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Diversion Books Launches Romance Retail App
E-book publisher Diversion Books has launched EverAfter, a bookstore app dedicated to romance titles.
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Oyster Adds Book List Recommendations
E-book subscription service Oyster is adding a Book Lists feature to expand its ability to offer book recommendations to readers.
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Google Play Jazzes Up E-book Nonfiction
Google has launched a new version of Google Play Books that it hopes will make for a better reading experience for nonfiction titles.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Grisham Lands at #2
'Gray Mountain,' the latest novel from John Grisham, debuted on Apple’s iBooks chart at #2.
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Al Jazeera Web Comic Looks at Big Data and the Future of Privacy
Al Jazeera America has released 'Terms of Service,' an online graphic novel that is part of the network’s strategy of tapping into new forms of storytelling.
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Kobo Adds Marvel Digital Graphic Novels
E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Marvel Comics to sell digital editions of its collected graphic novels.
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Amazon's Kindle Scout Open for Voting
Voting begins today on Kindle Scout, Amazon’s new crowdsourced publishing program, letting readers preview and vote on which unpublished manuscripts they believe should be published.
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HarperCollins Debuts Global Podcast Network
HarperCollins has launched HarperCollins Presents, a global podcast network that incorporates the publisher’s existing podcast programs such as BookD and HarperAudio Presents.
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New E-book Subscription Service Debuts in U.K.
Blloon, a new e-book subscription service aimed at kids, has launched in the U.K. Its
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iBooks Bestsellers: Picoult Hits #2
'Leaving Time,' the latest from Jodi Picoult, came in at #2 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended October 20.
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Atavist Books to Close
Atavist Books, a multiplatform book company formed by media mogul Barry Diller, chairman of the IAC/InterActiveCorp, film producer Scott Rudin, and former Picador publisher Frances Coady in September 2012, will shutter at the end of the year.
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Vook Releases First Byliner Original E-book
A month after its acquisition of digital publisher Byliner, Vook is publishing 'Five Fires,' by Laura Lippman, its first Byliner original e-book.
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Issuu Releases iOS8 App, Partners with Jumpstart
Issuu, a digital distribution and reading platform, has launched a new iOS app and announced a partnership with national literacy organization Jumpstart.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Riordan Can’t Top Flynn
Not even 'The Blood of Olympus,' the much anticipated finale of Rick Riordan’s The Heroes of Olympus series, could oust 'Gone Girl' from the top spot on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list.
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Amazon's Crowdsourcing Program Gets a Name
Kindle Scout is now taking submissions for titles in romance, mystery and thriller, and science fiction and fantasy genres.
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'Rumble Fish' Giveaway at Starbucks
This week, customers at the coffee chain can collect a Pick of the Week card at the store to download S.E. Hinton's book, originally published in 1975, on Apple's iBooks store.
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Adobe Responds to ALA Concerns Over E-Book Privacy
Adobe has been under heavy criticism since a report revealed that Adobe Digital Editions is collecting and transmitting unencrypted user data back to Adobe.