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Humble Bundle offers Skybound, Transformers Bundles for Comic-Con

By Calvin Reid | 07/23/2014 @ 02:00PM

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.
iBooks Bestsellers: Silva, Harkness in Top Three

| 07/23/2014 @ 09:15AM

Two new releases made Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended July 21.
Digital Comics Sales Rose 29% to $90M in 2013

| 07/22/2014 @ 10:00AM

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.
HarperCollins and BitLit Partner on Bundling Pilot

| 07/22/2014 @ 10:00AM

BitLit gives consumers an easy digital process to claim free or discounted e-book editions of the print titles they already own. digital.
What’s Next for the Apple Settlement?

By Andrew Albanese | 07/18/2014 @ 07:00PM

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.
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 13, 2014

| 07/18/2014 @ 05:00PM

The bestselling books in Mysteries & Thrillers, Cookbooks, Children & Teens, Fiction & Literature, and more, for the week ended July 13, 2014.
Amazon Makes Kindle Unlimited Official

| 07/18/2014 @ 09:20AM

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.
Judge on Apple Settlement: Not So Fast

by Andrew Albanese | 07/18/2014 @ 12:00AM

Cote's order suggests she may not be pleased with any unnecessary delay in getting settlement funds to consumers.
InterMix Acquires Book Country Title

| 07/17/2014 @ 10:30AM

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.
Amazon Tests Its Own E-Book Subscription Service

| 07/16/2014 @ 01:00PM

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.
Apple Could Pay Consumers $400 Million, or Nothing

by Andrew Albanese | 07/16/2014 @ 12:56PM

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.
Epic! Adds Titles From National Geographic, Andrews McMeel

| 07/16/2014 @ 10:00AM

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.
iBooks Bestsellers: Green, Thor Lead

| 07/16/2014 @ 07:45AM

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.
Princeton U. Press Partners with Ingram to Digitize Backlist

| 07/15/2014 @ 10:00AM

The Princeton Legacy Library will give new life to over 3,000 out-of-print titles.
Apple Pleads for Price-Fixing Reversal

By Andrew Albanese | 07/14/2014 @ 10:00AM

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.
PW Launches GalleyTracker, A Review Copy Submission Platform for Traditional Publishers

| 07/14/2014 @ 12:00AM

PW is pleased to announce GalleyTracker, a new platform for submitting review copies for our consideration. The system enables publishers to submit print and digital galleys as well as all related information and to check review status on their submissions.
Humble Bundle, Open Road Launch Sci-Fi Bundle

By Calvin Reid | 07/10/2014 @ 10:00PM

The pay-what-you-wish digital bundle includes sci-fi autbors Greg Bear, Barbara Hambly and, to mark the 45th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing, a novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
RWA Releases 'Novel Engagement' Romance App

| 07/10/2014 @ 10:00AM

In a move targeting the ever-booming market for romance fiction, the Romance Writers of America is releasing an app called Novel Engagement.
DPW Debuts Disney Story Central, a Kids' E-book Portal

By Calvin Reid | 07/10/2014 @ 09:00AM

Disney Publishing Worldwide is launching Disney Story Central, an online portal of interactive titles for kids aged 3-7.
iBooks Bestellers: 'Unbroken' Shows Up at #2

| 07/09/2014 @ 11:00AM

'Unbroken,' Laura Hillenbrand’s testament to the spirit of Louis Zamperini, jumped to the #2 slot after Zamperini’s recent death, returning to Apple’s iBooks Bestseller List for the week ending July 7.

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