Citing the Amazon-Hachette dispute, Cory Doctorow addressed the Writing in the Digital Age conference with an impassioned called to fight ebook DRM. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here’s the good news: when it comes to libraries and ebooks, there’s been progress. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK publishing industry’s first hackathon resulted in a host of fresh ideas in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The settlement brings an end to one of the biggest and longest-lasting legal cases of the ebook era. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has avoided an $800 million bill from a clutch of US states and other complainants by reaching an out of court settlement in a controversial price-fixing case. The settlement, the terms of which are yet to be revealed, still has to be ratified by the court and both sides involved in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster, the ebook subscription service, has launched a new version of its app that is available for Android devices as well as Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook tablets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has reached an out-of-court settlement in the ebooks price-fixing lawsuit with U.S. states and a consumer group ahead of a trial for damages scheduled for July 14, according to records in a New York federal court.The iPhone maker will, however, continue its appeal of a verdict in July last... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Plaintiff attorneys informed Judge Denise Cote on Monday that they had reached an agreement with Apple to settle monetary claims in the long-running ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
British spies are authorized to spy on British citizens’ Internet communications transiting through servers outside the U.K., a civil rights group has discovered.Privacy International uncovered the information as part of a lawsuit it filed against the U.K. government over its alleged involvement... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has settled a portion of its ebook price-fixing case involving several state governments which were seeking up to $840 million on behalf of consumers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The tech giant has agreed to settle a US legal action in which it was being sued over conspiring with publishers to fix ebook prices. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Now that Facebook will include users’ Web behavior to fine-tune targeting, it’s only a matter of time before it expands its ad network to outside publishers, according to marketing experts. Facebook has said that it will gather Web surfing data on users to help advertisers understand... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is responsible for 78% for Hachette ebook sales in the UK, and 60% in the United States — which makes the company especially vulnerable. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook comes under fire for all manner of things -- it's just part and parcel of being a social network. When users are not up in arms at the site's privacy policies, they are found voicing their disapproval at the types of content they're not allowed to publish on their timelines. There are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A “Britain’s Got Talent” style online audio competition to read text aloud and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hackers at the first ever FutureBook Hack need to come up with ideas that will work in the real... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first FutureBook Hack will take place this weekend, with programmers, developers and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five challenges, 30 hours, 100 developers, programmers and entrepreneurs – this weekend... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through its ubiquitous "like" buttons on publisher sites across the web, Facebook has long been able to watch the web surfing behavior of its 1.28 billion monthly users.Soon it will begin to use that information for ad targeting on Facebook.Facebook already enables retargeting to users who've... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google Play is soon to make ebooks available in 13 more countries around the world. The company... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]