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Dave Sim Brings Cerebus into the Digital Age

By Matt White | 12/12/2012 @ 12:00AM

In November, Diamond Digital, the digital comics program of Diamond Comic Distributors, began releasing all 25 chapters of Cerebus: High Society, the second volume of Dave Sim’s (and artist Gerhard’s) groundbreaking self-published graphic novel series, on a weekly basis that will continue through March 2013. This is the latest of several publishing moves around Sim and the Cerebus series.
Nook Expands Video Content in U.K.

| 12/10/2012 @ 12:00AM

New licensing partnerships with content providers like BBC Worldwide, HBO, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, STARZ, and Warner Bros. have been announced for Nook Video customers in the U.K.. The deals offer films and TV shows.
New E-book House, Riverdale Avenue Books, to Launch in December

| 12/07/2012 @ 12:00AM

Veteran literary agent and publisher Lori Perkins is teaming with former Alyson Books publisher Donald Weise to launch Riverdale Avenue Books, a multi-imprint e-book and audiobook publisher set to launch December 17 with two nonfiction titles.
Open Road Launches Digital Distribution Service

| 12/06/2012 @ 12:00AM

Open Road has formed a digital distribution service, Open Road Distribution, which will offer authors, agents and independent publishers the ability to digitize their entire catalogues of published books. The service will be powered by Ingram and will begin in January 2013.
Top Cow, iVerse Media Offer Free Digital Comics Previews

| 12/06/2012 @ 12:00AM

Digital content distributor Iverse Media is teaming with comics publisher Top Cow to offer fans free access to several Top Cow series recently relaunched with new storylines. Top Cow's "Try 'em Before you Buy ‘em Program," is giving out redemption codes that will let fans preview the comics free of charge.
Amazon Launches Brazil Kindle Store

| 12/06/2012 @ 12:00AM

Amazon has launched the Brazil Kindle store with over 1.4 million books, including 13,000 Portuguese-language books, 49 of 60 Veja bestsellers. The Kindle device will go on sale in the coming weeks for R$299.
Hachette Book Group Implements New E-book Agreements

| 12/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Hachette Book Group's new agreements are now being adopted by its e-book agents. Terms are confidential, but in keeping with the settlement with the Department of Justice, agents are free to discount individual titles.
Amazon Creates Subscription Service Targeted at Kids

| 12/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Amazon has unveiled Kindle Free Time Unlimited, a subscription service targeted at kids between three and eight.
News Corp.'s Joel Klein Outlines Plans for Amplify Education Unit

By Calvin Reid | 12/05/2012 @ 12:00AM

Joel Klein, former New York City schools chancellor, now executive v-p at News Corp. and director of Amplify, its education unit, offered a presentation on Amplify's business model and plans to release hardware and software solutions optimized for a new generation of digitally savvy students and teachers.
Christopher Etesse Appointed CEO of Flat World Knowledge

| 12/03/2012 @ 12:00AM

Flat World Knowledge has named Christopher Etesse, former CTO of Blackboard Student Services, chief executive officer succeeding Flatworld Knowledge founder Jeff Shelstad.
'Symbolia,' iPad Journal of Multimedia Graphic Journalism, Debuts Today

By Calvin Reid | 12/03/2012 @ 12:00AM

Symbolia: The Tablet Magazine of Illustrated Journalism, a digital journal designed for the iPad that specializes in comics and illustrated nonfiction reports, debuts today in the App Store.
Viz To Begin Simultaneous Manga Publication with Japan in January

By Calvin Reid | 11/30/2012 @ 12:00AM

Beginning January 21, 2013, Viz Media plans to completely synchronize the publication of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha, its weekly English-language digital manga anthology, with the Japanese-language manga series it publishes.
Random House Launches New Digital-Only Imprints

| 11/29/2012 @ 12:00AM

Random House announced plans to launch three new digital-only imprints: Alibi, a mystery-thriller line, Flirt, a YA/New Adult list and Hydra, a new science fiction line; in addition to expanding the reach of the Loveswept digital romance imprint.
ALA Releases Media Kit to Help Libraries Make E-book Case to the Public

By Andrew Albanese | 11/28/2012 @ 12:00AM

The ALA this week released a “media kit” to help librarians take their case for e-books to the people, continuing efforts it kicked off in September to give the simmering e-book issue more public attention.
Open Road Gives New Life to Dan Gutman Series

By Sally Lodge | 11/27/2012 @ 03:00PM

Funny Boy, Dan Gutman's superpower-lacking superhero who uses his sense of humor to defeat bad guys, will soon be back on his beat.
Amazon Brings Vonnegut to Kindle Serial

| 11/21/2012 @ 12:00AM

Amazon Publishing is releasing a collection of never-before-published pieces by Kurt Vonnegut called Sucker's Portfolio.
39 Clues for Christmas

By Karen Raugust | 11/20/2012 @ 11:00AM

Scholastic is launching an original e-book, The 39 Clues: Cahill Files: Silent Night, on Christmas Day, following greater-than-expected sales of The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire, a series of original e-books released last Christmas season.
Comics, Prose, And Digital at Arch Enemy

By Shannon O’Leary | 11/17/2012 @ 12:00AM

As publishing conglomerates and technology firms become the dominant forces in an increasingly digital marketplace for the book and comics industries, opportunities are opening for smaller, more nimble independent media companies like Arch Enemy Entertainment.
Hachette Plans EPub3 Publishing Program Launch

| 11/15/2012 @ 12:00AM

The Hachette Book Group plans to launch an EPub3 program and will begin by releasing 16 titles in the format, an interactivity and multimedia-focused standard for enhanced e-books, between November 2012 and March 2013.

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