Digital Publishing Archives

Orbit launches a digital publishing imprint

SFF publisher Orbit (a division of Hachette) has announced Orbit Works, a new imprint that will publish ebooks and audiobooks.

Kobo Plus is extending service into the UK and the US, and Draft2Digital has now added Kobo Plus to its standard Kobo distribution.

Kobo Plus is so far available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, the UK, and the US.

Standout subcategories include domestic thrillers, organized crime, paranormal mysteries (featuring shifters), and legal thrillers.

K Manga is a new app launching in May that will include 400 titles and early access to new chapters from Kodansha’s most popular series.

Wattpad–Webtoon’s new serialization app, Yonder, has announced another round of publishing partners

In our last issue, you might recall our write-up of Yonder, a new serialized literature app from the Wattpad–Webtoon family.

Yonder will attempt to reach a more diverse audience by serializing multiple genres, including some publishers’ backlist.

To the surprise of no one, Facebook has announced it will close Bulletin, the company’s email newsletter experiment, less than two years in.

Tapas Media, which was recently acquired by a South Korean firm, has laid off staff in its original-content department.