A federal judge has held that “monopolization” claims against Amazon can move forward, finding that lawyers for a potential consumer class have plausibly alleged that Amazon’s conduct in the e-book market has led to “reduced competition” and “higher e-book prices." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly two months after the case was dismissed, lawyers have amended and re-filed a potential class action suit accusing Amazon and the Big Five publishers of coordinating to eliminate competition in the e-book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
The law firm that successfully sued Apple and five major publishers for colluding to fix e-book prices in 2011 has filed a class action against Amazon, accusing the company of colluding with the Big Five publishers to eliminate price competition from the e-book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Targeting a niche in the thriving audiobook market, Triangle Interactive has released an initial list of 1,000 English and Spanish-language children's ebooks from a variety of publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
That’s the heart of the question now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, after a lively hearing on Tuesday in the case of Capitol Records vs. ReDigi. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
With sales of ebooks slipping and print books enjoying a mild rebound, ebooks’ share of consumer spending on books has declined over the past two years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital reading technology has been widely embraced by the Chinese reading public. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
When ebooks first began to make meaningful inroads in publishing in 2009–2010, a number of executives predicted they would become another format within the industry. In 2013 ebooks had become part of the “normal” book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers breathed a sigh of relief last week as federal judge Richard Sullivan dealt a setback to any potential resale market for digital books. In a forceful ruling in Capitol Records v. ReDigi, Sullivan held that the doctrine of “first sale,” which allows consumers to redistribute lawfully... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]