A federal judge in New York has given final approval to a settlement in which Apple will pay $450 million for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices for ebooks. Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan called the settlement “fair and reasonable.” It requires Apple to pay $400 million to consumers who bought certain books between 2010 and 2012, as well as $50 million in attorneys’ fees. Although the settlement is final, Apple only has to pay that amount if it loses its appeal of a 2013 price-fixing ruling. If the appeal is successful, Apple will pay only $50 million to ebook purchasers and $20 million to attorneys. A hearing on the appeal is scheduled for Dec. 15 in Manhattan. Lawyers for the ebook buyers have said they “strongly believe” that Apple’s appeal won’t be successful.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
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Kobo and Amazon have unveiled new tablets, but are they playing a game they can't win? Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of digital fiction books increased by 188% in value terms in the first half of the year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Feminist Press will be publishing a Pussy Riot ebook later this month, the publisher has announced. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just four days after a federal judge approved a settlement in the ebooks price fixing case, HarperCollins has already started discounts. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American e-tailers including Amazon.com have begun selling HarperCollins ebooks at discounted... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wow. Judge Denise Cote certainly knows how to put a spring in the step of mega corporations. Mere days have passed since she ordered HarperCollins to let retailers to set their own ebook prices, and yet already Kindle bestsellers from that publisher are selling for around $9.99 -- in some cases... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has released a free ebook, No, It's Us Too!, today (11th September)... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The price-fixing case turns out well for Amazon but unsettles many others in the industry.Publishing insiders worry that a decisive court ruling benefiting retailer Amazon.com Inc. will undermine an industry already struggling with the transition to ebooks. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On September 5, federal judge Denise Cote approved a deal between the Department of Justice and three publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster) to settle claims of ebook price fixing. What happens now? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Playboy announces that it is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a 50-interviews-in-50-days ebook series. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo unveils three new devices ahead of rival e-readers being made available in UK high street stores. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot on the heels of purchasing Blinkbox and Peter Gabriel's WE7, Tesco has purchased Andy McNab's ebook publishers, Mobcast. It seems clear that the British supermarket heavyweight is currently engaged in a phony war with rival Sainsburys, which snapped up Rovi, Global Media Vault and Anobii for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony and Amazon’s 20p ebook offer shows no sign of coming to an end, with a Faber novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many newspapers have tried ebooks as a new revenue stream, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s “In the Footsteps of Little Crow” stands out. Curt Brown’s extensively researched narrative of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Livre and Macmillan owner Verlugsgruppe Georg von... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster say they will pay consumers to settle claims they conspired to fix ebook prices. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing is continuing to broaden its distribution channels, as the New York-based imprint has formed a partnership with Ingram Content Group that will make the company's ebooks available to competitors such as Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. As you may be aware, there's some uneasy... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book releases from Amazon’s New York-based publishing imprint will be available through... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has formed its first partnership with Hasbro to create My Little Pony ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a limited time, you can score a free copy of "Get Up to Speed with Online Marketing," by Jon Reed. Read it on your PC, your Kindle, or any device that can run a Kindle app. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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