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Young to succeed at Orion as Roche retires

Hachette Book Group chairman and c.e.o. David Young will return to the UK to head up Orion next... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book settlement has publishing world in turmoil

The price-fixing case turns out well for Amazon but unsettles many others in the industry.Publishing insiders worry that a decisive court ruling benefiting retailer Amazon.com Inc. will undermine an industry already struggling with the transition to ebooks. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Closer Look At Amazon’s New Kindle Serials: Part Dickens, Part TV

When a slide showing eight book covers popped up in Jeff Bezos’s presentation on Thursday, Jennifer 8. Lee--who was following along on a live blog from New York City--gasped. The books are part of Amazon’s new Kindle Serials format, and she published three of them: Hacker Mom, The Many Lives of... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-09-08 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Judge approves settlement for Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins in ebook lawsuit

It's a big day in the world of ebooks, and not just for the crew at Amazon. Today, Judge Denise Cote approved settlement terms for three of the publishers accused by the Justice Department of price fixing. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins each agreed to settle with the... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 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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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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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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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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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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Android Tablet Market Share Shaky According To Google's Own Stats

The Android OS may dominate the smartphone market, but figures released by Google tell a different story on the tablet front. Stats from Google Play, Google's one-stop shop for apps, movies, books and music, show that, while normal-sized devices - ie phones - account for 86 per cent of... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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