Zola Books, a new company that aims to sell all e-books from all publishers on all devices and offer "a more open, mobile and social book-buying experience" and whose launch is on hold because of the Justice Department suit against Apple and five publishers, has made the following appointments:
Mary Ann Naples has joined Zola Books as chief of business development and will head development of exclusive e-book partnerships with major authors. She was formerly v-p of business development at OpenSky.
Seale Ballenger has joined Zola Books as head of marketing and publicity. He was formerly a v-p and group publicity director at HarperCollins, which he joined in 2004. He has worked in book and magazine publishing for 24 years, including stints at Simon & Schuster and Random House.