Mobcast announces latest new distribution deal

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The company behind the digital book service GoSpoken.com has announced a new tie-up with Walker Books to distribute eBooks to wireless connected devices including mobile phones. Mobcast is to distribute titles from bestselling authors such as Anthony Horowitz, who’s Alex Rider series has sold over 12 million … [Read more...]

Vodafone launches GoSpoken powered mobile book store

Vodafone has become the first mobile phone operator to launch their own branded eBook and audiobook store as part of their Vodafone Live! service. The store, powered by GoSpoken.com, follows similar offerings from handset manufacturers but is the first to be offered directly by an operator. GoSpoken.com is expected to … [Read more...]

McNab's digital book service secures second round investment

Andy McNab's digital book company, Mobcast Services Ltd, has secured second round investment, attracting the support of Japanese mobile book giant For-Side.com Co. Ltd. Mobcast is the firm behind the GoSpoken.com service which offers digital books through mobile handsets including Vodafone’s 360 platform. Founded … [Read more...]

GoSpoken and Backberry partner to develop mobile technology literacy skills

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A new partnership between mobile book publisher GoSpoken and Blackberry is researching how technology can be used to develop literacy levels in schools. The companies have team up with The Reading Agency and actress & author Michelle Gayle for a study involving pupils from three secondary schools in Halton, … [Read more...]

Second foreign language deal for GoSpoken.com

GoSpoken.com, the firm which distributes ebooks to mobile phone users, has reached a deal to distribute French language titles from Harlequin, the Mills & Boon equivalent in France. The company will distribute editions Harlequin’s eBook catalogue on GoSpoken.com and across partners’ app stores making French … [Read more...]