The Digital Publishing Report

Us Weekly Creates iPad App on vjoon Platform with MEI

Us Weekly has published an iPad app developed with the help of vjoon integration partner Managing Editor Inc. (MEI). more 

Mobile Marketing Association Creates MMA Mexico

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has created MMA Mexico, the newest of the 20 local MMA Councils worldwide. MMA Mexico was created in response to the growing recognition of the importance of mobile and need for industry support and guidance for success in Mexico. Founding supporters are Banamex and Terra. more

ABC Interactive to Audit Adobe DPS Metrics

ABC Interactive is working with Adobe to audit metrics from Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite (DPS). ABCi will audit aspects of DPS application development and integrated analytics captured through the Adobe Content Viewer and Adobe SiteCatalyst. ABCi will also conduct test audits of several publishers using DPS to verify the ways the system measures and reports statistics on number of readers and sessions per issue, number of articles read, and average time spent with an issue. more 

Qubecor Acquires Minority Interest in ReadBooks

Canadian multi-media giant Qubecor Media Inc. has announced a partnership with startup ReadBooks SAS, to develop new software for its Archambault music subsidiary and Paragraph e-reader. The partnership includes purchase of a minority interest in ReadBooks, which is a multi-language e-book library, software, and consulting company. ReadBooks, with 15 employees in Paris and 15 in Montreal, is planning to double its Canadian staff this year, mostly in the areas of research and development. more 

Barnes & Noble to Sell Federal e-Books

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has signed an agreement with Barnes & Noble to sell federal e-books in the Nook e-reader format. Approximately 30 e-book titles are available including the Public Papers of President Barack Obama, Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling, and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Report. The GPO makes e-books available in partnership with Google’s e-bookstore, OverDrive, Ingram, Zinio, and other online vendors. more 

Adobe Announces New Features for Digital Publishing Suite

Adobe has announced several new features including an iPhone content viewer, social sharing through Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail, extended font embedding rights, and integration with Adobe Edge for HTML5 preview. Read about the new features and more in the June issue of the Digital Publishing Report. more 

PressRun Helps Develop New Art Guide iPhone App for the Art Fund

PressRun has provided experience and support to the development of a new iPad app for the Art Fund, a British national charity. The Art Guide app, a free download from the Apple App Store, is a comprehensive guide for those seeking to experience art in the United Kingdom. more 

Ingram Adds Sesame Street e-Book Library to ipage

Ingram is providing unlimited access to the Sesame Street e-bookstore, with more than 150 popular read-along, audio, animated, and interactive books, to libraries. Readers may use any browser and read the e-books on Mac, PC, and iPad. Individual libraries will set usage rules on each subscription. more 

Helios Shows iPad Document Hub App at drupa

Helios Software GbmH has introduced its new iPad Document Hub app at drupa 2012. The company says the Hub allows businesses to distribute documents to iPad users for online and offline local use easily and securely and works with PDFs, images, Office documents, and other common file types and works with Helios WebShare. more 

The Publishers Association Says e-Book Sales in the UK Grew in 2011

Publishers’ sales of consumer e-books grew 366% in 2011 according to the just-published Publishers’ Association Statistics Yearbook 2011. The Publishers Association, a trade organization serving book, journal and electronic publishers in the UK, reports all digital formats, including e-books, audio book downloads, and online subscriptions, accounted for 8% of the total invoiced sales of books in 2011, up from 5% in 2010. more