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Vook

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Vook was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Brad Inman with the vision of lighting up the world’s content in the post-PC world. Vook has created an innovative technology platform that produces rich media experiences for the tablet market. Vook works with a range of content partners including NBC, Simon & Schuster, ABC and Hay House and most major distribution channels including Apple, Amazon, Google and Barnes & Noble.

Milestones

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  Vook added Brian Hirsch as investor and board member. (1/1/11)
  Posted 10/8/11 at 8:31pm
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  Vook added Todd Lappin as Editor.
  Posted 6/30/11 at 6:35am
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  Vook added Greg Bateman as Head of Distribution.
  Posted 6/30/11 at 6:35am
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  Vook added Michael Arnot as VP Marketing.
  Posted 6/30/11 at 6:35am
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  Vook added Peggy Garry as Counsel.
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:39pm
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  Vook added Matthew Cavnar as Head of Product.
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:39pm
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  Vook added Tony So as Creative Director.
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:39pm
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  Vook added Jack Sallay as VP of Marketing.
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:39pm
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  Vook added Stacy Waters as VP of Content Development.
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:38pm
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  Vook added Justin McCarthy as Board Advisor. (6/1/09)
  Posted 3/10/10 at 11:32am
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  Vook added Brad Inman as Founder & CEO.
  Posted 2/19/10 at 11:51am
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  Vook received $5.25M in Series A funding. (1/18/11)
  Posted 1/18/11 at 8:19am via techcrunch.com
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  Vook received $2.5M in Seed funding. (2/19/10)
  Posted 2/19/10 at 11:51am via marketwire.com
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  Vook — MotherVook 1.0 Publishing Technology Tool and Partnership With TurnHere Give Vook Multi-Media Production Advantage (1/26/10)
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:47pm via marketwire.com
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  Vook — Premier Literary Agency Joins With Vook to Bring Beloved Authors to Computer and iPadTM, iPhoneTM or iPod touchTM (2/10/10)
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:47pm via marketwire.com
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  Vook — Vook Announces $2.5 Million in Seed Financing (2/19/10)
  Posted 8/2/10 at 12:47pm via marketwire.com

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Home Page
Uploaded: 2/20/10

Above: Reckless Road, Guns N' Roses
Uploaded: 8/2/10

Above: Watchlist
Uploaded: 8/2/10

Sources

1. Vook Announces $2.5 Million in Seed Financing (marketwire.com) [edit]
2. Vook Raises $5.25 Million, Builds Media That’s Fit For Tablets And Smartphones (techcrunch.com) [edit]
Tom Peters, Vook Bring 'The Little BIG Things' to the iPad (marketwire.com) [edit]
Jeffrey Deaver, 21 Other Best-Selling Thriller Writers Launch New Collaborative Vook for iPad (marketwire.com) [edit]
Ellen Galinsky's 'Mind in the Making' Released as a Vook (marketwire.com) [edit]
Trident Media Group Taps Vook to Publish Deepak Chopra Titles (marketwire.com) [edit]
Vook to Release 19 iPad Apps [edit]
Vook Unleashes Seth Godin's "SUPER Ideavirus" (marketwire.com) [edit]
Vook Announces $2.5 Million in Seed Financing (marketwire.com) [edit]
Vook, Janklow & Nesbit Associates Announce Relationship and Upcoming Anne Rice Vook (marketwire.com) [edit]
Vook Sets Stage for Mass Scale Multi-Media Publishing (marketwire.com) [edit]