By Joseph Czikk May 22, 2014 Vancouver eBook Startup Bitlit Raises Seed Round from Former Kobo CEO Vancouver startup BitLit has raised a round of funding from Kobo’s founder and former CEO, Michael Serbinis and Three…
By John Gray May 6, 2014 Take Your Bookshelf Anywhere: BitLit Gives Readers an eBook Version of a Book They Already Own “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway Just hauling around your favourite books, or even worse,…
By Jared Lindzon August 12, 2013 Wattpad’s new Fan Funding pilot program hopes to revive struggling publishing industry The publishing industry is currently experiencing turmoil it hasn’t seen since the invention of the printing press, but one…
By Humayun Khan September 25, 2012 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…
By Darrell Etherington June 12, 2012 Checkthis Raises $910K to Jumpstart Friction-Free Publishing Online publishing platforms abound, but they vary in terms of how easy they are to use, and how temporary or permanent content…