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  • DC Comics’ Book Collections Now on Comixology, Google Play

    DC Entertainment announced plans to release nearly 100 graphic novels and book collections of its iconic lineup of superheros comics on Comixology, the digital distributor and marketplace, and via the Google Play e-book store.

  • App Annie Debuts E-book Sales Tracking, Analytics Service

    App Annie, which offers sophisticated visualizations of market data and analytics on mobile app sales, is expanding into the e-book market with App Annie For E-books.

  • Charisma House Launches Christian Print on Demand Service

    The service offers authors free typesetting, custom cover design, and preparation for electronic publication in formats for Kindle, Nook, iBook, and Kobo.

  • Bloomsbury Children's Sets December Launch for E-book Imprint

    Bloomsbury Spark will kick off with the simultaneous release of seven titles, and will continue the program with two new titles each month.

  • Apple Appeals Price-Fixing Verdict, Final Injunction

    It’s official—Apple has filed its appeal of Judge Denise Cote’s July 10 verdict with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

  • Madefire Secures $5.2M in Funding

    Madefire, a digital authoring and display platform for creating “Motion Books,” or partially animated multimedia digital comics, announced that it has received $5.2 million in Series A Funding led by True Ventures.

  • Viz Manga Comes to Kindle Store

    Viz Media, a U.S.-based manga publisher and anime distributor, announced a deal to make its entire catalog of digital manga available through the Amazon Kindle Store. Beginning today, more than 1,500 volumes are available for download for about $6.99 each.

  • iBooks Bestsellers: King Reigns

    Doctor Sleep, Stephen King's follow-up to The Shining, published in 1977, was the new #1 title on the chart.

  • Scribd Launches E-book Subscription Service

    Scribd, a digital distribution, document storage and book discovery platform, is launchng a subscription e-book service that will give users access to an unlimited number of books for $8.99 a month.

  • New Global E-book Study Published

    The newest edition of Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments has been published by Rudiger Wischenbart Content & Consulting.

  • Open Road to Pub Alexie Backlist

    Open Road has signed a deal with Sherman Alexie to publish seven of the author's backlist titles. Among the books on that list, which will be released in e-book for the first time by Open Road, are The Toughest Indian in the World and Reservation Blues.

  • Knovel Adds Eight New Partners

    With these latest additions, Knovel, which was acquired by Elsevier at the beginning of the year, will have added at least 20 new publishers by the end of 2013.

  • Firebrand Signs Courier Corporation

    Courier's publishing brands, including Dover Publications, Research & Education Association, and Creative Homeowner will use Firebrand's platforms for digital distribution.

  • Judge Limits State Penalties in Apple E-book Case

    While Apple remains on the hook for damages, as well as some state penalties, Cote’s ruling will likely knock a little off the final amount Apple might eventually be forced to pay.

  • Penguin Expands E-books in Libraries

    Nearly two years after Penguin officials pulled its e-book titles from OverDrive, the market-leading e-book lending service, the publishers’ titles will once again be available for libraries. In addition, Penguin will also expand its relationship with Baker & Taylor, making its e-books available to all Baker & Taylor Axis 360 customers.

  • INscribe Digital Partners with Eight New Companies

    The companies range from startups like Massachusetts-based startup Ink Monster, which specializes in new adult romance books, to established media companies like Universal Music Group.

  • Vital Source Opens New E-Textbook Store in U.K.

    Ingram Content Group’s Vital Source Technologies, a digital textbook platform, announced plans to expand its VitalSource BookShelf digital e-textbook store to the U.K. digital book marketplace.

  • iBooks Bestsellers: Sparks Lands on Top

    Nicholas Sparks's latest novel, The Longest Ride, was the top-selling book in the iBooks store for the week ended September 23.

  • Brain Hive Names Soutor President; Adds Features

    Brain Hive, a pay-as-you-go e-book lending service for K-12 school libraries, has added new features to the platform in addition announcing changes to its management.

  • Oyster Offers Access Instead of Ownership

    Launched a little over a week ago with much media fanfare, Oyster is a New York City–based e-reading startup that offers consumers an all-you-can-read e-book subscription model for $9.95 a month.

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