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S&S Bringing Nixon's Complete Works to E

| 01/08/2013 @ 12:00AM

Simon & Schuster has brought Richard Nixon to digital. The publisher will be releasing the complete works of the 37th president on January 9, timed to Nixon's 100th birthday.
U.S. Proposes Timetable For Penguin to Join DoJ Settlement

| 01/07/2013 @ 12:00AM

The United States government is ready for public comments and expects entry of the proposed Final Judgment be filed by no later than May 10, 2013.
Rosetta Teams With Harvard on Line of Health E-books

| 01/07/2013 @ 12:00AM

RosettaBooks has partnered with Harvard Health Publications to do line of original e-books ranging in subject matter from CEO management training to helping children with their sleeping habits.
Enhanced E-books from TED Books

By Calvin Reid | 01/03/2013 @ 12:00AM

Launched in 2011 by TED, the nonprofit organization that sponsors conferences on technology, entertainment, design and much else, TED Books is a book imprint devoted to short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution.
STM Subscription Service Knovel.com Looks to 2013

by Calvin Reid | 01/02/2013 @ 12:00AM

Knovel.com, an online reference service primarily used by engineers, is heading into 2013 after a year of growth with plans to offer an improved user experience, new content, new tool sets and services and more fully integrate its database offerings into client networks.
Penguin V-P Self-Publishes Interactive Novel

By Calvin Reid | 12/21/2012 @ 07:00PM

Much like many other authors these days, Jeff Gomez, a published novelist and nonfiction author in addition to working as v-p, online consumer sales and marketing, at Penguin USA, decided to self-publish his new book.
Amazon Launches U.K. Kindle Singles Store

| 12/21/2012 @ 12:00AM

Amazon is bringing its Kindle Singles storefront to Europe. The company has launched its Kindle Singles Store at Amazon.co.uk, offering stories between 5,000 and 30,000 words to customers there.
Candlewick Launches in iBookstore

| 12/18/2012 @ 12:00PM

Candlewick has announced that it will begin selling books on Apple's iBookstore. A selection of the company's picture books is now available.
Penguin Settles with DoJ; Terms Will Apply to Merged Company

By Jim Milliot | 12/18/2012 @ 11:30AM

In a move that had been expected since the announcement of the Penguin, Random House merger, Penguin Group (USA) has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice in the government's e-book pricing lawsuit. Terms are nearly identical to agreements reached with Simon & Schuster, Hachette and HarperCollins, but according to the government, if the Random House-Penguin merger is approved the newly formed company must abide by the agreement.
Ruckus Media Debuts New Ruckus Reader App

By Calvin Reid | 12/18/2012 @ 10:00AM

The new Ruckus Reader app will launch with about 100 interactive titles, readalong e-books and videos and offers publishers a combination distribution channel, retail marketplace and digital reading/consuming software.
Ebrary Expands Non-English Offerings

| 12/18/2012 @ 12:00AM

E-book provider ebrary has announced that is expanding its non-English language offerings with a new e-book subscription database—the ebrary Nordic Collection—as well as the addition of recently acquired content from a handful of German publishers.
Baker & Taylor Expands Collection Management Team

| 12/18/2012 @ 12:00AM

Baker & Taylor this week announced that it has expanded its collection management with new staff and a new facility in Crystal Lake, Ill.
Rosetta Releasing Arthur C. Clarke Collection

| 12/18/2012 @ 12:00AM

E-book publisher RosettaBooks is publishing digital editions of 35 titles by iconic science fiction author, Arthur C. Clarke.
Apple's iBookstore: Top Selling Titles of 2012

| 12/17/2012 @ 12:00AM

Apple’s iBookstore has released its “Best of” listings for 2012 including a listing of the top selling e-books of 2012. Here's a listing of the top ten paid fiction and nonfiction titles, paid audiobooks and top 10 free e-books at the iBookstore.
European Commission Settles with Apple, Publishers

| 12/13/2012 @ 12:00AM

The European Commission has finally completed its investigation into the e-book pricing policies of five publishers and Apple, reaching deals with Apple and four of the houses.
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.

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