Scribd has acquired Librify, a social e-reading platform, for an undisclosed sum. Librify was founded in 2013 and launched publicly last summer as a social e-reading site for book clubs with a retail offer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray Press imprint Saltyard Books has bought a marmalade cookbook and a guide to the ... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to Scribd's early analysis of user data of its ebook subscription service, 4.5 books were browsed for every book read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As book publishers continue to expand their offerings to meet the needs of Hispanic consumers, it is important to look at the genres and formats of the books these consumers are likely to purchase. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Forbes rolled out AdVoice in 2010, the architects planned to blow up the traditional publishing-advertising model. Instead of offering companies just online banner ads, Forbes was giving advertisers the ability to publish their stories directly to the magazine's website.It was a gamble that... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has bought world English rights to a three-book fantasy adventure series by UK author... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tales of ruthlessness in leadership and competition from Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Brad Stone's new book about Amazon. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In what is rumored to be a deal worth $500,000, Jennifer Brehl at HarperCollins’s William Morrow imprint bought North American rights to Tina Seskis’s novel, One Step Too Far. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redhammer has sold film rights to Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness six-strong... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The content on Scribd, the San–Francisco based startup that aims to create the digital library of the future, is available on a range of devices, from laptops to smartphones to tablets. But CEO Trip Adler tells Fast Company we won't be reading e–books in our hands in the future––they'll be... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rider has signed The Autistic Brain, co-authored by autism activist Temple Grandin. The Autistic... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Beswetherick, editorial director of Piatkus Fiction, has secured world rights in a “... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate editorial director Louisa Joyner and m.d. Jamie Byng have acquired UK and Commonwealth... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has signed world rights to a YA novel it describes as "The Handmaid's Tale meets... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has bought two novels by writing collaboration "S L Grey", in a "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many of us associate Scribd with embedded documents on websites, but the company has been quietly building an ebook platform -- first by selling content and later by soft-launching a subscription service. The company is now making its strategy clear by formally launching the ebook service and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd formally launched ebook subscriptions today and the company CEO said he believes the service could eventually produce $1 billion in annual revenue. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether publishers want it or not, the Netflix model is coming to the book business.The San Francisco startup Scribd, best known as a site for posting PDFs of documents, announced Tuesday it is launching a multi-platform digital book subscription service that will provide access to a wide range... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAN FRANCISCO -- There is Netflix for online videos and Pandora and Spotify for streaming music by subscription. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has acquired a debut novel set in medieval England from Australian author Robyn Cadwallader... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify did it for music. Netflix did it for movies. And now, Trip Adler and Scribd are doing it for books. The 29-year-old entrepreneur and his six-year-old San Francisco startup just unveiled an online subscription service that gives you unlimited access to a large library of digital books for... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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