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Top German Booksellers + Bertelsmann + Telekom = Mega E-book Project

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This Friday, booksellers Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, as well as Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom, will announce a new project. Speculators say it may be an ebook platform.

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Share Your Top Publishing Prediction for 2013

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Will 2013 feature more publishing consolidation? Free Kindles? Goodreads becoming a bookseller? Will a self-publisher win a major prize? Share your thoughts.

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Zola E-book Store Puts Publishers Up Front

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Zola Books, a forthcoming e-book platform, offered a sneak peek at their services at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Zola plans to officially launch in one week.

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Indie Booksellers of Catalonia Launch E-books with Libranda

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Liberdrac, a new e-book platform for the independent booksellers of Catalonia, powered by Libranda and offering 2,000 titles in Catalan, has launched.

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Is Mexico Leading the Way in Latin America’s Digital Transition?

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Mexico City is playing host to the Electronic Book International Symposium, which has drawn an impressive roster of speakers from across the Spanish-speaking world.

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E-Books on Aisle Three: UK Retail Giant Tesco Buys Mobcast

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UK supermarket chain Tesco makes a big move into e-books with its acquisition of e-book platform Mobcast.

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Report: E-book Platform Landscape, 8 Trends, 29 Companies Shaping a Market

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BlueLoop Concepts has published a new research report: The eBook Platform Landscape: 8 Trends and 29 Companies Shaping a Market, for independent, DIY authors.

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#24H: Experimental Publishing Tackles Spanish Occupy Movement

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Madrid-based author Bernardo Gutiérrez’s new novel based on the 24 hours preceding the Spanish Occupy demonstrations can be freely edited by readers.

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D2C E-bookselling Means Being Relevant, Accessible, Honest

Jonas Lennermo, Creative Director, Publit

For publishers to make the best use of D2C e-bookselling opportunities they need to have an authentic relationship with their readers, says Sweden’s Publit.

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Scholastic’s Storia: A New “More Accessible, More Relevant” Digital Platform

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Scholastic’s Storia is a proprietary platform for selling and distributing its own trade titles as well as those of other children’s houses.

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