A deal between Apple and publishers to set the price of ebooks cost customers "hundreds of millions of dollars", a government lawyer claims. Continue reading at 'BBC World'
[ BBC World | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New York Times is getting into the ebooks business through partnerships with digital publishers Byliner and Vook. The Times will up to 12 original e-singles through Byliner on a variety of topics including culture, sports, business, science, and health. The first Byliner title, "Snow Fall:... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has started its Chinese Kindle incursion by launching the reader app for Android and iOS in that market, along with a large selection of ebooks. There's no mention of any Kindle devices like the Fire HD in the nation yet, but Amazon just did a similar launch in Brazil and said the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton Digital has created what it says is "the most advanced, interactive music ebook in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through exclusive interviews with Amazon's David Naggar, author Paolo Coelho, and others, we get behind the scenes of Amazon's Kindle Store launch in Brazil this week. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebooks will bring Cuba's isolated publishing industry and authors to a wider audience across the Spanish-speaking world, but also the US, under the radar of the trade embargo. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Cathy Glass has reached one million in physical sales in the UK since her debut in 2007,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's Nook unit didn't have its greatest quarter. The $160 million in revenue the new Microsoft-backed spin off raked in was slightly better than last year's $152 million, but still a significant drop from $220 million. In a sign of the growing ubiquity of e-readers however,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile reading may revive entire genres of literature, such as mid-length novels and poems, which have fallen out of favor. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A patent, titled “Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface,” gives Apple the exclusive right to the page turn in an e-reader application. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple now holds the patent for the appearance of their animation which makes it look as if the reader of an ebook is turning a physical page. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian bookshop The Monkey's Paw has unveiled the Biblio-Mat, a random book dispenser built by Craig Small as an artful alternative to sidewalk discount bins. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin will refresh its ebook lending system later today, according to a report from the New York Times. The publisher will start lending out its titles in Los Angeles and Cleveland, mimicking the program that trialled (despite some DRM issues) in New York. Public library users can even expect... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Reilly Media has become an online distributor for technology ebooks offered by John Wiley & Sons, which includes brands such as For Dummies and Sybex. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first 20 books in the popular children's series by Ann M. Martin will be released in electronic format on Dec. 1. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic is donating a million books and offering free online resources to those children and teachers affected by Superstorm Sandy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is capitalising on the forthcoming release of the first Hobbit film by putting out... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a move that could provide a boost to the small but growing digital comic book business, DC Comics has signed deals to sell comics through online stores owned by Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caffeine Nights Publishing has signed its first foreign rights deal, selling Korean translation... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU regulators will next month accept an offer by Apple and four publishers to end the antitrust... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins and R.R. Donnelley have signed a new agreement that will create one centralized warehouse that will serve as the distribution site for all HC U.S. titles, including those published by its Christian publishing division that houses Zondervan and Thomas Nelson. Harper said it expects... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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