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Find out the latest news from the bookselling industry. You will learn all about the business of audiobooks, ebooks, manga, newspapers, and digital magazines.

Britannica Digital Learning Developing New eBooks for Schools

Britannica Digital Learning is developing over 300 new eBooks aimed at young…

Google eBooks No Longer Available via IndieCommerce

USA Bookstores who use the IndieCommerce digital system to facilitate the sales…

Amazon Purchases Text to Speech Company Ivona

Amazon has just purchased text to speech company Ivona, which should bolster…

Pearson Completes Investment in Barnes and Noble Nook Media

Pearson, the parent company of Penguin Publishing, has completed the financial investment…

ALA Recognizes Five Libraries for Promoting Reading with Cutting Edge Technology

The American Library Association has officially recognized five intuitions across the USA…

RIM Officially Changes Name of Its App Store ahead of BB10 Launch

Research in Motion may not be launching the BB10 smartphones until the…

3M to Debut New Technology at ALA MW Conference

The 3M Cloud Library System and CEO Tom Mercer will be at…

Kobo Celebrates Record Setting Year

Kobo is officially celebrating its third anniversary of its digital book and…

Lendle Abandons Pay to Lend Feature

Lendle is one of the more popular ebook clubs, where users who…

Startup Packback Developing New eTextbook Rental Service

Illinois State University graduate Mike Shannon and current ISU senior Kasey Gandham…

Digital Magazines Starting to Gain Advertisers’ Attention

Digital Magazines have certainly come of age in 2012 and many of…

Bexar County Launching BiblioTech Digital Library

Bexar County in San Antonio will be launching the first pure digital…

Indie Sales up 8% in 2012; eBook Sales Growing As Well

The American Booksellers Association President, Orien Teicher, sent his annual letter to…

Glossi Prepares to Dominate DIY Magazine Creation

ThisNext originally rolled out Glossi in December, which is a platform that…

How Big Data Helps the Education System

Many of the top digital e-textbook companies employ big data in the…

Smashwords iBookstore Sales Skyrocket over Christmas

This is great news for the self-publishing company! According to the Smashwords…

NOOK Media Announces Strategic Investment by Pearson, but B&N Holiday Sales Below Expectations

The NOOK Media subsidiary of B&N has announced that the learning company…

Video of the Good e-Reader News HD App for Android

The Good e-Reader News App has finally hit Android and is available…

News Corp Applies to Split Company into Two Brands

News Corp., the parent company of Harpercollins, has officially applied to the…

Kobo Strikes Retail Deal with Expert AG

Just in time for the holidays, Kobo is looking to put its…

Macmillan Vows to Particpate in Library eBook Lending

The CEO of Macmillan John Sargent emailed all of his employees an…

DPLA and Europeana Launch Joint Virtual Exhibition on Immigration

The Digital Public Library of America and Europeana are launching Leaving Europe: A…

Amazon Kindle Launches in Brazil

Brazil was the first foreign market Amazon has ever entered, but the…