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Mobile eBook specialist Gutenberg Technology raises €3 million; new sectors & the US in sight
Hot on the heels of their big fundraising announcement in May, mobile ebook specialist Gutenberg Technology has finalised their second round with another big investment. This time €3 million, which brings the total money they’ve closed on this year to €5 million. The additional investment which came from BNP Paribas Développement and their existing investors. This […]
Youboox raises €1.1 Million led by Atlas Editions to become the Spotify of eBooks
On the back of raising funds via media-for-equity fund 5M Ventures earlier this year, Youboox have raised €1.1 Million from Atlas Editions, according to Frenchweb. Founded by Vincent Daubry, Helen Merillion & Fabien Sauleman, Youboox’s goal has been to provide an alternative way for casual book-readers to consume eBooks, namely through a freemium model similar to Spotify. The […]
With 250K+ downloads & 110K publishers, Tactilize releases v3 with eyes on the publishing industry
Tactilize has released the v3.0 of its tap publishing iPad app , which provides an instant on-the-go multimedia storytelling solution. The mobile-first publishing solution announced as well that it has racked up 250K+ downloads, with 110K+ active users. The publishing app connects to almost any service you might want to important from – Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Dropbox, […]
eBooks to play a more prominent role during upcoming French literary season
Each year at ‘la rentrée’ (the late Aug-early Sept back to school / back to work period) France’s literary season kicks-off with the release of a vast array of new books. This year’s literary season is expected to be an active one, with the release of 646 new titles [FR]. As avid readers [FR], the […]
Sacha Greif's eBook "Step-by-Step UI Design" goes viral
Earlier this week I received an email from French freelance designer Sacha Greif – the subject of the email was entitled “I wrote an eBook.” I chuckled to myself as I looked at it on my phone: of course I knew he wrote an eBook. Even if I didn’t follow him on twitter, I undoubtedly […]