When the US Department of Justice sued Apple and five major book publishers over alleged ebook price rigging, it immediately became clear that a few of these companies would do just about anything to avoid trial. That same day, three of the publishers -- HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing is continuing to broaden its distribution channels, as the New York-based imprint has formed a partnership with Ingram Content Group that will make the company's ebooks available to competitors such as Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. As you may be aware, there's some uneasy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book releases from Amazon’s New York-based publishing imprint will be available through... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has formed its first partnership with Hasbro to create My Little Pony ebooks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries are having to engage in new discussions with publishers and booksellers over electronic books, similar to those already settled in the printed-book world and with loans of CDs and DVDs, says Association of Public Library Managers chair Ian Littleworth. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
For a limited time, you can score a free copy of "Get Up to Speed with Online Marketing," by Jon Reed. Read it on your PC, your Kindle, or any device that can run a Kindle app. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Livrada is hoping to create a niche for itself in a market that until now has been largely ignored: ebook gift cards. Its goal—to make ebook giving a more personal and streamlined experience—makes sense considering that gift card spending exceeded $100 billion in 2011 and, according to a Bowker... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
US retailer Barnes & Noble has reported a 46% rise in digital content sales for its fiscal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
US bookseller Barnes & Noble has confirmed that it will be bringing its Nook digital eBook readers and bookstore to the UK in the autumn. Initially the devices, which include Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, will only be available through the company’s online... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph is launching a digital campaign to support publication of The Mystery of Mercy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple called the DOJ's proposed settlement to the ebook price fixing case 'fundamentally unfair, unlawful, and unprecedented.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google has won the right to appeal the granting of class status to thousands of authors suing the search engine company over its ambitious plan to create the world's largest digital books library. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Got an email from a “fan” outraged that a novel I’ve been working on for two years, six days a week is $13 in ebook. Enjoy your $4 coffee. – Author Brent Weeks, via Twitter Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK has described its annual performance as "strong", despite the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
US digital publisher Open Road is publishing the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
An ebook being offered on the Kindle store for 20p has broken the top-three monopoly of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online retailer Amazon announces it sells more ebooks than hardbacks and paperbacks combined. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Department of Justice has filed a motion with Judge Denise Cote asking her to approve the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organizer of the Kidwell-eFestival has vowed that the event will take place again, despite... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new study by the Book Industry Study Group says readers are choosing both print and ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]