From The Local: … Johanna and Pascal Denize, a pair of venture capitalists with a long history of start ups in the world of book publishing, founded Platify, a digital reading solution that they hope will transform the book market in the same way that Spotify has managed in the music industry. ”Book publishers have been slow in changing their work practices and business models to suit the new environment,” says Pascal Denize. ”We figured that by using what we have learned in our many years in the business, with the best software solution...

From a Europeana News Post: Over 1 million items showcasing Sweden’s cultural and scientific heritage can be now explored on Europeana, including architectural plans, photographs, paintings and maps. “There are many exciting discoveries to make. Europeana is an obvious platform for this information, and we are pleased that we are doing our bit to make heritage more accessible,” said Johan Carlström, project manager for Swedish Open Cultural Heritage (SOCH). SOCH is a web service that works with Sweden’s National Heritage Board to collect content from Swedish institutions. You can take a look at the new material by clicking this...

Adlibris is the Nordic countries' largest online book retailer. They are launching an ereader, called Letto, along with an online bookstore for ebooks. The store will serve other readers as well and the books will be in the Epub format. The Letto has an e-ink screen and menus in Swedish and there are 500 Swedish titles available at launch. In 2010 all new Swedish books from Bonnierförlagen will come out as ebooks. The Letto will have an introductory price of SEK 1,495 and a regular price of SEK 3,170. Pär Svärdson, CEO of Adlibris said: "Over the...