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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.

Random House Launches Digital Imprints Alibi, Hydra, and Flirt

Random House today announced three new digital only imprints that should help…

Penguin Partners with Baker & Taylor for Library eBooks

Penguin has had a tumultuous journey with digital book lending to libraries.…

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Saw Huge Demand for Amazon’s Kindle Line

Amazon saw unbridled success with its entire e-reader and tablet line over…

Simon & Schuster and Author Solutions Launch Self-Publishing Service – Archway Publishing

Simon & Schuster has formed a strategic partnership with Author Solutions for…

Good e-Reader Android App Store Now on Skytex Tablets

Good e-Reader and Skytex Technology Inc. are pleased to announce the availability…

HarperCollins Launches HarperTeen Impulse Imprint

The Young Adult genre is one of the hottest genres of publishing…

McGraw-Hill Sells Educational Unit for $2.5 Billion

McGraw-Hill has sold the educational aspect of the business to Apollo Global…

SkyInk Studios Developing New eBook Subscription Service Named Booxl

SkyInk Studios is small Washington DC based company that specializes in creating…

Shop e-Readers Cyber Monday Sale

Shop e-Readers, the leading source for e-readers and tablets, is having a…

Barnes and Noble Nook HD and HD+ Now Available in the UK

Barnes and Noble has officially released their two latest tablets in the…

HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster Discussing Potential Merger

Last month Penguin and Random House confirmed they would merge their publishing…

Kobo and Family Christian Stores Form New Partnership

The Family Christian Store in the United States has forged an agreement…

Jeff Bezos Confirms Amazon Retail Store Ambitions

We reported back in February that Amazon was internally making a decision…

Kobo Mini e-Readers Offered to ABA Partners for $49

Indie bookstores that participate with the American Booksellers Association are in for…

Bound Book Scanning and BookBaby Form Digital Initiative

BookBaby and Bound Book scanning have formed a new partnership that will…

Library Customers Often Buy the Most Books

There is a very strong connotation among publishers that library patrons are…

4.5 Million e-Readers to Be Shipped During the Holidays

e-Readers have experienced diminished market share due to the rise of lower…

Electronic Arts Bringing Many Games to the Nook HD and HD+

Electronic Arts has been hitting the mobile market in a big way.…

John Wiley Partners with TED for Educational Push

John Wiley announced today a new collaboration with TED, the non-profit devoted…

Netizeen Offers Strong Social Media Engagement for Digital Magazines

Netizeen is seeking to turn digital magazine reading into a strong social…

Hachette’s Digital Division Sees a 20% Increase in Q3 2012

Hachette has released its 3rd quarter sales figures today and digital revenue…

Breaking: 3M Cloud Library Expands Relationship with Penguin

The 3M Cloud Library System initiated a trial with Penguin to bring…

Amazon Evaluating eBook Data for Possible Entry into Sweden

Amazon is in late stage negotiations with Sweden based Bokrondellen to iron…