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Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro Contenidos

1. Introducción 3

2. Relación de startups 5

3. Desglose por especialización 6

4. ¿Qué entendemos por startups en el mundo del libro? 7

5. El verdadero valor de la disrupción y la innovación en el mundo del libro 9

6. El coste de la innovación 10

7. Oportunidades para las startups en la industria del libro, y viceversa 11

8. Doce apuntes sobre las startups en el mundo del libro 13

9. Sobre el proceso de elaboración del estudio, información sobre Dosdoce.com y créditos 16

10. Directorio Global de Startups del mundo del libro 20

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 2 1. introducción

Las startups hoy nos resultan a todos fami- propusieron innovar en algún aspecto, y con liares, sobre todo a la hora de hablar de el propósito de profundizar en la nueva rela- emprendimiento y tecnología en cualquier ción entre estas startups y el sector editorial, ámbito empresarial. en 2013 publicamos un informe –‘Cómo colaborar con Startups’– cuyo objetivo era Aunque es un término que desde hace tres o convertirse en un documento de debate y cuatro años se emplea con mayor frecuencia, reflexión sobre cómo mejorar las relaciones en realidad es algo de que algunos –entre entre las startups tecnológicas y las empre- ellos nosotros en Dosdoce– hemos venido sas del mundo del libro (editoriales, librerías, hablando desde hace años al compartir y bibliotecas, etc.) con el fin de establecer con- analizar la relación de las nuevas tecnologías juntamente áreas de colaboración estratégica. con, en nuestro caso, el sector cultural y ahora en concreto con el sector editorial y en En aquel informe quedaba claro que el futuro el mundo del libro, en general. del sector editorial pasaba por el entendi- miento y la colaboración entre las editoriales Detectar, conocer y compartir nuevas empre- y las startups, es decir, entre la parte más sas (startups) que han irrumpido o pueden tradicional del sector y las empresas ‘nativas irrumpir en el mundo del libro ha sido y es digitales’ con el fin de aprovechar mejor una de nuestras labores. Algunas de ellas no las oportunidades de negocio que ofrece se han creado directamente con la intención Internet. La principal ventaja competitiva en de ser herramientas o empresas tecnológicas la era digital es la creación de economías de pensadas para mejorar al sector o ayudarlo escala a través de la agregación de tecnolo- en esta transición digital –más bien ya inmer- gías, contenidos y servicios. Por tanto, estas sos en la digitalización–; no obstante, tam- alianzas se han demostrado necesarias –si bién las hemos dado a conocer en nuestro no imprescindibles– para el crecimiento del blog (hoy ‘tendencias’), en diversos estudios, sector. informes y conferencias. Tras este estudio, Thad McIlroy –involucra- Esa una de las particularidades de la digitali- do desde finales de los 90 en el trabajo de zación: saber aplicar lo que puede ser útil en empresas tecnológicas aplicadas al mundo nuestro sector mirando lo que se hace en y del libro, tanto como inversor como con- para otros sectores. A veces, incluso, mirando sultor–, sacaba a finales de 2016 el informe a startups que no han sido creadas, en princi- ‘An Authoritative Look at pio, para un sector concreto (como las apps Startups In the United States’, donde se da de mensajería que han acabado siendo una una relación actual de cerca de 900 startups herramienta fundamental para el marketing en relación al mundo del libro y que se online, por ejemplo). comenzó a compilar a principios de 2012.

Ante tal disparidad de nuevas empresas La lista actualizada que aporta Thad y que e iniciativas que en algún momento se acompaña a este documento ahora también

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 3 actualizada por nosotros) nace conjuntamen- sumando también algunas iniciativas euro- te con una lista que Michael Bashkar ya había peas que nos parecen destacables), y quizá comenzado, de modo que en ese momento un punto más tecnológico a la hora de esta- ambos estaban en la misma labor recopila- blecer la relación de startups (de 900 han toria. Por tanto se puede decir que la lista de pasado a 1.130 startups). Una revisión con la este último es el punto de partida. La primera esperanza de que otras consultoras o entida- versión de Mcllroy vio la luz en 2014 e incluía des de diferentes países continúen la labor de ya 600 startups, frente a la versión definitiva completarla en la medida de lo posible. sobre la que hemos trabajado nosotros y que, como hemos adelantado, ya alcanzaba casi Con la perspectiva de estos años, todos las 900 compañías tecnológicas. podemos reconocer cuánto ha cambiado la escena. Con esta instantánea general de esta El informe de Thad ofrece una detallada carto- lista se ha querido estimular nuevas ideas, grafía de las startups cuyo enfoque o modelo retomar el debate e incluso a conseguir una de negocio se dirige al sector editorial de mayor voluntad de inversión. Recordemos Estados Unidos; es decir, la gran mayoría de las que en nuestro estudio ‘Cómo colaborar con startups de la lista de McIlroy están afincadas startups’, una de las conclusiones era que las en Estados Unidos, si bien se incluyen algunas empresas de capital riesgo señalaban que startups internacionales que circunscriben a las startups del sector cultural no generaban los Estados Unidos como un mercado objetivo grandes operaciones de salida, como en principal. Según el propio Thad, el origen de otros sectores (muchas veces por desconoci- tal compilación no fue otro que, tras pregun- miento del propio sector), si bien los propios tarse el estado de la estas empresas tecnoló- emprendedores y responsables de startups gicas en el sector, pronto quiso profundizar y veían ya entonces un mayor potencial en esta saber cuántas existían y de qué tipo. industria. No obstante, a día de hoy podemos ver que, en general, las empresas del ámbito En Dosdoce hemos querido darle un enfo- cultural aún están lejos de situarse en los que más global (fijándonos sobre todo primeros puestos de los sectores donde más en el espectro español y latinoamericano, invierte el capital riesgo.

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 4 2. relación de startups

El núcleo del informe es una hoja Excel que •• Media de inversión por empresa incluye unas 1.130 empresas, en su mayoría fundadas desde que lanzó el Kindle •• Porcentaje de startups con fondos de- en 1997, como hemos adelantado. Dicha hoja clarados de cálculo enumera no sólo el nombre de las startups, también se señala: •• Porcentaje de startups ya no están ope- rativas •• Breve descripción de la empresa •• Porcentaje de salidas / adquisiciones / •• Tipo de producto o servicio que ofrece fusiones / pivotaciones

•• Financiación •• Número de Startups con oferta pública de venta (OPV) •• Estado actual del negocio Estos datos intentan ofrecer la medida de •• País de origen cuán significativa es la actividad de las star- tups en la industria del libro en todos sus Otros datos igualmente importantes que aspectos. La tabla Excel da la medida de tal aporta el informe y que definen el alcance de actividad y del creciente alcance que está la industria del libro son: teniendo la entrada de startups en el sector.

•• Total de fondos recaudados por todas las startups

•• Promedio de fondos de financiación por empresa

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 5 3. desglose por especialización

En cuanto al modo de categorizar las startups Estas categorías podrían ser mucho más detectadas, este es el desglose por especiali- específicas, pero se ha preferido acotarlas a zación, de mayor a menor: las mencionadas en la hoja de cálculo que acompaña para hacerlo más sencillo. Por •• Herramientas y servicios: 340 ejemplo, la categoría “herramientas y servi- cios” acoge desde startups de conversión de •• Contenido original: 166 PDF a ePub, hasta plataformas para publicar en la nube y autoedición. Es decir, herramien- •• Venta al por menor (retail): 106 tas y servicios que sirven a distribuidores, minoristas, autores y lectores. •• Social: 84 La referencia a las categorías “social” o “descu- •• Descubrimiento: 91 brimiento” se basa sobre todo en las que da la propia descripción de cada empresa. Mucha •• Educación: 66 gente parece tener dudas a la hora de deci- dir qué libro leer, pero esto ha comenzado •• Infantil: 59 a dejar de ser un problema con la ayuda de alguna de estas startups enfocadas a diferen- •• eReaders: 52 tes maneras de descubrir nuevas lecturas.

•• Marketing: 53

•• Libros de texto: 32

•• Gratuidad: 31

•• Audio: 23

•• Suscripción: 19

•• Otros: 9

Total: 1.131

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 6 4. ¿Qué entendemos por startups en el mundo del libro?

Dado que este breve informe, guía y listado genérica de ‘herramientas y servicios’), y no se refiere a las startups, conviene señalar tanto a las editoriales, insistimos. Tantas que a qué nos estamos refiriendo al hablar de ya representan casi mayoría dentro de la statups para libros o en el mundo del libro categoría ‘herramientas y servicios’. en este caso. Una startup, en términos muy generales, es un nuevo negocio emergente, Para el listado se ha considerado startups a una compañía que está arrancando. compañías que se crearon desde 1997 en adelante, ya que hay compañías que por En nuestro caso, más concretamente, nos aquel entonces supusieron un importante referiríamos a un nuevo tipo de negocio, elemento disruptivo o al menos ‘influencia- una compañía que aporta un enfoque algo dor’ en el sector. Decidir qué compañías se diferente y novedoso; es decir, asociado a la pueden considerar startups en relación al innovación, también con un importante com- mundo del libro no siempre es fácil, sobre ponente tecnológico en su ADN, y sujetas todo en los primeros años, como señala a capital riesgo, con necesidad de inversión McIlroy. para arrancar o terminar una fase de desarro- llo beta, al menos. Las de los últimos años, las que han sido desarrolladas claramente para dar servicio o Las aceleradoras o incubadoras son términos apoyo a editoriales y otros eslabones del sec- asociados a las startups: espacios y programas tor, son más fáciles de detectar. En muchos donde se les da el empuje necesario a estas casos porque ellas mismas han nacido con empresas emergentes. Pearson en el sector voluntad de pertenecer a este sector, y no editorial/educativo, o el New York Times en tanto por haber sido adoptadas o adaptadas el de las publicaciones crearon sus propios al mercado del mundo de los libros, como espacios que actúan como incubadoras para hemos comentado en el comienzo. ayudar a startups en sus respectivos sectores. En el caso concreto de la edición educativa Las startups en el sector son tan diversas y/o académica existen diferentes niveles de como diversos son el tipo editoriales exis- innovación, desde las más tradicionales hasta tentes. Sin embargo, llama la atención que las que comienzan a introducir diferentes muchas de las últimas startups no están ya modelos de negocio para monetizar los con- tanto enfocadas la parte comercial de las tenidos, si bien son las menos. editoriales, para el marketing o la promoción de libros, así como para editoriales infantiles, En el caso de la categoría de ‘edición infantil’ que hay muchas y muy variadas –como la sí se han incluido aquellas compañías que mayoría de proyectos que comenzamos a han desarrollado su modelo con la intención detectar en un principio–, sino que se dirigen de repensar la creación de los libros impresos a los autores independientes y a la autoe- para niños o que han creado proyectos e dición (que en la tabla están en la categoría ideas diferentes (educación, entretenimiento,

