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Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-03-18.^ Turchi, Megan (August 1, 2016). “Cambridge-based startup helps readers browse books in the digital world”. Boston.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.^ a b Kolodny, Lora (May 1, 2014). “BookBub Raises $3.8M to Help Readers Find E-Book Deals Online”. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2020-05-26.^ Donelan, Katie (January 4, 2016). “Introducing BookBub New Release Alerts”. BookBub Partners Blog. Retrieved 2020-05-26.^ “BookBub Blog”. BookBub Blog. Retrieved 2020-05-26.^ Leighton, Mara (August 29, 2019). “BookBub is a free newsletter that lets you know when the books you want to read are on sale \u2014 here’s how it works”. Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-05-26.^ Bridle, James (2015-01-25). “BookBub \u2013 it’s Groupon for ebooks”. The Guardian. ISSN\u00a00261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-16.^ “BookBub Enters Audiobook Space with Chirp”. Publishers Weekly. March 7, 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-03.^ a b c Kirsner, Scott; Columnist, Globe. “BookBub, Cambridge site promoting free and discounted e-books, approaches one million subscribers”. Boston.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.^ a b c “BookBub launches in the UK | The Bookseller”. www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.^ “E-book service BookBub raises $7m and pushes its global expansion”. www.betaboston.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.^ “BookBub Raises $7M to Help Bookworms Discover New Authors”. WSJ Pro Venture Capital. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)^ “Bookbub Is Luring Book Lovers To Site For Great Deals”. www.inquisitr.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.       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