Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
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Amazon launches $6M fund to fuel Kindle Direct Publishing
Amazon.com is kicking off KDP Select, a new Kindle e-book program dedicating $6 million in annual funding to independent authors and publishers. The Kindle Direct Publishing initiative enables
Forecast: E-book sales to mobile devices to reach $9.7B by 2016
Sales of e-books to smartphones, tablets and dedicated e-readers are on pace to reach $9.7 billion worldwide by 2016, up from $3.2 billion this year, according to a new forecast issued by Juniper
Rakuten acquires e-book platform Kobo for $315M
Japanese digital commerce giant Rakuten has acquired e-book platform Kobo for $315 million, a move that expands Rakuten's business into the downloadable media segment. Spun out of Canadian retailer
Report: Barnes & Noble taking on iPad, Kindle Fire with new Nook tablet
Bookseller Barnes & Noble is expected to release a new tablet version of its Android-powered Nook Color e-reader in an effort to keep pace with rival Amazon.com's forthcoming Kindle Fire and
Amazon introduces Kindle e-book library lending
Amazon.com is partnering with libraries across the U.S. to enable Kindle e-reader owners and Kindle mobile app users to borrow e-books from their local libraries. More than 11,000 local libraries now
Amazon.com extends local deals to Kindle with Special Offers
Amazon.com will expand its fledgling local deals service to its ad-supported Kindle with Special Offers e-readers, enabling consumers to view and purchase offers targeted expressly to their home
Barnes & Noble's Nook e-book sales quadruple year-over-year
Bookseller Barnes & Noble ( NYSE: BKS ) reported fiscal 2012 first-quarter sales totaling $1.4 billion, a 2 percent year-over-year increase. Sales through its BN.com website increased 37 percent to
Amazon launches HTML5-based Kindle Cloud Reader for iPad
Amazon.com unveiled Kindle Cloud Reader, an HTML5-based e-reader application enabling consumers to read digital books instantly via the web browser, with no software download or installation
Time Inc. to debut tablet editions of all U.S. magazines by end of 2011
Publishing giant Time Inc. is vowing to launch tablet-optimized editions of all 21 of its U.S. magazine properties by the end of 2011. According to Time, titles like Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple
Kindle 3G with Special Offers now Amazon's bestselling e-reader
Two months after Amazon.com unveiled the 3G-enabled version of its ad-supported Kindle with Special Offers, the device now outsells all other Kindle versions, the online retailer announced. Amazon
