Oyster Adds Harry Potter

All seven Harry Potter books as well as the Hogwarts Library, the three additional books Rowling wrote about the Harry Potter world, are now available on Oyster. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Aurum adds children's non-fiction imprint

Aurum Publishing Group has appointed Rachel Williams as publisher of a new non-fiction imprint,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Ingram Adds Two

Ingram Publisher Services has added Köehler Books and Linden Publishing to its list of clients. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BiblioBoard Adds New Publishers

BiblioBoard, an app and e-publishing platform focused on libraries that gives them the ability to loan a wide variety of ebook content to patrons, has added more than 370 publishers to its content pool. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Start-up Oyster raises $14m

E-books subscription start-up Oyster has raised $14m in investment in a deal with Highland... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Raises $14 Million More

Oyster, the recently launched ebook subscription service, has raised $14 million in its latest funding round. The new funding was led by Highland Capital Partners and includes participation from the existing Founders Fund which was led by Peter Thiel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knewton Adds Cengage to Content Pool

Knewton, a company that specializes in adaptive learning technology that tracks student use and personalizes instructional content, has reached an agreement with Cengage Learning, an educational and professional publisher, to integrate Knewton software into Cengage’s higher education content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading Harris novel stimulates brain, finds study

Reading a novel stimulates the brain for days, US researchers have found. The study,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster, Perseus Ink Pilot E-Book Deal

Oyster, the ebook subscription service launched this year, has reached a deal with the Perseus Books Group to launch a pilot program offering 100 Perseus titles through the Oyster subscription catalog Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle for Android adds Collections to help organize your e-library

If you've bought quite a library of Kindle books for yourself, you might have a chore scrolling through the lot to find the one you want. Thankfully for Android users, you can now organize your reading material into Collections with a new Kindle app ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atkinson, Harris, Yousafzai among Specsavers NBA winners

Kate Atkinson, Robert Harris, Malala Yousafzai, David Jason and David Walliams were among the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ePubDirect partners with Oyster

E-book distribution business ePubDirect has partnered with book subscription service Oyster.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Consortium Adds Nicholas Brealey

Effective January 1, Consortium, a member of the Perseus Books Group, will begin distributing titles for nonfiction publisher Nicholas Brealey. Consortium will handle U.S. and Canada distribution for Nicholas Brealey, which holds offices in both Boston and London. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: IPM Adds Five

International Publishers Market announced partnerships with five new presses, effective January 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPG Adds 13 Clients

Independent Publishers Group has added 13 independent presses to it client roster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster's subscription ebook service launches on iPad, goes invitation-free

Oyster's unlimited ebook service has been more of an exclusive club so far; you've had to read on an iPhone, and request an invitation just to get in. Both of those barriers are disappearing today. The company has just launched an iPad app that offers a more comfortable reading experience, with... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster, the Netflix of ebooks, arrives on the iPad

After launching last month for the iPhone, Oyster, a Netflix-like app for reading ebooks, is available for the iPad.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodbye typos: Facebook adds 'edit post' feature for desktop, Android

Facebook users, rejoice: You can now edit posts after they've been published.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Next Issue Media, the Hulu for iPad Magazines, Expands to Canada, Adds New Investor

Next Issue Media, the publishing industry's attempt to create a Hulu-style joint venture for digital magazines, is expanding to Canada and taking on a new investor. The JV, whose members include Time Inc., Hearst and Conde Nast, will add Rogers Communications' Roger Media unit as an equity... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Offers Access Instead of Ownership

Launched a little over a week ago with much media fanfare, Oyster is a New York City–based e-reading startup that offers consumers an all-you-can-read ebook subscription model for $9.95 a month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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