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Hoopla Gets into Library E-book Lending

By Andrew Albanese | 05/27/2014 @ 10:00AM

Unlike the dominant “one copy one user” analog era e-book lending model in libraries, Hoopla’s e-book service is based on a “transactional” model.
Harper Seeks Injunction in Dispute with Open Road

by Andrew Albanese | 05/24/2014 @ 10:15AM

HarperCollins has asked the court for a permanent injunction blocking Open Road from publishing its unauthorized e-book edition of Jean Craighead George’s "Julie of the Wolves," as well as more than $1.1 million in damages and attorney costs.
St. Martin’s, Swagbucks Launch Read Channel

By Calvin Reid | 05/23/2014 @ 10:00AM

St. Martin’s Press is teaming up with Swagbucks, a loyalty and rewards site, to launch Read, a new digital literature channel on the Swagbucks site.
iBooks Category Bestsellers, May 18, 2014

| 05/22/2014 @ 11:05AM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended May 18, 2014.
HarperCollins Offers Kids' E-books via Epic!

By Calvin Reid | 05/22/2014 @ 10:00AM

HarperCollins continues its support for subscription e-book services in a deal with Epic!, a children's subscription service, adding 1,000 backlist kids' e-book titles to the company's library.
Ingram Beefs Up MyiLibrary

| 05/21/2014 @ 10:00AM

Ingram announced that it has added content from Hachette Book Group, O'Reilly Media and Kensington Publishing to MyiLibrary, its e-book platform for academic and public libraries.
iBooks Bestsellers: Green Still Hot

| 05/21/2014 @ 09:40AM

"The Fault in Our Stars" continues to lay claim to the top spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list.
S&S Adds E-Book Backlist to Oyster, Scribd

| 05/21/2014 @ 09:00AM

Simon & Schuster has reached an agreement with subscription e-book services Oyster and Scribd to make 10,000 of its backlist e-books available to subscribers. This is S&S’s first time offering its titles via e-book subscription services.
Yudu Debuts BookSnacking

By Calvin Reid | 05/20/2014 @ 09:30AM

Yudu, a U.K. digital publishing and retailing platform, has launched BookSnacking, a browser-based feature that allows publishers to distribute book excerpts with buy-buttons anywhere online.
Smashwords, OverDrive Ink Distribution Deal

| 05/20/2014 @ 08:30AM

Smashwords, an e-book self-publishing platform, and digital library vendor OverDrive have reached an agreement to distribute 200,000 e-books via the OverDrive global network of public libraries.
'Publishing 101,' a PW Original E-Book

| 05/16/2014 @ 04:00PM

So, you've written your book. Now what? Find out with 'Publishing 101,' a new e-book from 'Publishers Weekly' that offers a no-nonsense perspective on how publishing works, and what writers can do to make their own projects take off.
iBooks Category Bestsellers, May 12, 2014

| 05/15/2014 @ 11:05AM

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended May 11, 2014.
Humble Bundle Offers Dr. Who Digital Comics

by Calvin Reid | 05/15/2014 @ 10:00AM

Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-want platform that offers bundled digital content and supports charities, is teaming with another comics publisher, IDW Publishing, to offer an all-graphic novel bundle of digital Dr. Who comics.
INscribe Digital Debuts E-book Tracking Tool

| 05/15/2014 @ 08:30AM

E-book distributor INscribe Digital has launched INstore, a new digital tool that allows publishers to track the real-time availability of their e-books at major e-book retailers.
XanEdu, SharedBook Merge Complete

| 05/14/2014 @ 09:10AM

XanEdu and SharedBook have completed their merger, previously announced in March.
iBooks Bestsellers: Patterson Chases Green

| 05/13/2014 @ 04:50PM

James Patterson's "Unlucky 13," out May 5, hit the list at #2 for the week ended May 12.
OverDrive Adds 2,100 Libraries, More Consumer Services

By Calvin Reid | 05/13/2014 @ 09:00AM

OverDrive added more than 2,100 libraries to its global network in the first four months of the year, gains that mark its effort to add a wide range of direct-to-consumer services to its offerings.
Inkling Refocuses, Lays Off 25% of Staff

By Calvin Reid | 05/12/2014 @ 09:00PM

Inkling, a multimedia publishing platform, has laid off about 25% of its workforce after refocusing its business model from consumer e-book sales to a business enterprise model.
Slicebooks Signs Six

| 05/12/2014 @ 01:30PM

Slicebooks, a startup that enables publishers to "slice," "remix" and sell content on its platform, announced that it has added content from six new publishers

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