Rakuten Kobo will use Shelfie’s tech to identify reader preferences for recommendations and to offer ebook editions of print books owned by users.
Canada’s Shelfie, Formerly BitLit Media, Is Shutting Down Its Service
Catching industry observers off-guard, Shelfie—the Canadian bundler of ebooks with customers’ print editions—quietly announces its service is folding.
What Canada’s Shelfie Data Suggests About Ebook Subscriptions
Penguin Random House ‘holds an effective veto on the success of ebook subscription services,” says Shelfie’s Peter Hudson.
Publishing in 2017: Has the Startup Scene Cooled Off?
Shelfie’s executives in Canada talk about the startup scene in book publishing—and conclude it’s not as hot as it used to be. What are the lessons learned?
Canada’s Shelfie Partners with Germany’s De Gruyter in Ebook Bundling
With more than 1,200 publishers on its list, Vancouver’s Shelfie adds Berlin’s De Gruyter, making ebook editions of its books available to individual owners of the print copies.
Harvard Book Store Partners with Canada’s Shelfie on Bundling Ebooks
With Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Vancouver’s Shelfie program adds Harvard Book Store to the list of ebook-bundling retail points.
Canada’s Ebook-Bundling ‘Shelfie’ Adds Recommendations to Its Repertoire
More than 1,200 publishers now have signed on to the ebook-bundling app Shelfie. New this season: recommendations for readers.
BitLit and Shelfie at Three Years: Cold Calling From Canada
After three years of cold calls to publishers, BitLit has found traction with ebook bundling and expanded into audiobooks with distributor Findaway.