TechnologyMay 22, 2014<May 22, 2014 Vancouver eBook Startup Bitlit Raises Seed Round from Former Kobo CEO by Joseph Czikk Vancouver startup BitLit has raised a round of funding from Kobo’s founder and former CEO, Michael Serbinis and Three…
Canadian Startup News, FeatureMay 6, 2014<May 6, 2014 Take Your Bookshelf Anywhere: BitLit Gives Readers an eBook Version of a Book They Already Own by John Gray “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway Just hauling around your favourite books, or even worse,…
Canadian Startup NewsAugust 12, 2013<August 12, 2013 Wattpad’s new Fan Funding pilot program hopes to revive struggling publishing industry by Jared Lindzon The publishing industry is currently experiencing turmoil it hasn’t seen since the invention of the printing press, but one…
PartnershipsSeptember 25, 2012<June 26, 2013 Libboo Announces Partnership with HMH to Connect Authors With Influential Readers by Humayun Khan Boston-based startup Libboo announced its partnership with publishing house Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) this week, which…
FundingJune 12, 2012<June 12, 2012 Checkthis Raises $910K to Jumpstart Friction-Free Publishing by Darrell Etherington Online publishing platforms abound, but they vary in terms of how easy they are to use, and how temporary or permanent content…