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 7 interactividad) en formatos digitales. Es decir, actividad que pudimos ver en este campo las que han aportado algo más que un senci- hace unos años se ha visto frenado en estos lla digitalización de contenidos. No obstante, últimos tiempos, si bien sigue habiendo hay que señalar que en ocasiones la frontera iniciativas nuevas y valiosas para la lectura entre ‘educación’ e ‘infantil’ como categorías en dispositivos móviles. Muchas de ellas, pre- es muy estrecha. cisamente, en el ámbito de la edición infantil y educativa para los primeros años de forma- Las apps móviles también hacen su aparición, ción de los niños. si bien es cierto que el enorme impulso y

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 8 5. el verdadero valor de la disrupción y la innovación en el mundo del libro

Si miramos los antecedentes de las startups editorial. Ha demostrado que podía hacerlo, y relacionadas con el sector, no tenemos que ha abierto la puerta para que otros aceleren mirar más que al mismo Internet, luego a Apple la transformación del sector. Las reacciones o para ver que han sido tan disrupti- a la defensiva de la parte tradicional del vos en este sector como en muchos otros. negocio (dejando ahora al margen las lógicas querellas sobre precios y presiones abusivas Para pensar en las primeras startups en el del ahora gigante global) parecían demos- mundo del libro hay que pensar en un ele- trar que Amazon tenía razón en cuanto a su mento que haya sido realmente disruptivo en potencial disruptor. Para bien o para mal, él, es decir, el elemento que ha transformado pero ya está hecho y ha sido un punto de totalmente un sector tan tradicional como inflexión definitivo para todo el sector. el editorial, que llevaba siglos sin apenas sufrir un cambio significativo, salvo quizá El impulso final en toda esta transformación la entrada de la informática e Internet. Pero del sector ha sido sin duda –y así lo hemos esto, insistimos, afectó a todos los sectores, y señalado en diversas ocasiones a través de las no al editorial en particular. El elemento emi- Tendencias en Dosdoce– el crecimiento del nentemente disruptor del mundo del libro ha móvil desde el lanzamiento del primer iPho- sido sin duda Amazon. ne en 2007, pocos meses antes del Kindle. El iPhone condujo al iPad que a su vez condujo Cuando Amazon dejó de ser sólo un tienda al a otra serie de tabletas diferentes. Ahora la por menor de libros, en principio de segunda lectura digital está disponible en una amplia mano, para poner su mirada y esfuerzos en el gama de dispositivos, siendo el móvil la que formato digital en relación directa al Kindle, más crece como herramienta de lectura fue el momento en el que legitimaron la general, y fundamental en los países en desa- posibilidad de la disrupción total en el sector rrollo, según la propia UNESCO.

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 9 6. El coste de la innovación

Muchas de las startups que hace años vimos sorprendentemente difíciles de identificar en crecer hoy ya no existen. Otras han pivotado un principio. Muchas startups están paradas, y se han reconvertido. Las tasas de “fracaso” o incluso muertas, pero siguen pululando, en las startups son altas, del mismo modo con un nivel de actividad a medio gas. En que hay muchas editoriales nuevas que no CB Insights encontraron que el 55% de las llegan a cumplir los 5 años de actividad. La startups fallidas llegaron a recaudar 1 millón idea de “fracaso” es relativa (por eso la entre- de dólares, o algo menos. El 71% de las des- comillamos), dado que muchas empresas aparecidas duró menos de dos años después que no terminan de germinar son el germen de su última ronda de financiación. Lo mismo de otras que sí funcionan. La experiencia que duran algunas editoriales, y sin tanta adquirida hace que cada paso o fase cons- financiación externa. truyan proyectos más sólidos, en ocasiones pasando de los contenidos a los servicios, o El análisis de ‘empresas fallidas’ en el informe del B2C al B2B, o viceversa. de CB Insights encontraron que la principal razón para el “fracaso” fue la falta de una También depende de qué determine lo necesidad real para su producto en el mer- que es y no es una startup. Si su propia cado (42%) seguido por la falta de inversión fundación o registro, o un mínimo de finan- (29%). En términos generales, la Oficina de ciación que abale su estatus. Como señala Estadísticas Laborales de Estados Unidos Thad, en CB Insights han prestado mucha mostró que la mayoría de las empresas que atención a estas cuestiones y señalan que caen lo hacen en los dos primeros años (34%). las razones de las caídas de las startups son Después de 4 años, el 56% acaba cayendo.

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 10 7. oportunidades para las startups en la industria del libro, y viceversa

Como hemos señalado en diversas ocasiones tercio de estos ingresos. Plataformas de ser- al hablar de innovación y modelos de nego- vicios de publicación como y cio, no hay una solución segura o única para Draft2Digital pueden alcanzar cerca del 10%. todos los casos. Lo que sí que es más eviden- De modo que las primeras empresas con te es que la principal ventaja competitiva en enfoque en la autoedición están tratando de la era digital es la creación de economías de obtener un recorte de 300 millones de dóla- escala a través de la agregación de tecnolo- res de ingresos netos. Author Earnings señala gías, contenidos y servicios. Y esto también algunos datos interesantes. incluye al mundo del libro. •• Algo menos de 10.000 autores (9.900) La irrupción no parece un motivo muy pro- ganan $ 10,000 o más por año a través bable para que una startup quiera entrar en de Amazon.com la industria del libro, o al menos en la edición comercial, pero sí lo puede ser la innovación. •• La mitad de estos ganan más $ 25,000 Desde los comienzos de la transformación por año digital hasta estos momentos siguen surgien- do nuevas empresas y proyectos que asumen •• 1.000 autores independientes que de- el reto de reinventar la forma del libro narra- butaron en los últimos 3 años ganaron tivo (apps, libros enriquecidos, multimedia, más de $ 25,000 por año. libro-juegos, transmedia, etc.), la mayoría de momento con relativo éxito en compara- Si tomamos los 10.000 dólares en ganancias ción con las formas tradicionales de edición como un umbral para que un autor indepen- impresa. diente esté interesado en los servicios de estas startups, el mercado objetivo es consi- La autoedición parece representar la nueva derablemente pequeño. Pero las aspiraciones alternativa, casi cerca de la disrupción, si bien son lo que son, y sin duda muchos autores el prestigio de la edición profesional (tradicio- con perspectivas de ventas más modestas nal) sigue teniendo su atractivo para muchos pagan por estos para tratar de elevar su posi- autores nobeles. ción. Cuántos y cuánto es la pregunta.

¿Qué hay de interrupción en lo que se Cuando se piensa en irrupción, la competen- denomina indistintamente autoedición o cia y oportunidad Thad sugiere mirar a auto-publicación? Según Data Guy se trata y a su CEO Reed Hastings señalando algunos de un negocio de 500 millones de dólares, aspectos sobre la competencia: que en sí mismo no es una gran oportunidad agregada. Como distribuidores, Amazon y “Si se piensa en sus últimos 30 días y analiza las sus competidores retienen alrededor de un tardes en las que no vio Netflix, se puede comprender

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 11 la amplitud de nuestra competencia. Ya sea que se Hulu o Amazon, o incluso contenido pirateado, puede haya jugado con videojuegos, se haya navegado por ver el mercado para el tiempo de ocio y descanso es la web, se haya visto un DVD, televisión o navegado enorme, y no somos más que un pequeño bote en un por YouTube, leído un libro, una retransmisión por vasto mar.”

