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October 13, 2022By Erin Somers

Webtoon and Wattpad Team Launch Yonder

October 13, 2022By Erin Somers

The team behind Webtoon and Wattpad has launched Yonder, a new serialized fiction app. They write in a release that Yonder “elevates serialized fiction, with a focus on curation, stories from influential authors and publishers, and an enhanced experience that rewards readers with more to read.” Publishing partners with content on the app include Blackstone Publishing, Aethon, Sterling and Stone, Portal Books, and Wraithmarked. The app is currently available on Android and the company says it’s coming soon on iOS. Yonder does not have ads, but every story on the platform allows readers several chapters for free before requesting that […]

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November 24, 2020By Michael Cader

Corporate: Netflix Settles with Chooseco, and More

November 24, 2020By Michael Cader

Chooseco’s lawsuit against Netflix over their interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has been settled, as the parties informed US District Court Judge William Sessions III on Monday at a status conference. The terms remain confidential, but “the parties did tell the judge of one slightly unusual condition — the judge’s Feb. 2020 opinion denying Netflix’s dismissal motion would have to be vacated.” The judge agreed, and thus “chose to pretend he never questioned whether Netflix’s film was explicitly misleading,” as THR puts it. In February, Judge Sessions had found that the existing facts were insufficient to support dismissal. In particular, he […]

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November 24, 2020By Erin Somers

People, Etc.

November 24, 2020By Erin Somers

Kelsey Nolan has joined Ze Books and Unnamed Press as a publicity and marketing manager. She previously worked at the Los Angeles Times as the events programming manager. Cindy Kim has been promoted to associate editor for Little Simon. Andree Abecassis, 81, died November 4 at home in Berkeley, CA,  following a brief struggle with cancer. For many years she worked at Ann Elmo Agency, founded by two of her aunts, and recently she had started working with Heyday Books. Best of 2020 The New York Public Library released their Best Books package, which includes top 10s for adults, poetry, […]

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August 29, 2019By Michael Cader

Inkitt Raises $16 Million in New Funding

August 29, 2019By Michael Cader

Berlin-based Inkitt announced a $16 million Series A funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins but including participation from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures. (The company previously raised $5 million.) The new capital will help fund their expansion, which includes plans to add 10 languages in addition to English. With more funding comes ever-greater hype: Founder and ceo Ali Albazaz, Inkitt’s founder and CEO, said the mission is to build the “Disney of the 21st century.” Want more bluster? “Albazaz claims that the average writer on Galatea earns 30 to 50 times more than what would be earned via Amazon, which he calls […]

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November 7, 2018By Sara Grace

Corporate News: Barnes TV, Barnes & Smith, and An Interactive Peter Rabbit

November 7, 2018By Sara Grace

Barnes & Noble is previewing their new “Nobody Knows Books Like We Do” holiday video ads, to be featured on cable TV and movie screens. The general ads are available on their YouTube channel, but they have yet to post what sound like the most interesting spots: A collection of 15-second videos “that celebrate the company’s remarkable 23,000 booksellers who make shopping at Barnes & Noble a one-of-a-kind experience.” CMO Tim Mantel says in the announce, “Our bookstores are cherished community centers where people go to aspire to learn more about the world around them and discover something new. This […]

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September 18, 2018By Michael Cader

Apple Relaunches Their Book Store and App

September 18, 2018By Michael Cader

For readers who like mainstream ebooks more than discounted House Brand titles, the number two ebookseller has relaunched their store and reading app. “Apple Books” represents a major redesign, launched yesterday in 51 countries as part of Apple’s new iOS12 release. The company now incorporates audiobooks within the books app (and Book Store), though they continue to source all of their audiobooks from competitor Amazon’s Audible. The new app defaults to a Reading Now section that takes you back to the books or audiobooks you are reading, and includes a section of personalized recommendations. The completely redesigned app is filled […]

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