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OverDrive Announces Growth in K12 Market

Any time a library can report an increase in circulation, patron engagement,…

The Dream of Used eBooks is Over

The dream of an used e-Book site may be over. A Dutch…

James Patterson Gives away 1,000 Free Copies of Self-Destructing e-Book

James Patterson has a new book coming out soon, Private Vegas and 1,000…

Harry Potter Plot Outlined on a Hand Drawn Spreadsheet

The Harry Potter saga comprises of seven novels by British author J.K.…

Amazon Stands Behind eBook Subscriptions

It didn’t take long after the launch of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited ebook…

Amazon Faces Tax Woes in EU

Book and retail giant Amazon has come under fire over the years…

Amazon is Heavily Invested into the Success of Kindle Unlimited

Kindle Unlimited is an e-Book subscription platform with around 700,000 titles available.…

Boopsie Library-Branded Apps Increase Patron Engagement

When library patrons think of ebook lending, they might be familiar with…

Apple says One Million New iBooks Users Signing Up Per Week

When iOS 8 came out last year one of the many enhancements…

FarFaria Combats Drop in Children’s Reading

Scholastic recently released the results of one of its many annual surveys,…

BookShout Brings in Key Players for New Print Distribution

BookShout, the ebook distribution platform that has seen a great deal of…

Waterstones in Talks to Purchase Blinkbox Books

Waterstones is in desperate need for an e-Book solution that they can…

Authors as Educators: Simon & Schuster Offers Online Courses

In a market that has become increasingly flooded with books–both bad and…

1,000 Macmillan e-Book Titles come to Scribd and Oyster

Scribd and Oyster are two of the largest e-Book subscription services out…

Cutting Out Amazon: Why Direct-to-Consumers Hasn’t Taken Off

At this year’s Digital Book World event, there’s a highly anticipated panel…

Looking Ahead to DBW’s Author Survey Results

DBW has been conducting in-depth author surveys over the past few years,…

Patriots Win, But It’s Not Enough to Save Gronkerotica

There’s a seedy underbelly to the world of digital self-publishing, and it’s…

Were “Flash in the Pan” Predictions Right?

When ebooks first appeared on the literary scene in a big way,…

Bing Puts the Spotlight on Book Discovery

Microsoft is making a radical change to their Bing search engine that…

What Makes Kids Read?

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of children’s content and innovators in kids’…

The Future of Blinkbox Books Remains Uncertain

Supermarket chain Tesco has been one of the breakouts in the UK…

India Tackles Digital Textbooks with 3.7M Student Rollout

On the same day that the Times of India reported on the…

Amazon Sending Customers Reminders about e-Book Settlement Credits

Amazon is sending a new batch new emails reminding customers that they…