A judge has approved an ebook price-fixing settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and three book publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a move that could reshape the publishing industry, a federal judge has approved a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers over alleged collusion in the pricing of ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A judge has approved the settlement in the US of three publishers accused of conspiring to fix... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's a big day in the world of ebooks, and not just for the crew at Amazon. Today, Judge Denise Cote approved settlement terms for three of the publishers accused by the Justice Department of price fixing. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins each agreed to settle with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Playboy announces that it is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a 50-interviews-in-50-days ebook series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo unveils three new devices ahead of rival e-readers being made available in UK high street stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hot on the heels of purchasing Blinkbox and Peter Gabriel's WE7, Tesco has purchased Andy McNab's ebook publishers, Mobcast. It seems clear that the British supermarket heavyweight is currently engaged in a phony war with rival Sainsburys, which snapped up Rovi, Global Media Vault and Anobii for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sony and Amazon’s 20p ebook offer shows no sign of coming to an end, with a Faber novel... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The battle to keep online advertising yields and returns high in a market of infinite volume and little scarcity rages on. But some publishers are deciding that it's not their fellow broadcasters, magazines and newspaper who are the problem but t ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Livre and Macmillan owner Verlugsgruppe Georg von... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many newspapers have tried ebooks as a new revenue stream, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s “In the Footsteps of Little Crow” stands out. Curt Brown’s extensively researched narrative of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster say they will pay consumers to settle claims they conspired to fix ebook prices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three book publishers will pay more than US$69 million to U.S. states to settle charges they collaborated to fix prices of ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]