Facebook and the gaming community have a tumultuous relationship. Hardcore gamers look down on the social media giant for offering casual games like Farmville. However, Facebook has proven to be a great way to link gamers together. For instance, I am a big fan of Candy Crush Saga and Words With... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has reportedly been toying around with the idea of launching a distribution platform for mobile games, boosting advertising revenue by also taking a cut of sales. As of today, the initiative is official: a new Mobile Games Publishing page is now live on Facebook's developers site. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lucas Lyndes of Peruvian digital publisher Ox and Pigeon argues ebooks offer a solution to cross-border distribution and translation problems in Latin America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the European Commission accepted offers from Apple and four publishers to free up ebook pricing restrictions in December 2012, it's now accepted Penguin's commitment to do the same. Much like Penguin's vow to the US DOJ, it will end its agency agreements with Apple and other retailers, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the simple concept of alerting readers to a curated list of discounted ebooks, Bookbub has attracted nearly 1.5 million users in just a year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is to publish a monthly ebook ranking with sales figures supplied by all the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an interview, Javier Sepúlveda Hales of Ebooks Patagonia describes how his digital-only publishing company in Chile competes in Latin America and globally. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network announces it is seeing huge mobile success, even on non-smartphones. That great mobile push launched by Mark Zuckerberg six months ago is starting to bear fruit. Yesterday Facebook published a blog post claiming 100 million users sign into the social network via its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Inkling, which helps publishers make interactive books for the Web and iOS, has raised $16 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital, just about exactly two years after it raised slightly more than that -- $17 million -- in Series B funding from the same investors. The San Francisco... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The future of electronic books started a new chapter as Barnes & Noble Inc. edged closer to a breakup and a judge thumped Apple Inc. on pricing.William Lynch, chief executive of the country's largest bookstore chain, stepped down. Instead of filling the top post, Barnes & Noble promoted... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has been found guilty of colluding to raise ebook prices. Financial ramifications aside, has the judgement damaged publishing's reputation with consumers? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
It was a full day of tech news Wednesday, with a federal judge ruling that Apple conspired to raise the price of ebooks and T-Mobile introducing a new plan that makes it possible for customers to change their smartphones more often. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
US District Judge Denise Cote found that Apple was part of a conspiracy to increase ebook retail prices. An Apple spokesperson maintained that 'we've done nothing wrong.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 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 ]
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 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 ]