With its reputation on the line, Apple vows to appeal the federal judge's ruling that it conspired with publishers to raise prices.SAN FRANCISCO — A New York federal judge's ruling that Apple Inc. conspired to raise electronic book prices cuts straight to the heart of the company's image as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
"I wouldn't expect to see a dramatic effect on consumer prices as a result of this ruling." Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple Inc., the world's biggest technology company, violated antitrust law by engaging in a scheme to fix the prices of electronic books, a federal judge ruled in a suit brought by the U.S. government.U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who tried the case without a jury, ruled against Apple in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge in America has ruled that Apple conspired to raise the retail prices of ebooks,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge today ruled that Apple is guilty of violating antitrust law by conspiring with major publishers to raise ebook prices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. conspired to raise the prices of ebooks, a judge ruled Wednesday morning, after a trial in which the Department of Justice accused the technology giant of aggressively pressuring publishers to raise prices and weaken Amazon.com. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple conspired with publishers to fix the price of electronic books, a US judge rules, but the company says it will appeal against the decision. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A judge has just ruled that Apple is guilty of conspiring to raise ebook prices. The federal antitrust suit against Apple over ebook pricing has come to a conclusion: The judge has decided that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to artificially push prices up. Apple denied the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge ruled today that Apple Inc. conspired to raise prices on ebooks, ordering a trial to decide what damages that the tech giant should pay.In a 159-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote ruled that Apple conspired with a group of five publishers, starting in 2009, to... Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple conspired with publishers to set the prices of ebooks and "played a central role in facilitating and executing that conspiracy."A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple conspired with publishers to set the prices of ebooks. Apple, the judge found,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Tokyo International Book Fair the focus finally shifted away from devices to actual ebooks, but hype of their immediately transforming the business was toned down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is in South Korea officially to promote her book "Lean In." But sources told the Korea Herald that she was also taking the opportunity to lean on Samsung Vice President Shim Soo-ok to form a mobile partnership with the giant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the next two weeks, you can snag four ebooks for whatever price you want with the second Humble ebook Bundle. As always, each contribution benefits whoever you prefer, be it the authors, charity, Humble itself or a combination of the three. If you want access to all six books, as per the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lynn Liedman wakes up every morning looking for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She’s been a loyal subscriber for years, but it wasn’t until this summer that she really got hooked. She’s not reading for news. Inst ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
As far as media delivery goes, ebooks are pretty flat. You get the book and maybe some notes or background info from the publisher, and that's pretty much it. That's not good enough for Amazon. The company was just awarded a patent, which it originally applied for on November 24, 2010,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Read Legally public awareness campaign was launched to discourage Russians from downloading pirated ebooks, equating it with stealing from authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Russian ebook market more than doubled in 2012, to 250 million rubles (USD $8 million), but remains just 1% of market. Some 95% of ebooks downloaded are pirate editions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
A question hangs over Apple Inc.'s ebooks trial: Why is Apple fighting the U.S. Department of Justice when the book publishers the agency also sued chose to settle? Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers, intellectual property owners, app and game developers, and other licensing executives are wrestling with how to monetize digital content and distribution, as well as how to use digital media to spur purchases of licensed books and products, synergize physical and digital to sell more... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK and Germany were the top overseas markets for US print books in 2012, while Europe led the UK in consumption of US ebooks, according to the AAP. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]