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Judge approves publishers' settlement over ebooks

A judge has approved the settlement in the US of three publishers accused of conspiring to fix... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Kobo compete with iPad and Kindle?

Kobo is launching a new tablet and e-reader in an attempt to wrest the market away from Amazon and Apple, both of which will probably release new tablets soon. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Changed Reading. Now It Could Change Writing

Throughout its 17-year history, Amazon has helped change the way that books are sold, the format in which they’re read and how they are published. Now it could change how they’re written. In addition to the Kindle Fire HD and the Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon introduced a subscription book format... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US sales plunge most in biggest markets

The top US regional book markets have seen print sales drop year on year at a far greater rate... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revisiting classic Playboy interviews with ebooks

Playboy announces that it is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a 50-interviews-in-50-days ebook series. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fantasy deals for Titan

Titan Books has acquired two new authors, marking its move into more female-orientated fantasy... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Senior duo exit Anobii

The chief executive and chief operating officer of Anobii will leave the business, being replaced... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weldon Owen Adds Publishing To Its Packaging Credentials

It’s been six years since the privately held Swedish media company Bonnier acquired Weldon Owen, the San Francisco company known for its packaging program built for retail clients as diverse as Williams-Sonoma and Hallmark. In that time, said Terry Newell, CEO and president of Weldon Owen—now... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Group hit with age discrimination suit

Some well-kept secrets at Penguin Group, most notably the succession plan for its CEO, were put on display late Wednesday with the filing of an age discrimination lawsuit by the book publisher's former longtime head of corporate communications, Marilyn Ducksworth. Her lawyers charge Penguin with... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge approves US settlement over ebooks

A judge approved on Thursday a Justice Department settlement with three publishers accused of conspiring with Apple Inc and other publishers to push up the prices of electronic books. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Bond launches Whitefox

John Bond, former m.d. of Press Books at HarperCollins, has teamed up with former HarperPress... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon announces new devices, including HD Kindle Fire

Amazon's new lineup of devices includes a Kindle Fire tablet with HD and other new features as well as a back-lit e-reader called the Kindle Paperwhite. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New digital role at HC for Winbolt

HarperCollins has created a new role for Eric Winbolt to emphasise its focus on digital... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Fire UK release 25th October

The Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle Fire HD are available to order through Waterstones, the chain... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flipboard Looks to Elevate Tablet Ads

After crossing the 20 million user threshold last week, On Friday, the social magazine Flipboard is looking to capture the imagination of brands by elevating tablet advertising. To that end, Flipboard has unveiled a new digital magazine-like ad treatment for Levi's, which blends elements of... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the DoJ Settlement

On September 5, federal judge Denise Cote approved a deal between the Department of Justice and three publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster) to settle claims of ebook price fixing. What happens now? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReKiosk Tries an Indie Online Sales Model

Aziz Isham did not intend to get into retailing. Instead, ReKiosk, the online storefront he cofounded that started up last week—it currently offers only music and books—came out of conversations he had been having with independent publishers. All of them, he said, expressed frustration over the... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires erotic memoir

Hodder has acquired the story of a sexual submissive, Bound to You by Nichi Hodgson. Fenella... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Approves E-book Price-fixing Settlement

A judge has approved an ebook price-fixing settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and three book publishers. Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Makes Everything Better

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage at a large airplane hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., this morning and presented a dazzling, methodical, hourlong disquisition on the state of the technology business. He began by explaining why most of the iPad’s competitors have failed: “They’re gadgets,” he... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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