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  Australian Publishers Association Picks Copia for White Label E-book Program

  1033 readersThe Australian Publishers Association (APA) have picked Copia to provide a white label e-bookselling solution to indie bookstores under APA’s “TitlePage” brand. From the press release: Copia Continues Global Expansion and Partners With Australian Publishers Association Partnership to Provide Customized Branded Solutions for Australian Booksellers and eBook Aggregation and Distribution Services for Australian Publishers and Distributors New York, NY,

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  Ebook Device and Distribution Options

  872 readers It’s no surprise that Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Sony all support dedicated eReading hardware. However, many people do not realize, that each of the 5 main eReading device vendors also distribute free, cross-platform apps, too. Further, companies like Bluefire provide white-label Apple iOS and Android reading apps for retailers who are not

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  Amazon testing new website design

  2045 readers From the LATimes.com Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, is testing a new website design. The new look is a pretty big shift away from the blue-and-white, image-heavy look that Amazon has used for years. The royal-blue bar across the top and the light-blue “all departments” menu box running down the left of Amazon.com

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  Will Collaborative E-book Distribution Platforms Last?

  2559 readersSpain’s Libranda, Italy’s E-digita, France’s Eden Livres, Brazil’s DLD — they’ll all last only as long as publishers need them. By Edward Nawotka Several markets have seen collaborative e-book distribution platforms launch within the last year: Libranda launched Spain; in Italy Rizzoli, Feltrinelli and Gruppo Gems developed the E-digita platform; a French group comprised of Gallimard, Flammarion and

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  Is Worldreader.org’s Gift of E-readers to Africans the Right Precedent?

  2828 readersIs the dependence on expensive devices a Western solution to an African problem? By Edward Nawotka Today’s feature story considers the challenges of digital publishing in sub-Saharan Africa. Amongst the key obstacles preventing further proliferation of digital reading across the continent is a lack of cash, political will…and electricity. Innovative programs such as Worldreader.org, which has distributed

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  New ebook publisher/distributor arrives – BookBaby

  2760 readersFrom the press release: BookBaby throws open the doors to the electronic publishing and distribution world for independent authors, offering the highest pay-out rate for eBook distribution in the industry. Authors will receive 100% of their net sales revenue – paid weekly – generated through all BookBaby’s retailer network, including all the major retailers including

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  Penguin to Drop Agency Agreements to Settle eBook Antitrust Case in EU

  323 readersPenguin has offered to drop its existing agency agreements and let retailers set the retail price of its eBooks in a move to settle with EU regulators. The European Commission revealed the details in a press release: In the proposed commitments, Penguin offers to terminate existing agency agreements and refrain from adopting price MFN clauses for five

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  DBW Insights: Gretchen Rubin

  2078 readers In this exclusive interview, Gretchen Rubin, the author of The Happiness Project, discusses author platform and branding, managing social media, and discoverability. From the interview: One of the questions that all authors right now are facing is: to what degree should they feel responsible for getting their books out there and promoting their books. For some authors,

• Open Road Partners With Enthrill to Fulfill Special and Corporate Bulk Ebook Orders

  596 readers[Press Release] Open Road Media to Partnerwith Enthrill for Special Sales and Promotional Distribution of Ebooks Open Road Will Utilize Enthrill to Distribute Ebooks to Consumers and Specialty Retailers at Author Events, to Enable Corporate Sponsorships, and to Facilitate Special Promotions Enthrill Distribution, Inc., an innovative provider of ebook distribution products and services for the publishing industry, announced

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  Microsoft Could Announce a White Box Tablet at Today’s Conference, According to Insiders

  1219 readersIn about 12 hours from now, Microsoft’s main men will take over the stage and perform an important announcement that we know nothing about. Shrouded in mystery lays a brand new product, that’s pretty much an enigma right now. Fresh speculations are saying that it could be a white box tablet PC. Last I heard people