The Society of Authors has ignited a public row with publishers over ebook lending terms, after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) executive Eddy Cue told a judge he felt extra pressure to reach deals with ebook publishers in time for the introduction of the iPad in 2010 because of company cofounder Steve Jobs’s precarious health. “Steve ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin is phasing out its Popular Classics series and adjusting the price on the competing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Transworld has signed an autobiography from New Order lead singer Bernard Sumner, with plans to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As ebook sales continue to climb, so too does the number of companies retailing ebooks and developing applications that can read them regardless of platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A debate over how much publishers care about independent booksellers broke out during yesterday... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Daily Mail's consultant literary editor Jane Mays has predicted that reviewing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Augmented reality plays are usually rolled out one title at a time, but Meredith has launched the enhanced execution across its entire Parents Network, linking them with a single app. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore is to unveil a new design for the Harry Potter virtual world in the summer as it seeks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has called a debate on the future of the arts and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The man the Department of Justice calls the "chief ringleader" of Apple's alleged conspiracy to raise ebook prices finally takes the stand in the government's price-fixing case against Apple. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Government lawyers allege the agreements Apple signed in 2010 with five publishers amounted to a conspiracy to get consumers to pay more for electronic books.NEW YORK — Eddy Cue, the Apple Inc. executive in charge of negotiating the company's controversial ebook deals, defended how the tech... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
BNP Media is expanding its Packaging Strategies group with the acquisition of two related properties. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the UK, authors are paid by the government when their physical books are borrowed (around 6p per loan), but digital titles are not yet a part of that agreement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Mollet, chief executive of The Publishers Association, has welcomed the "clarity... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish a second diet book from Si King and Davd Myers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writers Grace McLeen, Anne Somerset and Alison Moore were among the 24 authors given Society of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Copyright Licensing Agency chief executive Kevin Fitzgerald has been appointed Companion of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic book icon's super scent includes ginger, basil and violetEver wonder what comic book icon Stan Lee smells like? Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
National Book Tokens is launching a rewards programme for customers and a direct marketing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]