Macmillan announced on Thursday that they have acquired Pronoun, the pivoted version of the company that began life as Vook (originally creating ebooks with embedded videos) in 2009 and over the years incorporated Booklr and Byliner. In its latest incarnation, Pronoun’s focus has been an ebook distribution platform for authors that has said they charge no conversion, posting or distribution fees. Current pronoun ceo Josh Brody, who came to the company with their Booklr acquisition in 2014, will serve as president of Pronoun at Macmillan, and chief product officer Ben Zhuk will be vp, product for Macmillan. Macmillan coo Andrew Weber says in the announcement, “We’ve been impressed […]
