The Booksellers Association's talks with ebook platform providers have intensified after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Almost a year after it was first announced 3M's Cloud Library ebook lending service is getting a proper rollout. Introduced today at a beta site in St. Paul, the system is now ready for its kiosks, e-readers and apps to hit the hands and eyes of library patrons. The touch-based Discovery... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction publisher Tor UK decides to drop anti-piracy restrictions from its electronic books. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publishing industry has a problem. The old guard haven't innovated. And neither their business models nor their products embrace the digital books revolution. Take the ongoing and complicated spat between Apple and the Justice Department over the agency pricing model and alleged collusion... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The former publisher of the Wall Street Journal has defended Apple's Ebook Strategy saying it is not only good for Apple, but good for consumers and publishers as well. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ebook editions of J K Rowling's Harry Potter series are now available in French, Italian... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
You don't need a special reader to enjoy ebooks if you already own a smartphone or tablet. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple and five publishers for allegedly colluding on ebook prices, and class-actions suits in the U.S. continue. Three Canadian law firms are filing class-action suits against as well ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc wants to go to trial to defend itself against U.S. government allegations that it conspired with publishers to raise prices of electronic books, a lawyer for the Silicon Valley giant said in court on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A brouhaha is shaping up: Apple and book publishers square off against Amazon and the DOJ over the price of an ebook. Who's right? CIO.com's Tom Kaneshige looks back to a Whiz Kid from the '90s for answers. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Livre has sold its ebook distribution platform Numilog to its founder and c.e.o. Denis... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple responded to DOJ antitrust accusations claiming it simply leveled the playing field against Amazon's virtual monopoly of the ebook industry. I disagree. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
In February, the Educational Development Corporation said it would remove all its titles from Amazon, more evidence of the tumult over who gets to decide how much a book costs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers hoping that digital sales would make up for the decline in physical books are worried. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple shot back at critics and the Justice Department late Thursday, denying claims that it colluded with publishers to keep the price of ebooks artificially high. Even more interesting? The Cupertino, Calif. company took a veiled shot at Amazon, saying its actions were necessary to break up the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The company says it allows publishers to set their own prices. Several antitrust lawsuits have accused former chief Steve Jobs of inflating prices of new releases and bestsellers.Apple Inc., responding for the first time to antitrust charges levied against it and five major book publishers this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple Inc. says the accusation that it conspired with major book publishers to raise the price of ebooks is untrue.Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr says that, contrary to allegations in lawsuits by the Justice Department and 15 states, Apple fostered innovation and competition by introducing its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, the Obama administration’s Justice Department struck a great legal blow against our open market for books, and indeed against open markets in America. Even though online retailer Amazon has captured more than 50 percent of many key book markets—like the one for ebooks—antitrust... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Not that we were expecting Apple and Macmillan to simply fess up and say, "you're right, totally tried to circumvent the free market," but both companies have come out swinging pretty hard against the allegations of price fixing. Apple has rejected the charges, calling them "simply not true." A... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple Inc. is denying antitrust charges filed against it and five major book publishers this week that accuse the companies of a price-fixing scheme to inflate the prices paid for electronic books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]