The network of PBS digital media sites plans to publish up to 20 titles this year. The ebooks will be expanded versions of MedaShift content. Read more here.

[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 …

Related: – Kobo Mother’s Day Commercials – Pattern of Nook Discounts Since Disappointing Holiday Quarter [Press Release] Barnes & Noble Announces Special Mother’s Day Offer: NOOK® HD Starting at Only $149 and NOOK® HD+ Starting at Just $179 Best Prices …

Nearly a year after acquiring self-publishing platform Author Solutions, parent company Pearson has appointed one of its own to head the operation, replacing CEO Kevin Weiss, who will leave the company “take up a new position” to be announced next …

In the past few months, Barnes & Noble has instituted a series of aggressive discounts and giveaways on Nook devices and digital content, including: – Giving away its lowest-level model Nook e-reader with the purchase of a Nook HD+ tablet …

Publishers eying the large Hispanic market abroad may need to adjust their expectations for profit margins when it comes to selling Spanish-language content. “If you are looking at your Spanish numbers and think they’re going to be the same as …

[Press Release] London Evening Standard and NOOK® form partnership to support Get London Reading initiative Barnes & Noble to donate 1,000 of its NOOK eReaders to Get London Reading campaign for use by “Beanstalk” reading helpers in schools Bookseller makes …