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MacMillan textbooks in Inkling (video)

February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · ipad app, video

Inkling came out with an iPad app last year which was designed to support enhanced textbooks. It made a big splash, and truth be told I’ve never seen it in person. MacMillan recently uploaded this promo video to Youtube, and it features their textbooks in the Inkling app.

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Macmillan to pay authors for books that weren’t sold

February 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news

E-Reads are hosting a copy of a letter sent out last week by John Sargent, the head of Macmillan. This letter was mailed to Macmillan authors with their royalty statement, and it explained a couple of interesting quirks in the payment schedules. One of the changes is that Macmillan have decided to raise the royalty [...]

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Macmillan, Ingram announce POD partnership

September 21st, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: Ingram Content Group Inc. and Macmillan today announced a new distribution services model that will integrate Ingram’s print on demand (POD) and fulfillment capability with Macmillan’s publishing program.

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Macmillan launch dictionary apps for iOS

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · ipad app

From the announcement: Macmillan Dictionaries are pleased to launch 16 apps for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, all based on the award?winning content from the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. This makes many of the unique features that have made the dictionary a hit with over a million learners in all four corners of [...]

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Macmillan signs deal with NetRead

May 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · publishing news

From the press release: NetRead Software and Services, LLC announced a metadata partnership today with Macmillan USA. Under terms of the agreement, NetRead will handle their title data conversion and distribution through its product, JacketCaster. JacketCaster is architected around the book industry XML-standard called ONIX, and this foundation will allow for quick and efficient delivery [...]

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