eBook sales nearly doubled in 2010 and industry predictions expect these percentages to continue to climb in 2011, tripling by 2015. ClickBank (http://www.clickbank.com), the premier, online marketplace for digital information products, is experiencing this explosive growth first-hand, due in part to significant new product launches in the eBook space.

On Thursday, September 16, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy will explore growing concerns about anti-competitive and monopolistic practices taking place online. The Open Book Alliance applauds the action and urges the subcommittee to use the hearing to continue their examination of the threat to online competition presented by the proposed Google Book Settlement and its role in usurping the rights of authors, academic researchers, libraries, independent publishers, and others.

The hearing, titled “Competition in the Evolving Digital Marketplace,” is an opportunity for members to make inquiries on the anti-trust implications of the proposed settlement.

O’Reilly Media announced today an innovative new digital service at O’Reilly’s Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in New York City.

O’Reilly’s new division aims to help publishers meet the demands and challenges of the 21st century. For publishers to succeed today, their content must be available in multiple formats, distributed through many channels.

Lulu, the leader in open publishing, today announced a vastly expanded selection of eBooks, adding 200,000 titles from authors such as Dan Brown, Malcolm Gladwell and Emeril Lagasse to a catalog of content already among the Internet’s most diverse.

“It’s time for a new era in publishing, one that treats all content equally and gives all authors an equal shot at success,” said Harish Abbott, Senior Vice President of Products at Lulu.