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Distribution Deals: S&S Takes Over Manhattan GMAT
Effective May 10, Simon & Schuster took over worldwide sales, distribution and fulfillment for Manhattan GMAT. The publishing line of Manhattan GMAT, and its sister company Atlas LSAT, includes GMAT and LSAT test prep books and in the fall they will publish a new set of test prep books for the GRE exam.
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Cenveo to Acquire Glyph International
Commercial printer Cenveo, one of the largest graphic communication companies in North America with sales for fiscal 2009 of $1.7 billion, announced that through its subsidiaries it has entered an agreement to acquire Glyph International from Infomedia 18 Limited. Glyph, which has 550 employees worldwide, provides content solutions to publishers through its operations in Fort Lauderdale, Bangalore, New Delhi, and London.
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Thomson-Shore Adds Digital Print Center
Thomson-Shore has completed a two-year $12 million capital improvement project with the installation of a $2 million digital print center that will move the company into the quick turnaround print-on-demand market.
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Rowman & Littlefield, NBN Sign Up for DocZone ‘Pay Per Page'
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group and the National Book Network announced plans to become pilot clients of DocZone, an XML content management system, through a new pricing model designed for publishers.
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Mobifusion Releases MOBIeReader for Mobile Devices
Mobifusion, a Silicon Valley-based technology provider for media and publishing, announced the release of MOBIeReader, an e-reading software application that will run on most mobile phones.
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Copia Is Coming to Tools of Change
Fresh off a buzz-generating appearance at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the enterprise and consumer electronics firm DMC Worldwide is in New York City showing off Copia, a new Web site offering a reading social network platform and e-commerce that includes a suite of linked digital reading devices set to hit the market this spring.
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John Wiley Signs Blio Deal
John Wiley has become the first major publisher to sign on to use Blio, the e-reader software application created by knfbReading Technology and powered by Baker & Taylor.
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The Nook Headed to Barnes & Noble Stores
After running out of stock on the Nook over the holidays, Barnes & Noble has caught up on orders and is shipping the e-reader to stores this week.
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Digital Book World: Baker & Taylor Shows Off Kurzweil’s Blio e-Reader
Baker & Taylor senior v-p Linda Gagnon showed off Blio, e-reading software developed by visionary technologist Ray Kurzweil’s KNFB Reading Technology, at a session during the final day of Digital Book World.
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Apple Unveils $499 iPad; Random House Out of iBooks Store
The iPad, Apple's new device features a 9.7 inch-wide screen; has 10 hours of battery life; and is half an inch thick. The cheapest model is $499, which gets you 16GB of memory with wi-fi, but without 3G.
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Kobo Prepares Tablet Apps
Kobo, the newly independent incarnation of Canadian Indigo Books & Music’s e-bookstore Shortcovers, has announced that it is developing applications for Windows 7, Android and additional operating systems, which will make Kobo’s service available for tablet and slate computers in February.
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Amazon Invites Software Developers to Upload and Sell Content on Kindle
Although it's unlikely Kindle will have as many apps as the iPhone, Amazon announced an initiative today that suggests it is expanding the device's capabilities: it's extending to software developers its offer for creators to upload and sell content in the Kindle Store.
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'Alchemist' and Other Coelho Titles Available in Portuguese on Kindle
Worldwide bestselling author Paulo Coelho is making 17 of his books, including The Alchemist, available in his native Portuguese exclusively for worldwide distribution in Amazon’s Kindle store. It will be the first time any of the editions have been available as e-books, and they will be exclusive to the Kindle store for six months.
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Kindle DX Adds Global Wireless
Kindle DX is now available with global wireless access, Amazon announced last night. Customers can now pre-order new versions of the 9.7-inch e-reader with wireless content delivery in more than 100 countries. The device also features auto-rotate capability and storage for up to 3,500 books. It is priced at $489 and ships January 19.
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Google, Spring Design Offer Access to 1 Million E-books Via Alex Reader
Spring Design, the developers of the Alex Reader, a two-screen digital reader featuring both b&w E-Ink and full -color LCD screens, has reached an agreement with Google to provide access to more than a million public domain digital books online or through download.
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Pre-Ordered Nooks On Way
Barnes & Noble issued a statement around noon on Wednesday announcing that all customers who had ordered the Nook before November 20 will receive the e-reader by Christmas. Last week, B&N said there was a chance a small percentage of customers who pre-ordered before November 20 may not receive the Nook by the holiday.
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Aldiko Startup Offers E-book Software for Android OS
Over the next year, as smartphone manufacturers and wireless carriers prepare to release a batch of new phones that run Google’s Android operating system, developers are scrambling to create e-book applications to support the new OS. Aldiko is a new e-book reader designed to run on the Android OS.
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Random Launches iPhone Apps for Authors
The Random House Publishing Group announced today it will launch free customized iPhone applications connecting bestselling authors to fans using mobile technology. It is working with iPhone app creation platform Mobile Roadie, using an author-focused variation of Mobile Roadie’s app creator that currently supports apps by musicians including Brad Paisley and Alice in Chains.
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Kobo Touts Open Access, Hopes for e-Reader
Michael Serbinis, CEO of Kobo, the newest player in the e-book market, said the company will challenge competition from the likes of Amazon and Sony by giving consumers more choice. Serbinis said it is also early days in terms of digital devices and the best device has not yet been developed.
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Canadian Private School Switches to Sony e-Readers
The Blyth Academy, a private school in Toronto, is replacing its traditional textbooks with the Sony Reader Digital Book which will be loaded with electronic versions of students' textbooks.