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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Thirteen novels, including "The Good Earth,'' which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, will be published in ebook format by Open Road Integrated Media. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ebook store market may be dominated by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple, but a few independent online ebookstores, patterned after bricks-and-mortar retailers, have carved out a lucrative niche. Some were emboldened as far back as 2003, when Barnes & Noble.com initially exited the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops are to have access to Kobo ebook devices, a Hive-sourced ebook tablet and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]