BookRiff to Launch in October

BookRiff, a Vancouver-based company that promises to allow consumers to mix print content and create their own books and e-books, is scheduled to launch Oct. 6. Publishers who will make their content available for purchase in pieces as small as individual chapters include O'Reilly Media, Harvard Common Press, Stonesong Press, Sterling Publishers, EnThrill Entertainment, as well as Douglas & McIntyre, Greystone Books and New Society Publishers. The last three are all part of D&M Publishers, the Vancouver-based independent house where BookRiff began before it was spun off as a separate company. Canadian author Timothy Taylor and several other independent authors are also making content available.