In a recent development, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) has bid farewell to an e-book platform utilized by elementary students, citing concerns stemming from a newly enacted North Carolina law. As the website WCNC stated, the platform in question, EPIC, has been a cornerstone in providing access to a rich library of over 40,000 books, audiobooks, and educational videos. … [Read more...] about CMS takes stand on Parents’ Bill of Rights, discontinues e-book platform for elementary students
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Epic! Raises 8 Million to expand their platform
Epic! is an unlimited subscription platform that focuses on kids. More than 160 million books have been read on their service since launch and over 24 million e-books have been read in the last 30 days. Epic has just raised 8 million dollars from TransLink Capital, Rakuten Ventures, Menlo Ventures, WI Harper, Brighteye Ventures and Innovation Endeavors. The company will use the … [Read more...] about Epic! Raises 8 Million to expand their platform
Epic! has over 10 million kids e-books read in one year
Epic! launched their Unlimited Books for Kids service in early 2014. They have been lost in the shuffle due to the media frenzy that surrounded Oyster, Entitle, Scribd and Kindle Unlimited. Epic! has been slowly building momentum because they are one of the few companies that exclusively target the kids market, and with Scholastic abandoning the space with their Storia … [Read more...] about Epic! has over 10 million kids e-books read in one year
More Backlist Titles Make Their Way to Subscription eBook Services
This week, Simon&Schuster made a huge portion of its backlist titles available to ebook subscription platforms Oyster and Scribd, and today HarperCollins followed suit with about 1,000 children's titles for ebook subscription platform Epic! The site, which aims for the ages five through twelve readership. Unlike typical library lending through companies like OverDrive … [Read more...] about More Backlist Titles Make Their Way to Subscription eBook Services
Epic! Launches Children’s Unlimited eBook Subscription Service
Epic! launched its 12-and-under service on iPad today, bringing what it claims to be thousands of titles from well-known publishers to children's devices for just $9.99 a month. This venture was made possible through the $1.4 million in seed funding from Menlo Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Innovation Endeavors, Maven Ventures, Morado Ventures and others. Epic! is … [Read more...] about Epic! Launches Children’s Unlimited eBook Subscription Service