Safari Books Online acquires Threepress


Safari Books Online has announced that they have acquired Threepress.

They would continue to operate Threepress’ service Ibis Reader for the time being.

Safari Books Online acquires Threepress

Safari Books Online spoke about the acquisition:

Today I’m thrilled to welcome the Threepress team to Safari Books Online. They’re joining us as part of an acquisition that brings a rich set of web-based eBook reading technology to Safari, along with a talented engineering team that includes some of the world’s foremost engineers working with EPUB, eBooks, and browser-based reading.

For now we expect to continue operating Ibis Reader as a convenient way to upload your personal EPUB eBooks and read them from a variety of web browsers.