Librify, Inc. has raised US$0.5 million
Librify, Inc. has received an investment from ICG Ventures, Inc, an Ingram Content Group company. Librify provides publishers with an important new retail channel and direct ways to interact with consumers. The Ingram investment will allow Librify to enhance its offering as it prepares for its broad market launch in 2014.
Librify is a retail and subscription service providing the first comprehensive eBook platform for book clubs. Based in New York City, Librify was founded in February 2013 by a team with extensive publishing industry experience and a successful track record of launching new businesses. Librify will offer social reading and other features to enhance the book club experience with a book-of-the-month club style subscription service.
Oaklins' media specialist team in New York advised Librify in this transaction.
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