The Society of Authors has warned that authors may be losing out twice over on ebook loans, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published titles make up 12% of all ebook sales, according to new findings from Bowker... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling novel The Time Traveller's Wife is to be made available as an ebook for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
It turns out that Apple isn't the only major ebook retailer that demands "most favored nation" agreements from publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Straightforward, above-board dealings or clever obfuscation? Another one for the judge to decide. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple enlisted the services of Winnie-the-Pooh in trying to show a court that it did not tinker with ebook prices when it opened its electronic bookstore in 2010, according to the Associated Press.Apple enlisted the services of Winnie-the-Pooh on Tuesday in trying to show a court that it did not... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple cost readers hundreds of million of dollars by conspiring with five major publishers to fix prices, government says. Apple says the antitrust case is bizarre. NEW YORK — Apple Inc. and five major publishers conspired to fix prices on ebooks, costing consumers hundreds of millions of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
NEW YORK -- Apple and major publishers conspired in a scheme to fix prices on ebooks, costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, a U.S. Justice Department attorney argued during the first day of a marquee antitrust trial. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Surveying the ebook discussions at BookExpo America, it's clear that despite their popularity, ebooks still lack their own category of breakthrough storytelling experiences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the last year, plenty of media and content companies have started publishing ebooks for the first time. In a panel at the Publishers Launch conference at Book Expo America on Wednesday, several of them discussed what they’ve learned from ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A deal between Apple and publishers to set the price of ebooks cost customers "hundreds of millions of dollars", a government lawyer claims. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tthe US Department of Justice's suit against Apple alleging ebook price-fixing goes to trial on June 3 in Manhattan. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
Technology giant Apple is to begin its defence against charges by the US government that it colluded to set the prices of ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]