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 12 8. doce apuntes sobre las startups en el mundo del libro

1. La industria editorial no está se está mu- (muchos ganan sólo unos pocos dólares riendo, se está transformando. Aparte al año). de la llegada de los libros digitales, ha habido poca disrupción (que no es ne- En España, uno de cada cuatro cesaria) pero sí ha habido innovación (si vendidos es un libro autoeditado, según bien aunque se puede pensar en las “su- el informe Global . Aquí se man- perlibrerías” como una innovación, estas tiene el poder de Amazon, ya que entre no se originaron en la industria del libro). el 40% y 45% de las ventas digitales de Otra cosa es que la innovación ha venido las editoriales independientes espa- en la mayoría de los casos de fuera del ñolas y latinoamericanas tiene lugar sector del libro. Por eso son tan impor- en esta plataforma. Este es el mercado tantes las alianzas con startups, así como que la mayoría de las startups están la atención a incubadoras o hackathons persiguiendo ahora, junto al Big Data que puedan ayudar al mundo del libro aplicado al sector. desenvolverse mejor en un entorno cada vez más digital, aún cuando hablemos 3. Como es de suponer –y aunque la lista de libros de papel y librerías físicas. no es definitiva dado que esperamos que otros países aporten startups pro- 2. El gran cambio en la edición es el creci- pias de su mercado que seguro conocen miento de la auto-publicación (princi- mejor–, el país que más startups aporta palmente de libros digitales). Un informe al mundo del libro es Estados Unidos de 2015, elaborado por la consultora con un 53,46%. Le siguen el Reino Unido Nielsen, revela que los libros autoedi- (12,13%), Francia (5,3%), España (4,40%), tados representaron el 12% del total de Canadá (3,86%), Alemania (3,50%) e ventas en Reino Unido, mientras que India (1,98%). No obstante, como se en Estados Unidos, según los propios descubre en el libro Startup Nation, una editores, la autoedición se incrementó de las características de las startups es un 58% con respecto del año anterior. que pueden surgir en países mucho más El negocio de la autoedición representa pequeños, de economía más débil, apor- ahora unos 500 millones de dólares en tando un mayor índice de competitivi- gastos de consumo; la gran mayoría de dad a la economía de la innovación en esos ebooks son de ficción. Con las ven- un país. A medida que la lista crezca con tas de libros de comercio de los Estados iniciativas de otros países, es posible que Unidos (en todas las materias) de apro- veamos algunas sorpresas más. ximadamente 6.700 millones de dólares en 2015, la autoedición tiene una cuota 4. Los “emprendedores” de las startups pa- de mercado del 7,5%. Se puede estimar recen tener poca experiencia dentro del que hay más de 500.000 autores acti- ámbito editorial para llevar sus esfuerzos vos auto-publicados en Estados Unidos al máximo. En nuestro informe de 2013

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 13 apenas el 4 % de las startups participan- plataforma. ¿Y si tuvieran que generar tes ofrecían soluciones tecnológicas para 25,000 euros en un solo año sin un sitio atender otros procesos esenciales en el web? ¿Cómo identificarían a sus audien- sector, como la gestión de derechos de cias en el sector? ¿Cuál sería la propues- autor, la edición interna de manuscritos, ta de venta? ¿Qué haría que un cliente etc. Esto está suponiendo un amplio aba- pagara por su producto o servicio? En la nico de oportunidades de negocio que actualidad, la mentalidad común es “si lo no están siendo atendidas por las actua- construimos o desarrollamos, vendrán”, les iniciativas digitales. La comunicación sin más, como si fuera así de sencillo. Una y la colaboración directa entre el mundo estrategia que suele ser errónea. del libro y las startups (insistimos que promover por parte del sector las men- 7. La innovación es muy diferente a la cionadas incubadoras o los hackatons es disrupción. No es que muchas de las una manera de comenzar) son una de las startups piensen que están siendo dis- claves del buen éxito de estas startups y ruptivas en el negocio editorial, pero valor seguro para las editoriales. varias hacen afirmaciones tales como que vienen a revolucionar el papel del 5. Muy pocas startups (15%) tienen alguna , el papel del agente o el equilibrio inversión declarada. Las empresas en su de poder entre escritores y minoristas. mayoría usan recursos propios. Según Como dice Elizabeth Spiers, demasiadas nuestro informe de 2013 sobre la rela- startups “piensan que las empresas es- ción del sector con las startups, un 68% tablecidas están usando modelos falli- de los emprendedores señalaba que dos porque son idiotas y no porque los muchos inversores desconocían las sin- problemas no se resuelven fácilmente”. gularidades del sector cultural y que este Muchas de estas startups están tratando desconocimiento generaba muchos pre- de solucionar un problema que de he- juicios y malentendidos. Asimismo, un cho no existe. Los libros son una tecno- 54% de los emprendedores admitía que logía depurada. Funcionan. Los autores la mala imagen que tiene el sector por autopublicados posiblemente tienen ac- su escasa inversión en innovación en los ceso a todos los servicios que necesitan últimos años posiblemente sea una de entre los programas Kindle de Amazon las causas por las que no atraiga a más y algunas de las firmas de servicios de inversores. autoedición más grandes como la men- cionada Smashwords o similares. Innovar 6. Muchas de estas startups del ámbito del para no destruir. libro no son sólo pequeñas: son minús- culas. En muchos casos no hay startup, 8. Un buen “pequeño negocio” puede ser por así decir, sólo un sitio web y buenas algo muy diferente de una oportunidad intenciones. La comercialización y pro- de capital riesgo. Es otra trampa de la moción es mínima. Estas empresas debe- mentalidad de las startups. Si muchas rían hacer una pausa y reimaginar cómo de estas empresas se vieran a sí mismas su empresa tendría que operar si tuvieran como empresas comprometidas a largo que obtener ganancias a través de un plazo en lugar de pequeñas compa- negocio alojado online o bajo un modelo ñías que le van a dar su gran lección al

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 14 mundo del libro o que pronto podrán ser alianzas, las razones y qué va a suponer adquiridas por otras más grandes, quizá para el consumidor final. Las editoriales serían capaces de durar un poco más. son las que ya tienen las audiencias, no las startups, por tanto son las que pue- 9. Wattpad es una de las compañías que ha den llegar a un público mucho mayor. sido el faro o guía para muchas startups Siendo como es el editorial la punta de en el sector del libro, y con todo, diez lanza de todo el sector cultural, al él le años después de su lanzamiento hay corresponde la responsabilidad mayor poco cambio discernible que se pueda de dar una imagen pública de trasforma- atribuir a su influencia, si bien un gru- ción y evolución. po de otras startups similares también animan a los escritores a escribir frag- 11. Los audiolibros, después de la autoedi- mentos cortos de ficción a diario o más ción, están siendo el nuevo gran dorado o menos frecuentemente. Es decir, mu- del sector editorial. En la actualidad la chas startups han crecido a la sombra de oferta de audiolibros en español supe- startups anteriores sin realmente innovar ra los 3.000 títulos aproximadamente, mucho más que su modelo a seguir. frente al apenas millar de hace sólo unos años. Las cifras sobre este mercado en 10. La edición de libros nunca ha sido una EE.UU. muestran que en 2015 se descar- industria tecnológica. De hecho, históri- garon 3,88 millones, lo que supuso una camente tiene aversión a la tecnología. cifra de 205,8 millones de dólares, según Este es un desafío para las startups que la Asociación de Editores Americanos. La están dirigidas a las empresas editoriales Asociación de Editores de Audiolibros existentes. A pesar de de todo, en esta también refrenda esos datos, con un nueva era tecnológica y de participación, aumento de ventas del 24%, y con 9.630 todas las editoriales deberían establecer títulos más con respecto al año anterior. algún tipo de alianza estratégicas para poder afrontar los retos de la era digital 12. Las startups, como las editoriales, de- si se quiere participar de ella. Además, ben de pensar en los nuevos modelos las editoriales también deberían recor- de negocio que ofrece Internet a la hora dar que se trataría de sentir la alianza de determinar el valor que su compañía en los dos sentidos y dar a conocer tales puede ofrecer a las editoriales.

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 15 9. sobre el proceso de elaboración del estudio, información sobre Dosdoce.com y créditos

En la elaboración del estudio han participado Se permite la copia y distribución de este Kershama St. Luce, José Antonio Vázquez y estudio por cualquier medio, siempre que Javier Celaya de Dosdoce.com mantenga el reconocimiento de sus autores, no se haga uso comercial de la obra y no se Este estudio nace de la iniciativa de Thad realice ninguna modificación de ella. McIlroy –involucrado desde finales de los 90 en el trabajo de empresas tecnológicas apli- cadas al mundo del libro, tanto como inver- Sobre Dosdoce.com sor como consultor–, que publicó a finales de 2016 el informe ‘An Authoritative Look at Dosdoce.com es un portal que analiza el uso Book Publishing Startups In the United States’, de las nuevas tecnologías en el mundo del donde se da una relación actual de cerca de libro. Desde sus inicios en 2004, el objetivo 900 startups en relación al mundo del libro de Dosdoce.com ha sido animar a editoriales, y que se comenzó a compilar a principios de librerías, bibliotecas, museos, fundaciones, 2012. La lista actualizada que aporta Thad y etc., a utilizar todo tipo de tecnologías y a que acompaña a este documento ahora tam- entender mejor las implicaciones y beneficios bién actualizada por nosotros) nace de una derivados de su uso en sus entidades. lista que Michael Bashkar ya había elaborado, de modo que en ese momento ambos esta- A lo largo de estos años, Dosdoce.com ha ela- ban en la misma labor recopilatoria. borado más de 50 estudios e informes sobre el uso de las nuevas tecnologías en diferentes En Dosdoce hemos querido darle un enfo- ámbitos del sector cultural. En noviembre de que más global (fijándonos sobre todo en el 2005 su primer estudio: El papel de la comu- espectro español y latinoamericano, suman- nicación en la promoción del libro. En 2006 do también algunas iniciativas europeas que dos nuevos estudios: El uso de las tecnologías nos parecen destacables), y quizá un punto Web 2.0 en entidades culturales y Los retos más tecnológico a la hora de establecer la de las editoriales independientes. En octubre relación de startups (de 900 han pasado a de 2007 el estudio Tendencias Web 2.0 en el 1.130 startups). Una revisión con la esperanza sector editorial. En octubre de 2008, conjun- de que otras consultoras o entidades de dife- tamente con la red social Ediciona, publica- rentes países continúen la labor de comple- ron el estudio La digitalización del libro en tarla en la medida de lo posible. España . En 2009 publicaron tres estudios: La visibilidad de las ciudades en la Web 2.0 (a El diseño y conversión a formato digital ha principios de año), Visibilidad de los museos sido realizada por Emiliano Molina. en la Web 2.0 (en octubre ) y Digitalización del libro y uso de las redes sociales (en ISBN: 978-84-946045-8-4 noviembre). En 2010 publicaron el estudio

