Apple heads to a U.S. federal court Monday to face civil accusations that it conspired with five publishers to drive up the price of electronic books in the weeks leading up to the 2010 introduction of the iPad. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Justice Department will lay out in a civil antitrust trial its accusations that Apple masterminded a cartel with publishers to raise ebook prices.For a company that beat down prices of online music, Apple Inc. finds itself in the odd situation of defending itself against government claims... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sunday Mirror is to replace its Celebs on Sunday magazine with a new glossy called Notebook, in response to the declining appetite for weekly celebrity magazines. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2013-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing should expect the same profound shake-up experienced by the games industry over the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
As publishers migrate beyond the first phase of the ebook revolution, the IDPF's Digital Book Conference on Wednesday will address ebooks on the web, tablets, phones and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson PLC's book publishing business, Penguin Group, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a dispute in the U.S. over the way it priced electronic books, drawing to a close an investigation into the publishing industry's ebook pricing tactics. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite his early support for ebooks, Stephen King latest novel, Joyland will be published in print only, with no digital version anticipated. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stephen King said his new novel, 'Joyland,' will be released in paper format only. 'Let people ... go to an actual bookstore,' said King. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arthur Attwell, founder of Paperight, explains why his company has leveraged the network of photocopy shops throughout South Africa to cater to hard-to-reach readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an ebook version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports.In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an ebook version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
There is no convincing technological reason preventing ebook interoperability between different... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers from across Europe have urged European Commission representatives to act over the use... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The number of ebooks sold last year grew by 43 percent, but that's a fairly small increase compared to the triple-digit increases of past years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Heck, Amazon is selling these books at $9.99, and who knows maybe they are right and we will fail even at $12.99." Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
By negotiating for an agency pricing model with publishers, Apple says, it was simply seeking to enter a new market and offer competitive prices. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Concerned about Amazon.com's low pricing of ebooks, publishers had taken measures as early as 2009 such as "windowing," a practice of delaying ebook releases to benefit sales of hardcover editions, Apple said in a filing in an ebook price-fixing lawsuit.The U.S. Department of Justice in an... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The gist: "Apple knew that the plan it was proposing involved a ‘dramatic business change’ for publisher defendants." Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Publishers Weekly’s May 8 discussion series on trends in consumer book-buying, held at the offices of Random House in New York City, Carl Kulo, U.S. director of Bowker Market Research, highlighted the major shifts that took place in 2012 in such key areas as sales by format and by channel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nick Perrett, group strategy and digital director at HarperCollins, will open the FutureBook... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chinese publishing houses, long frustrated by the sale of pirated books in the country, have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]