According to Reuters, EU regulators look likely to accept an offer from Apple and a handful of publishers, including Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Livre and Macmillan. The assembled publishers propose that they will allow retailers (including Amazon) to sell ebooks cheaper than... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Google has struck a deal with two French organizations representing authors and book publishers, ending years of litigation. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers over alleged ebook price fixing means that the publishers have to... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Department of Justice may file a suit against Apple today over ebook price-fixing complaints, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. The DOJ has been probing antitrust complaints regarding Apple's 2010 pacts with book publishers; several of the biggest publishers are preparing to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers for alleged ebook price fixing the Wall Street Journal... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Apple and book publishers may find themselves on the precipice of an antitrust lawsuit from the Justice Department, filings in a concurrent civil class-action lawsuit obtained by BetaNews indicate that Apple has already admitted to two of the most damaging allegations in the case that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
With iPad 3 rumored to be on the way—possibly boasting a sharper screen and talking personal assistant Siri—Apple CEO Tim Cook may drop the price of the iPad 2 so he can go after the cheaper tablet market now dominated by Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook. Analysts figure a $200 to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's "Netflix for E-Books" lending program is still a rumor, and not popular with book publishers, but here are some ways it could work. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. is talking with book publishers about launching a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books, in which customers would pay an annual fee to access a library of content, according to people familiar with the matter. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 07:50 Twenty French online-only book publishers and other digital providers have joined forces for the first time to launch the new literary season. The site larentreelitteraire.org was unveiled this week and will stay live until... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three big publishers and AOL are set to launch Bookish, a "new digital platform for readers". Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group, and CBS' Simon & Schuster are backing the new site, which is supposed to launch this summer; AOL will promote the property and handle ad sales. A press release... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
As convenient as they are, I've long worried about the many ways in which ebook purveyors restrict readers' rights. You can't resell the books you purchase for the Amazon Kindle, and you can't read them on most other e-readers. We also don't really own ebooks in the same way we own... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2011-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]