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 federal government is likely to include. According to reporting Thursday by the Wall Street Journal, at the heart of the case is the agreement struck with publishers which changed the way ebooks are sold to retailers. This in turn caused prices to increase dramatically, critics argue. Apple is also accused of further controlling… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended January 18, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ePubDirect has developed a proprietary digital ebook platform especially for its local primary school, St. Columba’s, in Cork, Ireland. The post ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn has been named the top-selling ebook of 2014 for ebooks by Sainsbury’s. The Orion-published book was released as a film in Autumn last year starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Afleck, which had a direct impact on digital sales of the thriller novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Dutch appeals court has forced the closure of online ebook reseller Tom Kabinet until the company can prove all books for sale were legally obtained. The post Dutch Court Shutters Ebook Resale Site…For Now appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two publishers make the case for separating or combining their print/Web editorial staffs. The post The case for, and against, integrated print-digital newsrooms appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dutch ebook resale site Tom Kabinet has to close because, at least at the moment, it cannot prove that all the books offered for sale on the site have been legally obtained, an Amsterdam court ruled Tuesday.Tom Kabinet, which allows sellers to upload ebook files to the site, has been online... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A panel at Digital Book World last week offered several insights on how ebook platforms are analyzing user data and what they have discovered. The post Ebook Platforms Know What, When and How You Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended January 11, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keith Moerer, Director of Apple's iBookstore, revealed that Apple's iBookstore is growing at a million users per month and has seen 1 billion downloads. The post Apple’s iBookstore Growing at One Million Users Per Month appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not only has the Apple's iBooks store recently recorded 1 billion ebook downloads since its launch, the online ebook seller is also attracting a 1 million new users a week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Oxford University Press we have to balance children’s cultural and learning needs, while retaining some healthy common senseGiven that our editorial guidelines that reference pigs and pork have been in place for as long as I can remember, little did I imagine that they would attract... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Jersey's Clinton Book Shop is offering Match the Temperature Discount Days. Customers will receive a discount based on the day's temperature – for example, 20 degrees equals 20 percent off. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knock another major publisher off the list of holdouts for ebook subscription services. Oyster announced Tuesday morning that it had reached an agreement with Macmillan to bring 1,000 titles from the publisher and its imprints to Oyster's Netflix-like offering.UPDATE: After this article was... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Spanish-language ebook retailers are racing to capture Latin American readers and bolster ebook sales before Amazon makes a big push into the region. The post Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an effort to defy difficulties at home, Argentine e-bookseller BajaLibros is aiming to sell ebooks throughout Latin America as well as the United States. The post Argentina’s BajaLibros Aims to Sell Ebooks to All of America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended January 4, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a preview to next week's Launch Kids track at the Digital Book World conference, download this free report on children's ebooks and fanfiction. The post Download this Report on Children’s Ebooks and Fanfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 people died in an attack on satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. At time of writing, the situation in France is still unfolding, and technology companies have been quick to show their sympathy for the victims whilst voicing support for freedom of speech. Google has donated... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The myth of the Long Tail for ebooks may be fading away as the digital book market grows, and it is operated by few mega e-retailers, argues Marcello Vena. The post Revisiting the Long Tail Theory as Applied to Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After suffering two major defeats in its legal battle with Google’s library scanning partners, the Authors Guild this week finally ended the litigation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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