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 16 Las galerías de arte en la web 2.0 y la Chuleta paulatinamente cobran forma en Europa, de las redes sociales, que ya ha superado las Brasil, , India, Rusia y el mundo árabe. 20.000 descargas. Se inició el año 2011 con la publicación de la segunda edición del En 2014, Dosdoce.com publicó 6 nuevos estu- estudio Las galerías de arte en la web 2.0, y a dios. Inició el año publicando el estudio Apps mitad de año el estudio Fútbol 2.0, que anali- educativas, que analiza el enorme crecimien- za de qué manera los clubes de fútbol están to de estas herramientas como nuevas vías incorporando las tecnologías 2.0 en sus estra- de acceso al conocimiento. Posteriormente tegias de comunicación y en la promoción publicó la Chuleta digital para las bibliotecas, de sus equipos, jugadores, eventos, etc. Y una infografía que pretende convertirse en terminaron el año 2011 con la publicación en una guía de referencia para los profesionales septiembre del estudio Industria editorial 2.0, del mundo del libro que quieran conocer las en noviembre, el estudio Conexiones entre aplicaciones que ofrece la nueva generación museos en las redes sociales, de la infografía de tecnologías en los distintos ámbitos de las Derechos de los usuarios en la nube y de las bibliotecas. versiones en catalán, inglés y portugués de la Chuleta de las redes sociales. En colaboración con Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) publicó en abril de 2014 el primer Comenzaron el año 2012 publicando la Anuario AC/E de cultura digital, que tiene Cronología de la edición digital (1912-2012), como objetivo convertirse en un documento la publicación de las versiones en catalán anual de referencia que analice la evolución y euskera de la infografía Derechos de los de las tendencias digitales en el mundo de la usuarios en la nube y de los resultados de la cultura, y que cada año pondrá el foco en un encuesta Anatomía del perfil del editor digi- sector determinado. El anuario está estruc- tal. En septiembre de ese mismo año publica- turado en dos partes principales: la primera ron el estudio El directivo y las redes sociales, aporta un análisis de las tendencias digitales en colaboración con la Fundación CEDE y el en el mundo de la cultura a través de nueve Grupo BPMO. ensayos transversales que tocan todos los sectores culturales, realizados por especia- Dosdoce.com inició el año 2013 dando a listas en la materia. La segunda consiste en conocer un nuevo estudio, Cómo colaborar un estudio de casos de buenas prácticas, con startups, que reflexiona sobre cómo nacionales e internacionales, que detectan y mejorar las relaciones entre las empresas exponen el impacto que están teniendo las que conforman el mundo del libro (editoria- nuevas tecnologías sobre un sector cultural les, librerías, bibliotecas, etc.) y las famosas específico; en el caso de esta primera edición, startups (empresas tecnológicas de reciente versó sobre las artes escénicas e hizo hinca- creación). En mayo de este mismo año saca- pié en ejemplos de casos de éxito. ron un nuevo estudio: Los museos en la era digital. El equipo de Dosdoce.com finalizó En colaboración con Biografías Personales, el año con Global Ebook, un estudio que Dosdoce.com publicó en junio de 2014 un analiza la rápida evolución de los libros elec- estudio sobre el impacto de la autoedición trónicos en los mercados de Estados Unidos en el sector editorial. El estudio Autores y Reino Unido, así como detalles pormeno- independientes: la irrupción de la revolu- rizados de los mercados del libro digital que ción indie tiene como objetivo aportar a los

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 17 profesionales del mundo del libro –ya sean En colaboración con Bookwire, la plataforma editores, agentes, autores, libreros o biblio- líder de distribución de ebooks de editoriales tecarios– un amplio análisis sobre el impacto independientes y especializadas, publicó de la autoedición en el sector editorial, para en abril de 2015 el informe Evolución y que cada uno de ellos pueda determinar sus Tendencias de los mercados digitales en oportunidades de negocio y los beneficios Latinoamérica. Este documento ofrece una derivados de esta actividad. serie de cifras y perspectivas claves para ayu- dar a los profesionales del sector editorial de En colaboración con Publishing Perspectives todo el mundo a entender la transformación y Actualidad Editorial publicaron en septiem- que está teniendo lugar en los mercados bre la segunda edición de la Guía de autores en idioma español y portugués, así como de la Feria del Libro de Frankfurt con todo las oportunidades de negocio derivadas de tipo de claves, sugerencias y recomendacio- dicha transformación. nes para ayudar a los autores a sacar el máxi- mo rendimiento a su visita a Frankfurt. Dosdoce.com publicó en septiembre de 2015, en colaboración con Biografías Personales, Por último, terminaron el año 2014 elaboran- la segunda actualización del estudio Autores do para CEDRO el estudio Nuevos modelos indies. El auge de la autoedición. Esta publi- de negocio en la era digital, con motivo del cación tiene como objetivo aportar a los lanzamiento de su plataforma conlicencia. profesionales del mundo del libro –ya sean com, que permite a los usuarios acceder a editores, agentes, autores, libreros o biblio- más de 6 millones de obras en español. tecarios– un amplio análisis sobre el impacto de la autoedición en el sector editorial, para En 2015, Dosdoce.com publicó 5 nuevos estu- que cada uno de ellos pueda determinar sus dios e infografías. Inició el año publicando la oportunidades de negocio y los beneficios infografía Aspectos clave a tener en cuenta derivados de esta actividad. en el préstamo digital, una infografía que pre- tende convertirse en una guía de referencia En septiembre de 2015, también se publicó para los profesionales de las bibliotecas que la Guía de modelos de compra de licencias quieran conocer las 12 claves para poner en de ebooks, un documento que pretende marcha con éxito un proyecto de préstamo convertirse en una guía de referencia para los digital para bibliotecas públicas, municipales profesionales de las bibliotecas que quieran o escolares. conocer las singularidades y aspectos clave a tener en cuenta de los diferentes mode- En colaboración con Acción Cultural Española los de adquisición de contenidos digitales. (AC/E) publicaron en marzo de 2015 el segun- Elaboraron la segunda edición del estudio La do Anuario AC/E de cultura digital, que tiene evolución de los nuevos modelos de negocio como objetivo convertirse en un documento en la era digital, con el patrocinio de CEDRO anual de referencia que analice la evolución que tiene como objetivo compartir con los de las tendencias digitales en el mundo de la profesionales del mundo del libro –ya sean cultura. Este año el anuario ha centrado sus editores, agentes, autores, libreros o biblio- esfuerzos en analizar el impacto de las nue- tecarios– un análisis amplio y actualizado vas tecnologías en el mundo de los museos. sobre los modelos de negocio existentes en

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 18 Internet, para que puedan determinar las Por tercer año consecutivo, Dosdoce con el oportunidades de negocio y los beneficios patrocinio y colaboración de CEDRO, ha rea- derivados de cada uno de ellos. lizado una actualización del estado y conso- lidación de los modelos de negocio en la era En 2016 publicó las infografías “12 aspectos digital dentro del mundo del libro. clave en la edición digital”; “Cómo enriquecer la visita física a las bibliotecas con tecnología” Iniciamos el año 2017 con la publicación de y “Cómo encuentran los lectores su próxi- la infografía “Evolución de los audiolibros ma lectura”. También colaboró con Acción en español” y posteriormente publicamos Cultural Española (AC/E) en la elaboración el estudio “Exporta tus libros sin vender los de la tercera edición del Anuario AC/E 2016: derechos de traducción”. Próximamente Cultura Inteligente, así como en la segunda publicaremos también la tercera edición edición del informe “Evolución y tendencias del informe “Evolución y tendencias digita- digitales en Latinoamerica” en colaboración les en Latinoamerica” en colaboración con con Bookwire. Bookwire.

A lo largo del año también publicamos Más información contactar con: los informes Digital Trends in the Spanish Markets El informe “Global Ebook” de Rüdiger Javier Celaya Wischenbart, traducido y adaptado al espa- [email protected] ñol por Biografías Personales y Dosdoce.com. www.dosdoce.com

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 19 10. Directorio Global de Startups del mundo del libro

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Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 22 Authors working together to help Author Marketing 62 each other learn how to promote Marketing United States Club their books Author Marketing Advance the practice of author 63 Marketing United States Institute marketing for writers of any kind Our main thrust is in digital 64 AuthorPad Ingram-funded Retail Zimbabwe distribution of books (Zimbabwe) Record storage for authors and 65 AuthorPortal Tools & Services United States publishers The science behind the art of 66 Authorship.me Ingram-funded Tools & Services Brazil writing Get your manuscript discovered by 67 AUTHORS.me Ingram grant Tools & Services United States the right agent or publisher Acquired by Penguin 68 Author Solutions in 2011; Sold to Najafi Self publishing services Tools & Services United States Co., Jan 2016 A number of its free Baen in 69 Free United States electronic format Launched by Grupo Latin American online ebookseller 70 Bajalibros Retail Argentina VI-DA in 2011 and reading app 71 Baobab $40k No activity since 2013 Netflix for books and toys Subscription United States iPhone app offering unlimited 72 Bardowl Closed Jan 2015 Audio United Kingdom audiobook streaming 73 Bargain Booksy Deals on Bestselling Ebooks Free United States Administrative tools platform that 74 Batch facillitates transactions between Tools & Services United Kingdom booksellers and their suppliers Microsoft invested 75 Barnes & Noble NOOK ? $600M in 5/12; Hardware backed with content eReader United States withdrew 76 Beacon Reader app for news sources Subscription United States Online self-publishing platform and 77 Bebookness Tools & Services Spain distributor Make available to readers books we 78 Bedford Square Books Original Content United Kingdom love that have gone out of print Powered by Samsung VR stories for parents and children 79 Bedtime VR Stories Children’s United Kingdom / Unit 9 to enjoy 80 BeeLine Reader Faster reading with color eReader United States 81 Beemgee Outlining tool for authors Tools & Services Germany Bringing young children and books 82 Bee The Books Website gone Children’s Ireland together in a real fun way

