Roughly $166 million in settlement funds collected as part of a deal to settle state and consumer charges of ebook price-fixing began flowing to consumers today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York's attorney general says buyers of electronic books will get account credits this week from five publishers from settlements reached after 33 states sued in federal court alleging they... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science magazine Discover had 69,000 Facebook likes at the beginning of 2013. Growing steadily, that audience had doubled by September. Then in October, it doubled again. November? Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the six months since its debut, the $14 million Oyster ebook subscription platform has yet to take off. What's lacking? What could be improved? We advise. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Remember that antitrust suit concerning publishers, ebooks and price rigging? The good news, at least if you bought one of the affected titles between April 2010 and May 2012, is that Amazon is sending some money your way. If the book you purchased... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A strong protest from Kobo convinced Canada’s Competition Tribunal to suspend an agreement announced last month between four multinational publishers and Canada’s Competition Bureau regarding ebook pricing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK government is bringing in new laws that will mean some downloads become subject to UK tax rates. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Merger with Santillana will force the Brazilian operation to choose whether to stay or leave the powerful DLD digital distribution platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the weekend, I got email from developer Jeff Nelson referencing his blog response to my BetaNews story: "Chromebook belongs to computing's past, not its future". He is among a majority of responders who disagree with my assessments about the future of PCs depending on keyboard and mouse.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A New York court has held that ebook publisher Open Road infringed HarperCollins’ copyright with its ebook edition of Jean Craighead George’s 1973 bestselling children’s book "Julie of the Wolves." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yesterday a report from The Intercept exposed NSA documents apparently showing how it could infect "millions" of computers with malware and even masquerade as a Facebook server. Now, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the NSA have both published... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has a clear policy prohibiting brands from publishing advertising on their pages, but things get murkier when ads take the form of sponsor content. The post Facebook takes hands-off approach to sponsor posts appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reports from the Association of American Publishers on ebook sales suggest that the industry is maturing and growth will plateau soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, has made the prediction that self-published books will account for 50% of ebook sales by 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Peter James's Host, published on two disks, was an early example – but exactly where the medium started life is surprisingly tricky to identifyWhat was the first ebook? Debate rages … When Peter James published his thriller Host on two floppy disks, in 1993, it was billed as the "world's first... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Frederator Books, the year-old children’s ebook publishing program founded by cartoon veteran Fred Seibert, is getting a boost in the arm, or at least a shot of caffeine: Letters From Catbug,... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our digital magazine for March focuses on ebook businesses and initiatives around the world, from sales to format, enhanced content to devices. Download your copy here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books by Sainsbury’s has sold the brand and social networking elements of ebook site... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attorneys for the consumer class argue there is enough evidence to assess damages against Apple via a summary judgment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gollancz is to drop the price of ebooks of six of its 2014 debut novels to £1.99 over... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]