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NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bowker®, a ProQuest affiliate, is teaming with Vook to enrich the offerings available on Bowker's acclaimed MyIdentifiers.com site. Now, in addition to accessing Bowker's ISBN and metadata services on MyIdentifiers.com, authors will be able to purchase Vook's ebook production and distribution solutions, all from one location. Vook's distribution network includes major e-retailers Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple. (Logo:...

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Democrasoft, Inc. (OTC: PinkSheets: DEMO), VOOK and first-time author Jonathan D. Messinger today jointly announced that Messinger's e-book 11 Days in May is the recipient of this year's Digital Book World Publishing Innovation Award in the category of best non-fiction ebook. The announcement was made today at the Digital Book World Conference + Expo at the Hilton Hotel in New York City. According to the Digital Book World website, the award...

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vook, Inc. is working with The New York Times to launch its TimesFiles ebook publishing program. The first 25 TimesFiles ebooks will be available for purchase on Monday, December 17. Vook's ebook creator network of VookMakers are using its technology platform to power the TimesFiles ebook program, providing services including the creation of ebooks for multiple devices, device consistent styling, distribution and sales reporting. TimesFiles...

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Democrasoft, Inc. (OTC: Pinksheets: DEMO) and VOOK, today announced that Democrasoft's WeJIT(TM) technology is now available through Vook's VookMaker program. WeJITs allow an e-book reader to communicate, from within the e-book, directly with the author, with other existing readers, and with new individuals outside the book who are not yet readers, but who can start participating in book-based discussions, expanding a book's new...

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thought Catalog, an online culture magazine, announced today it will venture into the ePublishing industry and start a digital books division. The announcement comes with the release of four original eBooks written by Thought Catalog staff and contributors--Cover Story by Liz Colville; Going Down South by Dan Hoffman; Take Out Your Earrings Before You Fight by Chelsea Fagan; and How To Be A 20-Something, a collection of some of the most popular...

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Democrasoft, Inc. (OTC: Pinksheets: DEMO) and VOOK ePublishing in San Francisco, today announced the arrival of the world's first two-way interactive e-book, which features a new technology that allows real-time author and reader-to-reader dialog and collaboration from inside an e-book. The newly-released book grabbing all the attention, 11 Days in May, published by Waterfront Press, will offer readers the opportunity to communicate...

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vook, the leading ePublishing technology platform that's produced over 1,250 eBooks leading to 3.3 million downloads, today announced winners of the eBook Creation Contest for its closed beta users, who have produced more than 584 unique eBooks in the platform. The winner of the "Best Overall eBook" was Brian Brushwood's "Scam School: Volume 1," a collection of a magician's best tricks and cons. User Joey O'Connor of the The Grove Center for the...

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Gaiam, Inc., the leading distributor of lifestyle media in the fitness and wellness market, and Vook, an ePublishing industry leader, announced the release of 16 new yoga eBooks published with VookMaker, an easy-to-use ePublishing platform. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110211/NY46360LOGO ) Gaiam released an initial series of e-books including 11 starring internationally acclaimed yoga guru, Rodney Yee. The e-books were featured...

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vook today announced the release of a new Republican presidential candidates eBook series titled "A Politician's Journey" that documents the prospective presidential candidates' backgrounds, careers, platforms, and 2012 presidential aspirations. "This new series will educate electors about the vision each of these candidates has for the United States," said Brad Inman, Chief Executive Officer of Vook. These eBooks offer unbiased political coverage and...

NEW YORK, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital publisher Vook announced today more than 150,000 free TextVooks were downloaded within just 24 hours in Amazon's Kindle Store. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110211/NY46360LOGO ) TextVook, Vook's newest series of animated eBooks, lets readers get smart quickly about a variety of popular topics, such as history, science, music, economics and law. TextVooks performed well in Amazon's history category for eBooks. Twenty-one titles...