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Christian ebook dist. Symtio sold

June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news

Zondervan, a Christian publisher, announced last week that they had sold Symtio. They did not say who was buying the company, but Symtio is now showing on their About page that they’re owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Absent a formal announcement, I don’t really know that News Corp bought Symtio, but I think they [...]

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Japanese manga dist. Bitway expands into US market

June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Bitway announced yesterday that they were investing $750k in Crunchyroll, an online video service focused on Japanese anime and Asian entertainment. Bitway is planning to share their experience in distributing digital manga and build a comic-distribution platform overseas, with an emphasis on the United States and Canada. Footnote: I’m not sure that dollar amount is [...]

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Zinio announce new dist. channels: Branded Apps and Print/Digital Bundling

May 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · publishing news, zinio

From the press release: Zinio, the leader in digital-publishing technology and services, today announced two opportunities to increase distribution for publishers: branded applications and print/digital subscription bundling.  These services enable Zinio’s offering of over 2,500 consumer magazine titles and thousands of books, including 829 new consumer titles that joined in the first quarter alone, to [...]

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