From the announcement: Ingram Marketing Group Inc., the marketing and advertising agency of Ingram, today announced the launch of PubLinksm, a specialized software/CRM tool that gives publishers a robust and flexible platform to manage, track and deliver product catalogs and galleys in both print and electronic formats.The powerful functionality of Ingram’s PubLink allows publishers to [...]
Entries from February 23rd, 2010
Mediabistro.com Announces Program for Think Mobile Conference, April 7-8, 2010
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows
TBH, this is the first that I’d heard of this conference. I think it’s worth attending. I follow the MediaBistro blogs; I almost always learn something. From the press release: Mediabistro.com announced today its spring Think Mobile conference program, to be held April 7-8, 2010 in New York City. Think Mobile focuses on how organizations [...]
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Alex Reader to ship in 10 weeks
February 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
I’m at O’Reilly TOC right now, and I got a few minutes with a rep from Marvell. He told me that the Alex (which was supposed to go on sale yesterday) will not ship for 10 weeks. Spring Design Alex
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Microsoft & Amazon sign patent deal – Kindle included
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the press release: Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has signed a patent cross-license agreement with Amazon.com Inc. The agreement provides each company with access to the other’s patent portfolio and covers a broad range of products and technology, including coverage for Amazon’s popular e-reading device, Kindle™, which employs both open source and Amazon’s [...]
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Kiwa Media announces CUT
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · software news
From the press release: The gold rush to have e-books ready for the iPad is well underway. New Zealand app developer Kiwa Media have announced the completion of their Content Universal Tool (CUT). The content migration system gives book publishers an easy route to produce content rich e-books that are fully interactive and optimized for [...]
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Acer shelves its ebook reader
February 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
The Taipei Times is reporting: Despite having prototypes ready, the world’s second-largest PC maker Acer Inc (??) yesterday said it would not rush onto the e-reader bandwagon for now, as it was still studying the feasibility of a successful business model and a total product solution. The size of the e-reader market is not that [...]
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Chicago Sun-Times now available on the Kindle
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
So says the Amazon Kindle Blog, but I’d much rather get the content of their website with calibre.
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Digital-publishing trio launch emerging-markets network
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the press release: Lead consultants from Kotobarabia (Egypt), Editorial Teseo (Argentina) and Electric Book Works (South Africa) have joined forces as the Digital Minds Network (http://digitalmindsnetwork.com), a cooperative venture that pools their resources, strategies and experience. The co-founders, Ramy Habeeb, Octavio Kulesz and Arthur Attwell, specialise in digital publishing in emerging markets. Each are [...]
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John Paulson Helps With Restructuring of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Daily Finance got their hands on a leaked memo from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Barry O’Callaghan. From the article: Last month DailyFinance asked if hedge-fund manager John Paulson (pictured) could save the troubled publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt from the billions of dollars of debt acrrued by its parent company, Education Media and Publishing Group. Now [...]
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Kobo launches ebookstore in UK
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: On the heels of a major funding announcement and re-brand, Kobo (previously Shortcovers) today launched in the UK. Kobo is an eReading service for smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and eReaders. Kobo’s use of open standards like EPUB and its unique cloud-based service enables consumers to build their eBook libraries without being [...]
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