Improved search, Google Now, Face Unlock, and more with latest Android Jelly Bean 4.1 firmware update

Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced its Android(TM) 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware update for Kobo's award-winning 7" Google-certified Kobo Arc tablet.

• Largest-display, highest-resolution version of Amazon's best-selling tablet now available in Europe and Japan
• New, lower price for Kindle Fire HD 8.9" in the US — starting at just $269 for Wi-Fi and $399 for 4G

Polestar is launching our second generation Digital Magazine and E-Book Service today.

Company releases German-language e-book subscription database covering multiple disciplines

ebrary®, a ProQuest business, today announced a new German-language e-book subscription database for academic libraries.

Apple® today announced the launch of the iBookstore℠ in Japan featuring titles from major and independent publishers, including a great selection of books from Kodansha, KADOKAWA, Bungeishunju, Gakken and Gentosha.

HMH FUSETM interactive program will be optimized for Samsung's lineup of Android-powered GALAXY tablets; Demos on display at HMH and Samsung booths at TCEA 2013 February 6-8

MyIdentifiers will now offer authors an easy ebook solution powered by Vook

Bowker®, a ProQuest affiliate, is teaming with Vook to enrich the offerings available on Bowker's acclaimed MyIdentifiers.com site.

- Acoustik digital audiobooks expand content choices for patrons using Axis 360 -

• Kobo customers read 22 million pages on Christmas Day
• Family of eReaders drives growth at Kobo - company doubles sales year-over-year

Powerhouse publisher Macmillan has reached agreement with juggernaut, Entangled Publishing, to handle global distribution for Entangled's highly successful digital imprints, beginning February 1, 2013.

Instant Reading and Sharing of OverDrive eBook "Samples" Drives Discovery

Expansion Fills Out Mobile Reach and Broadens Global Presence