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Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 24 The global leader of self-service 102 bibliotheca From 3M Tools & Services US, Germany solutions for libraries Launched by Grupo Digital library for educational 103 Bidi Tools & Services Argentina VI-DA in 2014 institutions Raised from a $40k Publisher for the fan writing 104 Big Bang Press $53,890k target Kickstarter Original Content United Kingdom community campaign A media consultancy with expertise 105 Big Boost Media Website down across digital and traditional Tools & Services United States marketing channels Compare textbook prices from all 106 Bigwords Textbooks United States the best online stores at once You can buy the content you want, This site can’t be 107 Bindworx when you want, in the format you Free United Kingdom reached want International e-bookstore and 108 Bilbary Closed April, 2014 Education Luxembourg rentals 109 Bilibok Customizable children’s books Children’s France Obtain ebooks of print books you 110 Bitlit See Shelfie Discovery Canada own The best way for people to connect 111 BitTorrent Bundle is directly: over the movies, music Social United States and stories they love Identifies, develops, and launches 112 BizBookLab No web site Original Content United States business books around the world Last facebook post Oct 113 Blablalivre Book reviews in 140 characters Original Content France 2016 (Blackbird Digital Books is run (Site gone), Website Blackbird Digital on the principles of the Diamond 114 and Facebook now Original Content United Kingdom Books Cutter Sutra) Digital publishing active platform Monitor Google for illegal copies of 115 Blasty Tools & Services United States your content Self-publishing online platform for 116 Blavox Tools & Services Spain audibooks A radical with 117 Blendle Tools & Services The Netherlands micropayments in journalism Acquired by TalkTalk on 118 blinkbox Entertainment streaming service Tools & Services United Kingdom January 8, 2015 Read the most important insights 119 Blinkist from non-fiction books in 15 Original Content Germany minutes. Allows publishers to monitize their 120 Blinu Product of Inarsoft Tools & Services Spain books through ecommerce tools

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 25 Customer support Books, eBooks, gifts and more - all 121 Free United States discontinued 2014 at great prices 122 Blloon Closed October 2015 E-book Subscription Service Subscription United Kingdom Brandable, white label ereading 123 eReader United States apps for iOS, Android and Windows A WYSIWYG content editor for the 124 BlueGriffon Tools & Services France World Wide Web 125 Blue Plantet Tales Interactive storybook app Children’s Spain Self-publishing platform for 126 $19.05M Tools & Services United States illustrated books An epublisher publishing fiction 127 Bondfire Books Website inactive Original Content United States and nonfiction Last blog entry Oct Collaborative book publishing & 128 BONZOI $189k Tools & Services United States 2014 e-commerce platform Book recommendations based on 129 Bookarang Discovery Netherlands algorythms Shut by HarperCollins Social networking and book 130 BookArmy Social United States UK in 2010 recommendation tool Online Book Discovery Platform 131 Bookateria from Publishers Lunch and Random Discovery United States House Launch AVL Digital family of We make it easy to publish your 132 BookBaby Tools & Services United States media businesses book worldwide Launched by Bonnier 133 Bookbeat Audiobook retailer Audio Sweden in 2015 Developed with support of Ministry of Children, Education and Equality, The Digital school library and reading 134 Bookbites Children’s Denmark Ministry of Finance app and The Association of Local Governments, Denmark. The Bookboard service Encourage children to develop a 135 Bookboard Children’s United States has been shutdown lifelong love for reading Publishing free quality textbooks 136 BookBoon Free Denmark written by professors Last news release “AniBooks” to support emergent 137 BookBox Children’s India March 2012 literacy and language skills 138 BookBoxClub Physical book subscription box Subscription United Kingdom Online resource for book-loving 139 Bookbridgr Tools & Services United Kingdom bloggers Discover free and discounted 140 BookBub $10.8M Free United States bestselling ebooks

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 26 Maintenance enabled Buy and sell used textbooks with 141 Book Buyback $1M Textbooks United States at: 2013-03-23 free shipping 142 Bookbyte Rent, buy, and sell used textbooks Textbooks United States 143 BookCities Last tweet Oct 2013 Find good reads for your travels Discovery United States Launched and owned 144 Book Country Social networks for books Social United States by Penguin 145 Bookcoverpedia Platform for premade book covers Tools & Services Croatia The digital notebook for the 21st 146 Book Creator Education United Kingdom Century classroom.’ Online bookseller of physical books, Aquired by amazon. 147 offers free shipping worldwide all Retail United Kingdom com in 2011 year round Publishes metadata from a 148 Book Engine Product of Mint Digital publisher’s website onto all their Tools & Services United Kingdom social media accounts Acquired by AbeBooks Search website that helps readers 149 BookFinder Discovery United States (11/1/05) buy books online The first video and email marketing 150 BookFrenzy Studios Tools & Services United States agency specifically for authors Publish now and pay over time with 151 BookFuel Tools & Services United States our guided self-publishing options Read, share, organize, 152 BookFusion Social Jamaica and sync all your books Self-publishing services and tools 153 BookGarage Tools & Services Switzerland for professionals Connecting students with relevant 154 BookGenie451 Last tweet Oct 2014 Education United States content A tool and a resource for finding 155 Book Genome Project see BookLamp Discovery United States books owned by 156 BookGig Listings of author events in the UK Discovery United Kingdom HarperCollins People can read & discuss books in 157 BookGlutton Closed 2013 Social United States the cloud Daily email with the best deals on 158 BookGorilla Free United States the best Kindle ebooks Allow people to discover, organize, 159 Bookhuddle Out of business Social United States and share book information Social reading platform offers 160 BookieJar Last tweet June 2014 Social United States reader-writer connection Applications & analytics to drive a 161 Bookigee $638k Website shut Tools & Services United States new book publishing ecosystem Authors can outsource the entire 162 Book in a Box Tools & Services United States writing and publishing process

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 27 Get local bookshop prices when you 163 Bookindy Retail United States browse Amazon Sold to Zola, then to Gives readers expert book 164 Discovery United States NetGalley recommendations 165 Bookish Physical book subscription box Subscription Spain This site can’t be 166 BookJetty Catalog your books Discovery Singapore reached Social pay-it-forward platform to 167 Bookarma Social United States reach new readers 168 Bookabook Crowdfunding Italian publisher Italy Acquired by Apple July, 169 BookLamp $110k 2014 for “between Deep metadata book analysis Tools & Services United States $10M to $15M” A Mac app designed to let you read 170 Bookle eReader United States your on an iMac screen India’s first online bookstore 171 Bookle.in Children’s India exclusively for children’s books Search books in the Italian 172 Bookle.org Discovery Italy language One link for your book that works 173 BookLinker Tools & Services United States for all Amazon stores Blog platform designed for book 174 BookLikes $150k Social lovers “This domain is for 175 Booklive In-Flight eBook Service Retail Japan sale” We’re not a service provider—we’re 176 BookLogix Original Content United States a publisher Launched 2010, acquired by 177 Booklr ‘Vook’/’Pronoun’ in Data & analytics for publishers Tools & Services United States 2014. Website no longer up The place to meet the people who 178 BookMachine Social United Kingdom make publishing happen 179 Book Marks Part of Literary Hub The Rotten Tomatoes for books Discovery United States This site can’t be 180 Book Marq Social book discovery app Discovery United States reached Social reading service and digital 181 Bookmate $6.5M Social Russia library Product of Springer Complies statistics on books and 182 Bookmetrix Tools & Services Germany Link readers Acquired by Textbook Canada’s textbook rental 183 BookMob Textbooks Canada Rental Canada destination

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 28 184 BookMooch Trade your books with other people Social United States Book recommendations for book 185 BookMovement clubs, delivered via email and the Discovery United States web Connecting culinary professionals 186 Book of Cooks Website gone Original Content United States with foodies One-stop agency for authors, 187 Bookollective publishers and industry Tools & Services United Kingdom professionals A safe online community for young 188 Bookopolis readers to share favorite books and Children’s United States discover new ones The largest ebook library in the 189 BookOS Out of business Retail world Ebook publishing and distribution 190 Bookrature $60k Tools & Services India platform 191 Bookoture Digital publishing platform Tools & Services United Kingdom Online bookseller of deeply discounted physical books (excess 192 BookOutlet Retail United States stock and slightly damaged books from publishers) Text, reading, & writing in the 193 BookOven Last tweet Aug 2012 Tools & Services Canada digital age Launched by Reading app that offers daily deals 194 Bookperk Dicovery United States HarperCollins in 2011 on HarperCollins’ book catalogue A book project manager for 195 Book Planner Last tweet June 2016 Tools & Services United States self-published authors Allows book publishers to bring 196 BookPrep-HP Last FB post April 2012 Tools & Services Uited States back all their out of print books A self-service tool for creating 197 BookPulse Last tweet July 2105 Tools & Services Israel online and mobile presence 198 BookRenter Rebranded as Rafter An online textbook rental site Textbooks United States Online bookstore and distribution 199 Bookrepublic Retail Italy platform specialising in ebooks Lets readers mix and match licensed 200 BookRiff Out of business Original Content Canada content Books and reading -- just as diverse 201 Book Riot Discovery United States as books and readers are Self-publishing company and Last blog entry Sept. 202 BookRix online publishing platform for Tools & Services Germany 2013 eBooks Last blog entry Oct Create interactive widgets for your 203 Bookry Tools & Services United Kingdom 2014 Multi-Touch books

