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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.

Barnes & Noble Partners with Sainsbury’s for Nook eReaders

It seemed like only yesterday that Barnes and Noble announced its new…

Barnes and Noble Locks in Dixons for Nook UK Distribution

Barnes and Noble has been on a rampage in the UK, locking…

BooXtream Promotes Social DRM for Kindle eBooks

BooXtream is in a unique position to appeal to both the big…

Overdrive Releases New Statistics on eBook Lending

Overdrive is currently the premier option that libraries and K12 schools turn…

Macmillan Announces New eBook Lending Model for Libraries

Macmillan has announced a new pilot project that will see a limited…

Kobo Brings e-Readers and eBooks to Portugal

Kobo has expanded its relationship with FNAC to bring ebooks and e-readers…

Feature: How Important Is eBook Cover Art in 2013?

Traditional print book covers draw many parallels with billboards and conventional marketing…

Digital Publishing Start-up Payhip Appeals to Indie Authors

A few weeks ago a new digital publisher has hit the scene…

eBook Publisher “One Bite Reads” Aims to Make Mini-Novels Fashionable

The digital ebook publishing start-up company One Bite Reads is trying to specialize…

Amazon Expected to Launch Kindle in Japan Next Month

Amazon had been expected to release its Kindle line of e-readers and…

The Penguin Group Launches Graphic Novel Imprint InkLit

Penguin Publishing is launching a new imprint that is focusing exclusively on…

BookRix Absolves Pay to Self-Publish Business Model and Offers New Free Service

BookRix initially started in 2008 and has become one of the largest…

Bard and Book Publishing CrowdSources Which eBooks Will Get the Print Treatment

Bard and Book Publishing announced today a new initiative that puts the…

Scholastic Storia Adds eBooks by Albert Whitman

Scholastic announced a new deal with Albert Whitman & Company (one of…

Walmart to Discontinue Amazon Kindle e-Reader and Tablet Sales

A few months ago Target decided against carrying Amazon e-readers and tablets…

iVerse Attains International Language Rights to Marvel Comics

Every single month 50% to 65% of all Digital Comic Book sales…

EU Begins to Dismantle Agency Pricing on eBooks

The European Commission has begun to dissolve the Agency Model that Apple…

Media Moguls Team Up to Form Brightline ePublishing

Barry Diller, the Chairman of AC/InterActiveCorp, and film producer Scott Rudin have…

Amazon Introduces Popular 70% Royalty Option for India

Kindle Direct Publishing Select by Amazon lets you exclusively publish your ebooks…

Harvard Business Review Offering DRM-Free eBooks

Digital Rights Management is a hot button issue and many companies employ…

Kobo and the UK Booksellers Association Bring eReaders and eBooks to Indie Bookstores

Recently Kobo reached an agreement with the American Booksellers Association to bring…

eBook Sales Increase by 188% in the UK

In the first six months of 2012, ebook sales went up 188% in…

A New Report States 15% of All eBook Reviews Will Be Fake by 2014

A new report by Gartner Research points out a very disturbing trend…