Simon & Schuster to sell digital books on Scribd.com
In another sign that book publishers are looking to embrace alternatives to Amazon.com's Kindle e-book store, the New York Times reports that Simon & Schuster has agreed to sell digital copies of its books on Scribd.com, a popular document-sharing Web site.
Barnes & Noble has formally jumped into the e-book market this week, purchasing the e-book retailer Fictionwise for $15.7 million USD.