Publishers Weekly details the latest news and events in digital content that are currently makings industry headlines.
Shortcovers Adds Internet Archive Titles By Lynn Andriani - 12/14/2009
Indigo’s e-book service, Shortcovers, has added 1.8 million titles from the Internet Archive available free of charge through the Shortcovers store. Internet Archive’s library includes public domain classics, academic works, reference materials, and other fiction and nonfiction titles.
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S&S Draws Line in Digital Sand With Delay of E-book Titles by Jim Milliot and Rachel Deahl - 12/14/2009
By stating last week that it would delay the release of the e-book editions of 35 titles set to be published in the January through April period, Simon & Schuster has become the first major house to put into place a firm release date for its e-books—four months after publication of the hardcover.
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Neil Levin Launches EverPub By Jim Milliot - 12/08/2009
Industry veteran Neil Levin has started an online marketing platform for authors and self publishers, EverPub.
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Veteran Author Launches e-Book Venture By Felicia Pride - 12/03/2009
Veteran romance, women’s fiction and mystery novelist Donna Hill, along with writer Pittershawn Palmer, have launched InnerVision Books, an e-book publishing venture dedicated to publishing titles that highlight “multiculturalism in a global society.”
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Perseus Adds B&N and Shortcovers to Constellation Program By Lynn Andriani - 12/02/2009
The Perseus Books Group has added two new e-book retailers to its Constellation digital services program: Barnes & Noble and Shortcovers. The company also introduced new elements to its digital short print run service, such as the ability to strip and rebind hardcovers, and print in the U.K.
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DailyLit Goes Free 12/01/2009 DailyLit, which sends book excerpts to customers via e-mail or RSS feeds, has begun offering the service for free.
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Amended Google Deal Enters Stretch Run 11/23/2009
The amended Google settlement submitted to the court on November 13 and given preliminary approval last Thursday by Judge Denny Chin dramatically scales back the number of titles covered by the agreement, broadens access to the scanned database of titles, and creates a more powerful advocate for dealing with unclaimed works.
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