Calgary’s Slyce Raises $10.75 Million from Beacon Securities and More
Calgary-based startup Slyce has added $10.75 million in venture capital to its arsenal. PI Financial, Salman Partners, Harrington Global and other investors also took…
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Amazon Makes its Canadian Push Into Groceries and Auto
It was only a matter of time before the world’s largest online retailer pushed its grocery and auto plans north of the border. Today…
Grocery Shopping Assistant Rosie Launching to Track & Re-Stock Your Fridge
For anyone who hates grocery shopping, home delivery services like Grocery Gateway, smart fridges that detect when you’re out of an item, and startups…
Spent Launches Relify, a Recommendations-as-a-Service API for Developers
Spent, the startup BetaKit covered when it was gearing up to demo its personalized deals platform for grocery stores at South Carolina-based accelerator Iron…
Kno Launches Advance to Help Publishers Convert Print Textbooks to Ebooks
Today Santa Clara, CA-based Kno announced the launch of Advance, a DIY platform for textbook publishers that allows them to convert and update their…
Livrada Adds $1M, Launches Platform for Authors to Sell Ebook Gift Cards
Los Angeles-based Livrada, the startup that lets users redeem a specific ebook title from a gift card, announced today that it has closed a…
‘Kindle Meets GoodReads’ E-reading Startup Readmill Launches iPhone App
Today Berlin-based Readmill, a digital reading platform, announced the launch of its iPhone app to complement its existing iPad app, which launched in 2011….
Textbook Price Comparison Tool Slugbooks Expands Beyond U.S., Launches in Canada
San Francisco-based Slugbooks, a textbook price-comparison platform that aims to help students save money, today announced its first international expansion outside the U.S. with…
SellSimple Launches App To Enable Selling Everywhere In One Go
With more than a handful of marketplace options available to sellers online, LA-based SellSimple announced today the launch of its iPhone app to let…
Kobo Acquires Aquafadas to Add More Magazines, Comic Books, and Children’s Books
Today Toronto-based Kobo, owned by Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten, announced its acquisition of French company Aquafadas, in an effort to expand its current digital media offerings…
Libboo Announces Partnership with HMH to Connect Authors With Influential Readers
Boston-based startup Libboo announced its partnership with publishing house Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) this week, which will support the launch of its 3-month pilot program to…
Tagwhat Updates Mobile App to Help Tie Online Content to Physical Locations
Today Boulder, CO-based Tagwhat, billed as a “mobile tour guide for the world,” announced new publishing tools to help tie digital content to physical…
Hyperink Goes After All-Star Bloggers With New eBook Creation Service
Prolific bloggers turn into ebook authors with fairly often; it only makes sense that people writing lots of content on a regular basis would…
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