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 29 A database of e-books in the fields 204 Books24x7 Education United States of computing, business, and IT Choose what to read based on 205 Books4You Discovery Brazil summaries not cover art 206 BooksBarter Site still “Coming Soon” Buy, sell and rent old books Retail India Look up book prices at sites such “This domain is for 207 BookScout as Amazon.com, using cell phone Retail United States sale” or PDA Sell your textbooks for the most 208 BookScouter Textbooks United States money A hub for watching previews of 209 Bookscreening Domain for sale Discovery United States upcoming book releases Recommends books based on the 210 Bookseer Out of business Discovery United Kingdom last one you read Free online classified ads for used 211 BookSellBuy Retail India books App enabling meeting and 212 Bookselves Social United States exchange books in-person Booksfree.com is the oldest online 213 Booksfree Free United States book rental service A simpler way to swap books and 214 BooksfreeSwap Social United States audiobooks online A virtual community of writers and 215 Books From Scratch Last tweet Oct 2015 Social United States readers 216 BooksGoSocial Social media marketing for authors Tools & Services Ireland Makes short films inspired by the 217 Bookshorts see MovingStories.TV Tools & Services Canada written word Pulse-pounding thrillers under $5 218 BookShots Original Content United States and 150 pages or less 219 BookShout $9M Ingram funded Reading app plus bulk sales Retail United States The largest independent online 220 BooksonBoard Closed April 2013 Retail United States retailer of eBooks Our book clubs serve readers with 221 Bookspan Retail United States particular interests Create and follow personal book 222 Bookstackk Social United States collections Software guidebooks for home- 223 Books That Work Out of business Original Content United States oriented projects 224 Bookstore AR Augmented reality bookstore app Retail United Kingdom

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 30 $5M July 2015 from Coent Create a soundtrack for your 225 Venture Audio New Zeland reading experience Partners and Sparkbox Ventures Website appears 226 Books You Touch We create interactive e-books Tools & Services India inactive @ 2012 Independent wholesaler for 227 Bookstream Closed Jan 2009 Retail United States independent booksellers Acquired by Amazon A pioneer in inventory-free book 228 Booksurge Tools & Services United States 2005 publishing App that facilitates exchange of 229 Booksquare physical books with readers near Discovery France you Website developer for authors, 230 Bookswarm Tools & Services United Kingdom publishers and booksellers The best royalties, widest 231 Booktango Last tweet 9 Sep 2015 Tools & Services United States distribution, and easiest, fastest... 232 Bookthisbook Online book rental platform Retail United States 233 BookThug Publishing the future of literature Original Content Canada Promotes Ebook Deals and 234 Bookticker Free United States Discovery 235 Booktiq Website gone Book publishing services Tools & Services United States Add movie-style soundtracks to 236 BookTrack $10M Tools & Services New Zeland e-books The go-to place for children’s and YA 237 Book Trailers for All Site for sale Children’s United States book trailers See your sales for Amazon, Apple, 238 BookTrakr Tools & Services etc. every day in one place Last blog entry June Creative Publishing & Marketing 239 BookTrix Tools & Services United States 2015 Services Publishing platform and marketing 240 Booktrope $1.7M Closed May 2016 Tools & Services United States engine for books of all kinds Create beautiful books for print and 241 Sourcefabric product Tools & Services Czeh Republic digital distribution 242 Booku Closed June, 2013 Book customization service Tools & Services United States Tools to tell cinematic, human 243 Bookumenta Site not available Tools & Services stories in a digital space

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 31 “is a totally awesome 244 Bookup.co idea still being worked Unknown ? Canada on” 245 BookVerdict Expert reviews of print and media Discovery United States EPUB and PDF reading app with 246 Bookvia from Datalogics eReader United States Sony DADC DRM BookVibe shut down Turns Twitter Data into Book 247 BookVibe Discovery United States Feb. 2016 Discovery Tool 248 Book Weather Book recommendation app Discovery France 249 Bookwire Book price comparison service Discovery United States Leading ebook and audiobook 250 Bookwire.de distribution platform in Europe and Tools & Services Germany Latin America Bringing books, ideas, and people 251 Bookwitty Social Canada together Help authors Prepare, Publish and 252 BookWorks Tools & Services United States Promote their books A service provider for all the 253 Closed 2012 Social Pakistan readers, authors and students Last blog entry Sept., Allows authors and publishers to 254 BookXtra Tools & Services Ireland 2011 add accompaniments to a book 255 Booklr $500k Acquired by Pronoun Data & analytics for publishers Tools & Services United States AI platform ensures that the most 256 Boomtrain $13.97M Tools & Services United States relevant stories reach your users Allows K-12 Teachers to develop & 257 BoomWriter Media Children’s United States enhance students’ writing Create ebooks without having 258 Booqla to download a program or buy a Tools & Services Sweden license Mobile-based ‘reader’ deletes the 259 Boosh No web presence e-book once it is read, allowing it to eReader United Kingdom be shared Ebook watermarking and 260 BooXtream eReader The Netherlands distribution platform Books that ‘grow’ in difficulty as kids 261 Borne Digital $20k Kickstarter funded Children’s United States become better readers 262 Bonte Books Last tweet 24 Sep 2010 Brilliantly Bound Photo Books Tools & Services United States Website not found. 263 Boxfiction Last facebook post Stories published in episodic format Original Content United Kingdom 2012 Last press release June, eBooks on demand for K-12 264 Brain Hive Children’s United States 2014 libraries

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 32 Online self-publishing platform and 265 Brave New Books Tools & Services The Netherlands distributor Links the paper book to its digital 266 BTwinBooks Tools & Services Spain copy 267 Bublish Publishing & marketing platform Tools & Services United States We make beautiful books with 268 Bubo Tools & Services Switzerland music 269 Bubok Self-publishing online platform Tools & Services Spain Online hangout for both readers 270 bukbro Last tweet Jan 2015 Social United Kingdom and writers A digital library for ebooks that This site can’t be 271 Bukfaze lets authors get the attention they Discovery Philippines reached deserve Bukium (formerly Digital publishing services for 272 Tools & Services Argentina Liibook) authors Publisher of interactive ebooks for 273 Bumba Editorial *Launch date unknown Children’s Mexico children The best deals on print & ebooks Unted States/ 274 Buried Books Retail for individual readers Canada This site can’t be Buy individual pages of non-fiction 275 Buy1Page Retail United Kingdom reached books Online software that helps authors 276 Buzztrace Ingram funded Tools & Services United States build their brand 277 byeink Last blog entry 2014 Your first online ebook editor Tools & Services Spain Acquired by Publishes original fiction and 278 Byliner $1M ‘Vook’/’Pronoun Original Content United States non-fiction e-shorts September, 2014 Publishing Platform for Documents 279 Calaméo Tools & Services France and Magazines The one stop solution for all your 280 eReader United States e-book needs Publishes lifestyle and children’s 281 Callaway Digital Arts $6M Children’s United States apps Utilizes algorithms to mine big data 282 Callisto Media Tools & Services United States for topics of consumer interest Leave me a message about a book 283 Call Me Ishmael Social United States you love Rent your textbooks and enjoy free 284 CampusBookRentals See Sidewalk Textbooks United States shipping BOTH ways Dedicated to finding exciting fiction 285 Canelo and non-fiction for release as Original Content United Kingdom ebooks, apps and on the web

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 33 An ebook designed for 286 Capstone Digital Children’s United States the unique needs of school libraries Listen to everything you want to 287 Capti Narrator Audio United States read Publishing poems in a video game 288 La Cartuchera Children’s Spain format Follow Cathy’s mysterious 289 Cathysbook Last tweet Sept. 2014 adventures through clues left in her Children’s United States journal Invest in an author from the ground 290 Chafie Website gone Tools & Services United States up. A next-generation, 21st century 291 Chameleon Last tweet May 2015 Original Content United States publishing company Search free scholarships, browse Nov. 2013 IPO; trading 292 Chegg course reviews, get 24/7 study help Textbooks Untied States at 35% of IPO price and rent textbooks ChineseCUBES is committed to Republic of 293 Chinese Cubes Last tweet 24 Dec 2014 Education teaching you Chinese China, Taiwan Christian Manuscript An online manuscript submission 294 Tools & Services United States Submissions service Relaunch (Last tweet We want to change book publishing 295 CINE-BOOKS Original Content Ukraine May 2015) forever Specializing in software for 296 Circular Software Tools & Services United Kingdom publishers Mobile-first multi-channel 297 Citia $2.8M publishing platform with social Tools & Services United States built-in Find what’s in stock at your 298 CityShelf Retail United States neighborhood bookstores Free portfolio tool for journalists, 299 Clippings.me Formerly Cuttings.me Tools & Services Singapore bloggers and writers We help storytellers build 300 Code Meet Print digital products and sustainable Tools & Services United States businesses Subscription service for physical 301 Collibris books, social media app for readers Social France and online literary magazine Launched 2011, Helping authors to think about how 302 Coliloquy acquired by digital technologies could enable Tools & Services United States ‘Vook’/’Pronoun’ 2014 them to write This site can’t be Designed to make the book 303 Collate It Tools & Services United Kingdom reached proofing process easier Publishes bite size ebooks on many 304 Collca Last tweet July 214 Original Content United Kingdom subjects

