Publishers Lunch
The McEvoy Group has acquired Minneapolis–based
personalized gifts and books publisher I See Me! from founders Maia and
Allan Haag for an undisclosed sum. Owner of properties including Chronicle
Books, McEvoy plans to use the acquisition to build upon Chronicle's
personalized books and gift line. "We're excited to welcome I See Me! to
our family of companies," said The McEvoy Group founder and ceo Nion
McEvoy in the announcement. "We believe that together with Chronicle
Books' growing personalized publishing program, MyChronicleBooks, we will
provide the best and most innovative personalized publishing and gifts in the
market." The 14-year-old company will remain headquartered in Minneapolis.
In February Sony announced
that they were turning over their North American Reader Store customers to Kobo, and on
Thursday Kobo announced
that they will now take on the Sony Reader Store customers in the UK, Germany, Austria and Australia as well.
Sony's stores will close on June 16, and "customers and their current
eBook libraries will transfer to the Kobo ecosystem soon after the
closure."
eBook subscription service Oyster announced
that they have expanded their relationship with HarperCollins to add 10,000 titles from
the publisher. Still available only on iOS for now (with an Android version
promised for later in the year), Oyster says it now has over 500,000 titles
available for subscribers.
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