LibreDigital, Inc., a leading provider of digital marketing and distribution technology for publishers, today announced that it has acquired the Symtio e-commerce platform from Zondervan, a HarperCollins company.

Launched as a division of Zondervan in 2008, Symtio is a multi-channel digital media platform that enables customers to purchase and access digital media – including eBooks, audiobooks music, and video – online or through an in-store retail card program. As part of the acquisition LibreDigital is adding the Symtio e-commerce technology, existing e-commerce contracts and applications, and key e-commerce staff. LibreDigital is not acquiring Symtio’s retail card business, which Zondervan is in negotiations to sell separately. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

LibreDigital , Inc. today announced that it has closed an $8.1 million Series C funding round led by new investor S3 Ventures with participation from existing investors Adams Capital Management and Triangle Peak Partners. The company’s other key investors include HarperCollins Publishers, The New York Times Company and Noro-Moseley Partners. The new capital infusion will be used by LibreDigital to expand e-book services for publishers looking to capitalize on the unprecedented demand for e-books, which is being driven by the release of new devices like the Apple iPad. In addition to being a top Apple e-book aggregator, LibreDigital also powers the delivery of content to other digital devices and marketplaces, including Barnes & Noble NOOK, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Google Editions and many more.

… “This year, sales of e-books are expected to double to more than $700 million in the U.S. alone,” said Russell P. Reeder, President and CEO of LibreDigital, Inc.