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 34 This site can’t be Allowing students to rent, buy and 305 College Book Renter $10M Textbooks United States reached sell their college textbooks online 306 ComicBlitz Netflix for comic books’ eReader United States Videos used to promote comic 307 Comic Book Trailers Marketing United States books Acquired by Amazon Cloud-based digital 308 Comixology $2.85M Retail United States 2014; price undisclosed platform Allows readers to comment in the 309 Commentpress Website gone Tools & Services United States margins of an online text Publishing platform to help indie 310 CompletelyNovel authors publish & sell beautiful Retail United Kingdom print books Online platform that allwos you to seek permission & and obtain rights 311 Conlicencia.com Tools & Services Spain to photocopy and digitalize already published content A complete digital solution for 312 Constellation Tools & Services United States independent publishers Beautifully simple mobile 313 Contentment Last tweet Feb 2016 Tools & Services United Kingdom publishing 314 ContentOro $450k Selling book content to websites Retail United States Anyone can publish, market and 315 Cafe Tools & Services United States sell their own cookbook Acquired by Macmillan, The world’s best collection of 316 Cookstr Jan, 2014; no price Original Content United States cookbook recipes available online given 317 Copia Abandoned hardware Ereaders and tablets eReader United States A socially-driven digital content 318 Copia Class Education United States platform for education Purchased by Unizin Provides textbooks and other 319 Courseload $1.64M Education United States July 2015 resources in digital form A provider of eTextbooks and digital 320 CourseSmart Sold to Ingram Education United States course materials Web-based platform for authoring, 321 CourseYard $220k Product: Autoria publishing and distribution of Tools & Services Germany interactive materials Focused on title discovery and 322 CoverCake Last tweet Jan 2016 Discovery United States analytics that can track book trends A book discovery site that replicates 323 Coverlist See ReadThisNext Discovery United States a book list experience App for reading romance novels 324 Crave paired with videos, graphics, and eReader United States real-time text messaging

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 35 This site can’t be 325 Cream eBooks Publish and sell your digital books Tools & Services Spain reached An information skills solutions United States/ 326 Credo Reference provider serving educational Education United Kingdom institutions worldwide Acquired by Box, May, The best way to display documents 327 Crocodoc eReader United States 2013 in web and mobile apps A Christian self-publishing 328 CrossBooks Closed April 2015 Tools & Services United States operation 329 CrowdBooks Crowdfunding platform for authors Tools & Services Italy Publishing platform specialized in 330 Crowd Books Tools & Services producing illustrated books What if ebooks and fiction were 331 Crowded Fiction eReader United States more like video games? 332 Crowdscribd Crowdfunding platform for authors Marketing United States Website gone. last Crowdfunding publisher of indie 333 CrowdtheBook Original Content United States tweet Nov 2014 titles Cursor/Red Last activity on site A social platform that powers 334 Social United States Lemonade fall 2014 independent publishers Custos Media Turning the downloaders against 335 $684k Tools & Services South Africa Technologies the uploaders to fight piracy 336 Cylapp Last tweet Jan 2015 Publisher of interactive eBooks Original Content France Lets you read literary classics Acquired by Plympton 337 Daily Lit/Plympton and great new fiction in short Original Content United States 02-2013 installments Enterprise-class monetization & 338 Daisy Labs Retail United States engagement solutions for content Speicalizes in digital professional, 339 DeantaGlobal Tools & Services Ireland academic, STM and legal publishing Award-winning journalists bringing 340 Deca deeply reported stories to digital Original Content United States formats Platform that amalgamates social 341 Deedjo media posts, articles etc made by Original Content France and about your favourite authors Read short stories directly from 342 DeepShelf Website gone Original Content Israel leading authors for $1 each A leader in the field of digital book 343 De Marque Retail Canada distribution Bought by Educational iPad-based app development 344 Demibooks $533k Tools & Services United States Development, 09-15 platform Cloud-based software that enables 345 Democrasoft Out of business Tools & Services United States online collaboration

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Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 37 Easy version control and 368 Draft collaboration to improve your Tools & Services United States writing Distribution to retailers for 369 Draft2Digital Retail United States self-published authors 370 DraftQuest Online creative writing tool Tools & Services France A subscription-based service for 371 Duotrope Subscription United States writers E-junkie Shopping Sell digital downloads with our 372 Retail United States Cart simple shopping cart eReader platform for books from 373 E-Libro eReader United States different academic disciplines Acquired by Open Road 374 E-Reads Independent e-book publisher Original Content United States 2014 375 Eat Your Books A community of cookbook lovers Social United States offers eBook publishing software to 376 eBook-lr Website gone Tools & Services France publishers Provides ebook formating 377 eBook Architects Tools & Services United States consultancy services The best Free and Bargain ebook 378 eBook Discovery Free United States deals “This site can’t be Kindle and Nook e-book swapping 379 EBookFling Social United States reached” & lending service Run by Arizona State Turn your documents, blog posts, 380 Ebook Glue $20k Tools & Services United States University students and web pages into digital books Domain available for 381 Ebook Head Find new ebooks Discovery Spain sale Ebook conversion, distribution & 382 eBookIt Tools & Services United States promotion Ebook aggregator, serving academic 383 Ebook Library (EBL) Retail Australia and research libraries Professional ebook formatting and 384 eBookopoly Last tweet July 2012 Tools & Services United States conversions for new authors Ebook store platform enables 385 eBookPie $50k Became Slicebooks publishers and authors to resell Retail United States whole ebooks Connects Readers, Publishers and 386 eBookPlus Last tweet Feb. 2013 Marketing United States Authors with advertisers Makes it easy for libraries to 387 eBooksAreForever Last tweet Sept. 2015 Education United States permanently own ebooks Delivering digital books in multiple 388 eBooks.com Tools & Services Australia formats 389 eBooks2go Ebook publiaher and distributor Tools & Services United States

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Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 54 733 Odilo $4.23M Digital content lending for libraries Education Spain Last Facebook post Oct Facebook app designed to connect 734 Odyl Social United States 2013 authors with their readers Retailer of all types of fiction and 735 OmniLit Closed December 2016 non-fiction in a variety of ebook Retail United States formats A bookstore where celebrated 736 One Grand minds share the 10 books they Discovery United States would take... Website “Getting A 737 OnePape Reinventing the Novel Original Content Canada Face Lift” Language learning through 738 One Third Books Children’s United Kingdom children’s stories 739 oolipo Fiction reimagined for mobile Original Content Germany Closed.(Kickstarter Helps people buy books online from 740 Ooovre funding unsuccessful; Retail United Kingdom local booksellers last tweet Nov, 2015) 741 On Demand Books See Espresso Books printed in minutes on site Tools & Services United States Sell Your Book for $0 and a Penny 742 OnlyIndie Website gone Marketing United States More Acquired by Beanstock A platform for insanely easy mobile 743 OnSwipe $13.3M Tools & Services United States Media Aug., 2014 publishing An online shop that represents the 744 Oodlebooks Tools & Services United Kingdom authors and their books 745 Oodles Books Free Self-Publishing Platform Retail India Webstie Gone. Last 746 Open Air $970k Free Self-Publishing Platform Tools & Services United States tweet Oct 2013 Inkling acquired Open A project to make social reading 747 Open Social United States Air’s two brands easy, personal, and open Readers decide how much they 748 OpenBooks Retail United States want to pay EPUB reader and digital book 749 OpenPage From Excelsoft Education India ecosystem for students Publisher + Services to Meet the Open Road Integrated 750 $29M Needs of Authors, Educators, and Education Unitd States Media Librarians Optimize the display/sales of books 751 OptiQly Undisclosed VC funding Retail Unitd States at online retailers App: The best way to read, write 752 Opuss eReader United Kingdom and share beautiful words 753 Orbile Online bookseller for kobo Retail Mexico OR Books is a new type of 754 OR Books Original Content United Kingdom publishing company

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 55 Last tweet December eLume: an exceptional reading 755 Orson & Co eReader United Kingdom 2016 experience for iOS devices Platform where readers can switch 756 Ouilire between books in both text and eReader France audio format 757 Outlit Read and discover Discovery United States Literary apparel and accessory 758 Out of Print company that loves celebrating Marketing United States great stories Acquired by Rakuten Access to eBooks, audiobooks and 759 OverDrive Education United States for $410 million videos from public libraries The online platform for scientific 760 Overleaf Tools & Services United Kingdom writing 761 Owl Field 3D Audio Storytelling Audio Canada Share and download free eBooks 762 Ownshelf Last tweet Jun 2015 Free United States with friends 763 Oyster $17M Closed 2016 Ebook subscription service Subscription United States $5 Digital Textbook Rentals 764 Packback Books $2.5M Textbooks United States On-Demand Beautifully simple mobile 765 Padify now Contentment.io Tools & Services United Kingdom publishing Mobile ebook store apps for 766 Page Foundry See Inktera eReader United States Android 767 PageKicker $83k Last tweet Aug 2015 Push a button, build a book Tools & Services United States United States/ 768 Pagemesh Social writing platform Social Canada Subscription service featuring 769 Palatium Books Subscription Denmark books from ‘indie authors’ Palmetto Publishing A full-service self-publishing 770 Tools & Services United States Group company An education technology start-up 771 Panarea Digital Education United States creating innovative mobile tools The easiest way to publish a book 772 Pandamian Last tweet 25 Oct 2012 Tools & Services Singapore online App to bridge print book and 773 Papego eReader Germany mobile reading 774 PaperC Digital textbook retailer Textbooks Germany 775 PaperHive The coworking hub for researchers Education Germany Closed end of March The world’s largest network of 776 Paperight Retail South Africa 2015 print-on-demand bookstores Last blog entry Feb. A full service book to ebook 777 Paperless Publishing Tools & Services United States 2012 conversion and publishing house

