The European Commission has launched an "infringement procedure" against France and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Romance specialist Mills & Boon is to resissue 12 backlist titles as digital shorts with new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the fight between Apple, Amazon, the government, and publishers to set prices for electronic books, independents were overlooked. Now, they're banding together and voicing complaints. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angry Robot has set up an ebook initiative to support independent bookshops, with the scheme... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five of the six parties under investigation by the European Commission over ebook prices... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The vice-president of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, has backed a call by European... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Awesome founder Jeff Norton; Sarah Ellis, digital producer of the Royal Shakespeare Company; and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo says his new work is a "tribute to the printed book" and will not be sold online. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The chiefs of Europe's publishing houses will meet today (26th June) in Brussels at a round-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A US judge on Friday set a 2013 trial date for a lawsuit from the US government accusing Apple and book publishers of conspiring to fix the prices of electronic books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sci-fi imprint Tor/Forge leads publishing industry's quest to loosen the grip of Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Justice Department meant business when it accused Apple and five other publishers of price-rigging ebooks, and are officially taking Cupertino and two publishers to court. In a hearing on Friday, Judge Denise Cote set a bench trial for June 3, 2012, putting Apple, Macmillan and Penguin Group... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, deterred by a limited selection and by not even knowing whether their local branch offers e-releases, according to a new study. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of respondents didn't know whether or not their local library had ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
You might say Penguin has had a rocky relationship with libraries. That looks to be on the tentative mend, as the publisher and 3M have together cut deals with the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library to bring Penguin's ebook catalog back as part of a test program. Under the terms... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Using data from almost 2,000 publishers, the Association of American Publishers reports that ebooks have outsold hardcovers for the first time. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
After yanking their ebook titles from libraries last year, Penguin is launching an ebook pilot program for libraries in New York. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher, in conjunction with city libraries and 3M, will make its books available in e-format, though they will not be available immediately after release. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Academic press Sage has launched an e-bookstore, part of its online social science platform Sage... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Further evidence of the rise of digital and the decline of print comes from the US where,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]