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Good e-Reader – Week in Review July 28th 2012

During the last week, lots of news has hit the digital publishing…

Comic Accelerator Provides an Alternative to Kickstarter for Digital Publishing

There is no denying the rapid growth of Kickstarter as an avenue…

Random House TV to Create Television Shows out of Books

Random House has formed a new entity today in conjunction with Fremantle…

Family Christian Stores to Sell Its Own e-Reader

Family Christian has over 300 store locations spread out across the United…

Hachette Headed to Hong Kong

Hachette UK has made the internal decision to open up a new…

Elsevier Partners with Kno for eBook Distribution

Elsevier is well known in the technical book segment for its scientific,…

Amazon Limiting 3G Internet Access via Its Kindle Web Browser to 50 MB a Month

Amazon has offered various e-readers over the years with built in 3G…

AOL Play Music Player to Hit the Kindle Fire Tomorrow

Not to be confused with Google Play Music, AOL has retooled its…

CourseSmart Has Saved Students over 100 Million on eTextbooks

Digital Textbooks in the student arena are gaining more traction in the…

Qualcomm Suspending Mirasol Screen Development

Qualcomm has officially suspended manufacturing of their seminal Mirasol screen technologies. The…

Tor eBooks Are Now DRM Free

TOR and Forge books have now completely shed their ebook encryption on…

Blackberry App World Purchases Now Encrypted to Curb Piracy

RIM has introduced a new encryption system recently for its App World…

Spain Raises eBook VAT to 21%

The Government in Spain has increased the VAT tax on ebooks to…

Penguin to Get into the Self-Publishing Game with Author Solutions Purchase

Penguin Publishing is poised to enter the highly competitive market of digital…

Kobo Books and e-Readers Available in Japan

Sony held a stranglehold on the Japanese e-Reader and eBook market since…

Google Play Books Now Available in France

Google Play Books is now available in France! Google said its selection…