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 56 (Create amazing content. Publish to 778 Papertrell Owned by Trellisys.net any device) Digital self-publishing Original Content India platform Multifunctional eTool for publishers 779 Pappus Website gone Tools & Services United States and authors Prined fiction and non fiction books 780 Parramón Ediciones for kids and teens with interactive Children’s Spain online components Provide clear audience insights 781 Pars.ly $6.03M through an intuitive analytics Marketing United States platform 782 Pasa la Página Magazine reading app eReader Colombia Passage app provides hyperlocal 783 Passage Not on iOS app store Marketing Belgium literary serendipity 784 Crowd funding service for artists Investment United States A patent-pending method to 785 PBLSHN Last tweet July 2015 Tools & Services United States revolutionize publishing Print on Demand for Books, 786 peecho Tools & Services The Netherlands Magazines and Creative Work 787 Pentian Crowdfunding platform for books Marketing Spain Source crowdfunding for texts From the makers of 788 PeraPera you want to read from different Subscription United States Bookmarq countries Create beautiful photo books and 789 Picaboo Tools & Services United States more 790 Pigeonhole Book club and social media app Discovery United Kingdom We create amazing mobile 791 PinchZoom Last tweet Sep 2013 eReader United States experiences that people love Automated platform that searches 792 Piracy Trace Ingram grant the web for copies of an author’s Tools & Services United States work Page not found’ Last 793 Pirpl eBook subscription service Subscription France tweet Feb 2015 Fcilitates book pitches between 794 PitchLab Wordrates company Tools & Services United States author and publisher Turning digital books into 795 Pixel Craft Books Original Content Germany meaningful experiences Active. (Closed June 796 Pixel of Ink Free & Bargain Kindle Books Free United States 2016) Unlimited movies, music, books and 797 Playster Subscription United States games into one subscription 798 PlayTales Last tweet May 2015 Where kids read and play Children’s Spain

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 57 Forget timelines, it’s time to map 799 Pleens Last tweet Dec 2015 Original Content Italy yourself 800 Plympton (Acquired Daily Lit) A literary studio Original Content United States Pobble (formerly Online classroom wall for teachers 801 Education United Kingdom LendMeYourLiteracy) and students Technology & Google Docs-style collaboration 802 Poetica personnel acquired by Tools & Services United Kingdom inside your WordPress Condé Nast App for sharing & receiving 803 Poets & Writers Local information on literary events near Discovery United States you 804 Polis Book Digitial publishing house Tools & Services United States The digital heart of the Wizarding 805 Pottermore Original Content United Kingdom World Possibly India’s fastest growing self- 806 Pratilipi Tools & Services India publishing and reading platform Premier Digital List acquired by Open A full-service e-publishing venture; 807 Original Content United States Publishing Road June 2014 300 titles 808 PressBooks Online ebook formatting platform Tools & Services Canada Offering IT services to publishing 809 Press’ Innov Tools & Services France and media companies 810 Prismatic $15M Closed Dec 2015 News reading app eReader United States A volunteer effort to digitize and 811 Original Content United States archive cultural works Prolifiko (formerly 812 Productivity tools for writers Tools & Services United Kingdom Write-Track) Pronoun (formerly Acquired by Macmillan, 813 $11.25M Publishing for authors Tools & Services United States Vook) May, 2016 Create iPad magazines using tools Acquired by Apple 814 PRSS that don’t require any knowledge Tools & Services The Netherlands September, 2014 of code App to create interactive, multi- 815 Pubcoder $1M Tools & Services Italy device ebooks A business-to-business service 816 PubEasy between booksellers, publishers, Retail United States distributors, and wholesalers Builds white label online 817 Pubfront Retail Denmark bookstores for publishers Crowdfunding for books, publishing 818 PubLaunch services, and more. Beta site now Tools & Services Canada open Literary fiction publisher releasing 819 Publerati titles through all major ebook Original Content United States resellers

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 58 Enables users to create, promote, 820 Publification $170k Last tweet Nov 2015 Marketing United Kingdom and sell cloud-based e-books Powerful publishing platform to 821 PublishDrive Tools & Services Switzerland increase your ebook sales Providing a full range of eBook 822 Publish Green formatting, editing, and marketing Tools & Services United States services Publishing Data Analyzing Your Ebook Sales Trends 823 Marketing Germany Networks And Market Data Matches writers with publishers India/United 824 Publishizer Marketing during pre-orders campaigns States 825 Publishroom Digital self-publishing platform Tools & Services France A digital publishing platform where 826 PublishSoSimply Ingram funded you can create beautiful, interactive Tools & Services Poland web publications Gives you everything you need to 827 Publit publish and sell books in every Marketing Sweden format, everywhere Specialist software solutions for 828 Publiwide Tools & Services Switzerland publishers 829 PubMatch Last tweet June 2015 Global Rights Network Tools & Services United States 830 Pubslush Closed August 2015 Book crowdfunder Marketing United States Our intuitive and easy-to-use Last blog entry January 831 Pubsoft system helps you build your Marketing United States 2015 platform The ‘lightest, fastest, most flexible 832 Pugpig Tools & Services United Kingdom publishing platform on the planet’ Efficiently publish engaging 833 Purple Motion Tools & Services United Kingdom content to all digital channels Acquired by Facebook The Next Generation of Digital 834 Push Pop Press Original Content United States Aug. 2011 Books 835 Qbend Technology for content repurposing Tools & Services United States 836 Qlovi Last tweet Mar 2015 Personalized reading & writing Discovery United States 837 Quelibroleo Social media site for readers Social Spain Mobile app that teaches history to 838 Quelle Histoire Children’s France kids through storytelling Funding received; We help brands and publishers 839 Quietly Marketing Canada amount not disclosed create amazing content 840 Quillr Interactive Stories Original Content Canada Helps authors organize and build 841 Quillsong Last tweet Sept. 2015 Tools & Services United States worlds and characters Use your phone’s camera to capture 842 Quotle Tools & Services France pieces of text from books you read

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 59 843 Radish $3m A new app for serialised fiction Original Content South Korea Full-service publishing solutions for 844 Radius Book Group Tools & Services United States independent authors Education technology and course 845 Rafter $86M Closed Oct 2015 Education United States materials management Monitors and collects book reviews 846 Ratings Catcher Marketing United States from all over the web A web-based RSS reader optimized 847 Reabble for Amazon Kindle’s built-in web eReader China browser 848 Read The Ultimate EPUB Reader eReader France Turns any web page into a clean 849 Readability eReader United States view for reading now or later Conversion technology reformats 850 Read How You Want Last tweet Nov 2013 existing books into high quality, Tools & Services Australia alternative formats Last tweet Apr 2010; A team of experts specialized in 851 ReadBooks (MobiLire) Marketing France website dormant publishing and selling eBooks ReadCube Web Free reference & citation manager 852 Education United States Reader for article A digital book publisher controlled 853 Readership Website gone Original Content United Kingdom by readers 854 Reader’s Legacy The World’s Largest Book Club! Retail United States 855 Readerstage Publish, share, discover and read Discovery Finland Read digital content in a multi- 856 readfy $115k Social Germany dimensional social environment 857 Reading Room $2.75M Now bookstr Connects books with people Social United States Book recommendation social United States/ 858 Reading Trails $5k No web presence Social network Belgium A digital community from Crown 859 Read It Forward Publishing made of more than Social United States 385,00 Readers Website appears A hand-selected book delivered 860 Readin.gs inactive; no Twitter Retail United States once a month presence eReader created specifically for 861 Readio eReader Germany small mobile phone screens Shut down July 2016. Collect any set of links and bundle 862 Readlists Original Content United States From Readability team. them into an e-book All your favorites magazines for a 863 Readly Retail Sweden fixed price of $9.99 per month Closed; team hired by ebook reading app for iOS and 864 Readmill eReader Germany Dropbox March, 2014 Android

Evolución de las startups en el mundo del libro 60 Brings you great e-books from 865 ReadMyStori Retail India around the world. Change the way how people 866 Readom Last tweet Jun 2012 eReader Finland consume quality media articles A rich reading experience for 867 Read Petite Coming soon eReader United Kingdom time-poor readers ReadSocial works inside books & 868 ReadSocial Last tweet Sep 2014 magazines, connects people across eReader United States reading apps A social community for people who 869 ReadThisNext $25k Social United States like books Site where people meet up inside 870 Readups Last tweet Jan 2014 Social United States ebooks 871 ReadWave $465k Closed Dec 2015 Digital publishing platform Tools & Services United Kingdom 872 Readz $12.3M The Content Creation Platform Tools & Services United States We make reading a virtual reality 873 READZINC Discovery United States experience Australia’s first independent 874 Really Blue Books Website gone Original Content Australia digital-only trade publisher Bridges the gap between 875 RedDoor Publishing traditional publishing and Tools & Services United Kingdom self-publishing 876 ReDigi $2.27M Last tweet April 2016 Buy and sell everything digital Retail United States Website gone. Last Site where authors post manuscript 877 Red Lemonade Tools & Services United States tweet 2014 and receive feedback from readers Provides business intelligence for 878 RedLink Marketing United States academic publishers Save up to 60% when you shop 879 RedShelf $7m Textbooks United States eTextbooks Provides authors, musicians 880 Red Staple Website closed and film makers an easy way to Retail United States distribute digitally Reported as seeking Connects authors with the world’s 881 Reedsy $610k €500,000 (€30,000 best editors, designers and Tools & Services United Kingdom seed round) marketers Aquired by Chegg in Generates citations for academic 882 RefMe Education United Kingdom January 2017 papers User-curated storefronts where 883 ReKiosk Last post Dec. 2013 anyone can sell books and other Retail United States digital files Next-generation social & mobile 884 RePubIT Last tweet Oct 2015 Social United States learning 885 Rethink Books see Bookshout see Bookshout ? United States

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