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Strong interest exists among both publishers and consumers in a fundamentally different e-book model: content delivery through subscription-based services.

Digital, interactive book apps are booming, especially in the children's space, making this an exciting time to be an app publisher.

Recently named the new director of University of California Press (UC Press), Alison Mudditt is now at the helm of one of the largest university presses in the nation.

This year is a fun—and challenging—time to be a book publisher. Ebooks are growing fast, bringing digital distribution opportunities, but also arguments about revenue shares and business models.

iPad users now have another means for downloading e-books—and free e-books at that. With access to more than 13,000 public, school and college libraries worldwide, digital distribution services provider OverDrive's free Media Console app enables users to wirelessly download and read EPUB-format e-books and MP3 audiobooks from local libraries on the Apple tablet.

Citing multiple sources, Kara Swisher of All Things D revealed the date on Tuesday. Though a venue has not been named, it is expected to be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, where previous Apple media events have been held.

While not a surprise to anyone who had followed the book retailer's recent financial struggles, the official announcement yesterday that Borders Group had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy still caused a stir throughout the book publishing industry, as publishers, retailers, authors and consumers speculated about what this development could mean for the future of brick-and-mortar bookstores.

Apple iPhone and iPad users now have another way to engage and interact with Book Business content—the new Book Business app. Download the free app through Apple's App Store, and view and download the entire contents of both the current and past issues of the magazine.

Selma Wilson, the new president of Nashville, Tenn.-based religious publisher B&H Publishing Group, recently delivered an assessment of her first 90 days in her role, addressing B&H team members during a Jan. 28 divisional meeting. B&H—a division of LifeWay Christian Resources—produces Bibles, including Spanish-language Bibles, reference books, trade books, academic books and church supplies.

Apple Inc. has rejected Sony Corp.'s e-book reader app for the iPhone because it doesn't give people the choice to buy books without leaving the app for a website.