In the last few months, Plastic Logic has restructured the company away from consumer electronics and is focusing on marketing its e-paper technology to other companies. The BBC recently profiled the Cambridge research and development facility and introduced some of the finer points of the flexible screens.Plastic Logic has its work cut out for itself! Qualcomm was betting … [Read more...] about BBC Profiles Plastic Logic e-Paper
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Kickstarter Quietly Becomes the 4th Largest Graphic Novel Publisher
When Kickstarter first launched in 2008, it had aspirations to tap into a massive pool of crowd-soured financing. The company has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie films, music, and comics to journalism and video games. Graphic Novel artists and writers are finding tremendous success on the platform and it has quickly become the 4th largest publishing … [Read more...] about Kickstarter Quietly Becomes the 4th Largest Graphic Novel Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Sees Exponential Growth Due to eBooks
Bloomsbury Publishing has announced an increase in digital sales by over 70%. The company has seen massive growth year after year, and especially in the last three months. "eBook sales continue to grow at a rapid rate and we are well placed to take advantage of this seismic shift in the book publishing industry. Despite the economic headwinds we are confident that we have the … [Read more...] about Bloomsbury Publishing Sees Exponential Growth Due to eBooks
Overdrive Opens New Office in Melbourne, Australia
Australia is one of Overdrive's burgeoning markets and they have seen many libraries adopt the digital lending model. In order to facilitate further growth in the land down under, the company is opening their new Australian headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.OverDrive Australia will provide enhanced service and valuable new channels for the digital distributor’s partners … [Read more...] about Overdrive Opens New Office in Melbourne, Australia
Amazon to Open Dutch eBook Store This Fall
Amazon plans on opening a new Dutch ebook store this fall to further the company's quest of European expansion. The book content will be coming from either the United Kingdom or German distribution centers.The Seattle based online juggernaut has been milling around the idea to break open its .NL domain name for the last year. The logistics of the market penetration has … [Read more...] about Amazon to Open Dutch eBook Store This Fall
The Kyobo Mirasol eReader Is Discontinued
The Kyobo was the first hybrid tablet and e-reader to use Mirasol's new color e-paper technology. It came out early this year and Qualcomm was heavily touting the device as a major achievement. Kyobo is the largest bookstore chain in South Korea and senior management has confirmed with us today that the company is discontinuing the Kyobo e-Reader.All Kyobo locations in … [Read more...] about The Kyobo Mirasol eReader Is Discontinued
France and Luxembourg in Hot Water over eBook VAT
The European Commission has officially launched an infringement procedure against France and Luxembourg over the willful lowering of ebook VAT rates. The EU has given the two countries one month to respond to allegations that they are "creating serious distortions of competition." The case basically stems from authors and small publishing houses saying the current methodology … [Read more...] about France and Luxembourg in Hot Water over eBook VAT
Used eBooks May Be a Reality Soon
North America and Europe are rife with used bookstores that provide a significant amount of people deeply discounted books. In the digital realm, publishers have been against the very notion of used ebooks. They have taken extreme measures in encrypting their digital products so only the original purchaser can ever use them. If you try to give your ebook to a friend, they won't … [Read more...] about Used eBooks May Be a Reality Soon
Harry Potter eBooks to Be Launched in Japan This Summer
The entire Harry Potter saga will be unleashed in Japan this summer using ePUB 3 to render the complex Japanese language characters. Pottermore also offers an online experience for readers to enjoy, and this will also be released in Japan in the next few months. Each of the ebooks is unabridged and text only, without enhancement. The ebooks are published in partnership with … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks to Be Launched in Japan This Summer
Kobo and ACCESS Reach Agreement for ePub 3 Book Reading Technology
Access has developed new ebook reading software called the NetFront BookReader v1.0 EPUB Edition. It has full support for EPUB 3 in addition to EPUB 2.0.1 and reproduces complex page layouts and Japanese characters (including vertical layouts and logographic kanji characters by incorporating furigana annotation, which was not possible through the conventional EPUB standard). … [Read more...] about Kobo and ACCESS Reach Agreement for ePub 3 Book Reading Technology
News Corp. Board Approves the Spin Off of Their Publishing Division
The Board of Directors at News Corp. has voted to spin off their entertainment and publishing division. This decision will allow the company a form of separation to run their publishing business in a different way and restructure the entire company.There will be new companies formed that will run their entertainment business like 20th Century Fox, Fox Broadcast Network, and … [Read more...] about News Corp. Board Approves the Spin Off of Their Publishing Division
Interview with Levar Burton on the Reading Rainbow iPad App
The Reading Rainbow television show was broadcast for almost two decades and it taught young children the value in reading. When the show was cancelled a few years ago, Levar Burton and producer Mark Wolfe sat down and decided what to do next. Today we spoke with Levar Burton, who is well known for hosting the Reading Rainbow television show for over a decade and famously … [Read more...] about Interview with Levar Burton on the Reading Rainbow iPad App
The Walrus Launches new eBook Imprint
The Walrus Foundation is launching a new eBook imprint that will showcase short stories that authors have written for their publication. Margaret Atwood’s I Dream of Zenia with the Bright Red Teeth, Heather O’Neill’s And They Danced by the Light of the Moon, and Joseph Boyden’s Kikwaakew. The Walrus magazine first published these original short stories in its July/August 2012 … [Read more...] about The Walrus Launches new eBook Imprint
Is Digital Magazine Company Zinio Looking for a Buyer?
Zinio continues to be one of the largest digital newsstands on the internet with content available on Android, iOS, Blackberry, and many more. The company is feeling the pinch of Apple's Newsstand and competing services from Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Fortune Magazine is reporting today that the company might be for sale.The San Francisco-based company has hired … [Read more...] about Is Digital Magazine Company Zinio Looking for a Buyer?