded together to set down principles, standards and goals for libraries looking to offer digital content to their patrons.
WEbook Relaunches as New Publishing Platform

By Rachel Deahl | 02/07/2014 @ 07:00PM

Billing WEbook as a digital “slush pile,” Ardy Khazaei, its former president, told PW in 2009 that the Web site aimed to match agents with the kinds of manuscripts they were looking to represent.
Sequential Adds Enhanced SelfMadeHero Digital Graphic Novels

By Calvin Reid | 02/07/2014 @ 10:00AM

Sequential, a comics storefront app focused on literary graphic novels, has released a new version of the app with upgraded features in addition to offering three specially-enhanced titles from acclaimed U.K. comics publisher SelfMadeHero.
Canadian Government Signs E-book Consent Agreements with Four Publishers

By Jim Milliot | 02/07/2014 @ 12:00AM

After what the government said was an 18-month investigation, Canada’s Competition Bureau has reached consent agreements with four multinational publishers regarding their e-book pricing policies.
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.

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