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 Angels Capital. Also taking part in…
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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, helping move the…
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 Toronto-based startup has found a…
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…
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 published to…