Independent children’s publisher Barefoot Books will be terminating its relationship with Amazon, the largest bookseller in the world and for most publishers their largest client. To replace sales lost by not working with Amazon, the publisher intends on focusing its …

Highlights from the latest The Canadian Book Consumer 2012: Annual Report: – Ebooks comprised 15% of all book purchases in Canada. – Ebook sales peaked in the first quarter of 2012 at 17.6% of purchases and steadily declined each subsequent quarter. …

[Press Release] Association of Educational Publishers, Association of American Publishers to Merge Washington, DC and Wilmington, DE; May 20, 2013 – The Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers are pleased to announce an agreement to merge, …

After months of adding services for self-publishing authors to its ISBN platform, Bowker has taken the next step in offering information and services for independent authors. The book industry data and services provider has launched SelfPublishedAuthor.com, an information, advice and …

[Press Release] CourseSmart Enhances Android Application Offering Significant New Features to Maximize eTextbook Experience CourseSmart eTextbooks Now Includes Online and Offline Capabilities, Ensuring Digital Course Materials can be Accessed on the Go CourseSmart®, a leading Educational Services Platform and the …

The New York Times ebook best-sellers list will be online only beginning Sunday. And as prices change frequently, the Times will no longer include cover prices on its list. These changes come under the leadership of New York Times Book …

[Press Release] FIRST-EVER PUBLISHING HACKATHON ANNOUNCED; FOCUSED ON BOOK DISCOVERY, WITH FINALISTS PRESENTED AT BOOKEXPO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele Jacob The Perseus Books Group (212) 340-8161 michele.jacob@perseusbooks.com New York, NY (April 15, 2013) — To address the challenge of …

[Press Release] Children’s on-screen reading overtakes reading in print 16 May 2013 For the first time children are reading more on computers and other electronic devices than they are reading books, magazines, newspapers and comics. This is potentially detrimental to …

[Press Release] April 15, 2013 02:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time Kobo Unveils Limited Edition Kobo Aura HD Reader Kobo creates new high-definition eReader for the passionate booklover TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced its limited-edition Kobo Aura …

[Press Release] May 16, 2013 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Leading UK Publishers Partner with NOOK® To Donate Top Selling Children’s Books to Aid the London Evening Standard’s Get Reading Campaign Free Books from Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Penguin and Random …

[Press Release] Skip Prichard named OCLC President and CEO DUBLIN, Ohio, May 16, 2013—Skip Prichard, an experienced senior executive in the information services market, has been named the next OCLC President and CEO. Mr. Prichard has led multi-national organizations that …

[Press Release] May 16, 2013 10:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Launches New Curious George® Mobile App Series for Young Learners ‘Curious About’ Series Includes ‘Curious About Shapes & Colors’ and ‘Draw with Curious George’ BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global education …

[Press Release] Gütersloh, 05/16/2013 Bertelsmann records significant profit hike in Q1/2013 Revenues stable at €3.63 billion Operating EBIT increases to €303 million Group profit rises 43 percent to €207 million Bertelsmann recorded a positive business performance in the first three …

[Press Release] Blog Platform Designed for Book Lovers – BookLikes – Goes Live Named by its users as “Tumblr and Goodreads combined”, BookLikes offers a new way of sharing reading experiences by integrating functions of a blog platform and book …

[Press Release] 3DPageFlip.com Opens Discussion on Increasing Use of Electronic Textbooks Shenzhen, China — (SBWIRE) — 05/15/2013 — Digital publishing software from 3DPageFlip.com has been well-received by businesses and the public. On Friday, the company discussed its use for creating …

[Press Release] New York; May 15, 2013 — BookStats Volume 3, the most comprehensive survey capturing the size and scope of the US book publishing industry in calendar year 2012, is now available for purchase. Some highlights of this year’s …

[Press Release] Copyright Clearance Center Joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Danvers, Mass. – Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing and Open Access (OA) solutions, has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association …

[Press Release] First-quarter 2013 net sales up noticeably: €1,627m, up 2.3% on a like-for-like basis(1) Recurring EBIT target for Media activities(2) in 2013 maintained Paris, 14 May 2013 Strong business growth in Q1: impressive performance of General Literature (Lagardère Publishing), TV …

Original ebooks from AARP are slated for publication this year, thanks to the newly announced partnership with RosettaBooks, according to Publishers Weekly. UPDATE: “AARP has more reach than practically any non-profit in the United States, wonderful content and a clear …

[Press Release] IDPF Digital Book 2013 Reveals an All-Star Lineup Otis Chandler, Malcolm Gladwell, and More Join Top-Notch Speaker Roster From May 29-30, 2013, the best minds in digital publishing will convene in the Javits Center in New York City …

[Press Release] Torstar Corporation Reports First Quarter Results Torstar Corporation (TSX:TS.B) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Highlights for the quarter: • Total Segmented Revenue was $332.4 million in the first quarter of 2013, …

[Press Release] SESAME STREET BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE IN GOOGLE PLAY STORE Sesame Workshop today announced the launch of Sesame Street ebooks in the Google Play store. Popular titles including The Monster at the End of This Book, Elmo Loves You …

[Press Release] Saint Mary’s Press Partners with Kno to Offer the World’s Best-Selling Catholic Youth Bibles as Interactive E-Books Kno’s Digital Platform Brings Engaging and Interactive Features to Teachers and Students at Catholic Schools Nationwide WINONA, Minn., and SANTA CLARA, …

[Press Release] CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 6, 2013 – Baker & Taylor, the world’s largest distributor of digital and physical books and entertainment products, has released a new, free application for tablets and smartphones called axisReader, which allows patrons of libraries …

[Press Release] Britain’s Most High-Profile Columnist, Broadcaster and Author Launches Melanie Phillips Electric Media: EM CULTURAL ICON CREATES DIRECT ACCESS TO NETWORK OF LOYAL READERS THROUGH NEW EMBOOKS IMPRINT For more than three decades, Melanie Phillips has served as Britain’s …

[Press Release] Digital Startup to Turn Hollywood’s Best Unproduced Screenplays into eBook Bestsellers SL eBooks, a digital book packager has given birth to the new literary genre for readers around the world. “We call it Script Lit, featuring eBook novellas …

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