Apple to pay $450 million in ebook price-fixing suit

Apple conspired with publishers to artificially raise the price of ebooks, the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled today, upholding a verdict from 2013. Now that the company has lost its appeal, Apple is expected to pay $450 millio... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New ebook short from King

Authors Stephen King and Stewart O’Nan are embarking on a new short fiction project to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iPad sales up 84% in third quarter

Unit sales of the iPad rose 84% year-on-year in the third quarter ending 30th June 2012, to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline to publish erotic ebook series

Headline has acquired contemporary erotic novel, Because You Are Mine by Beth Kery, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McKenzie speaks out on 20p ebooks

Little, Brown c.e.o. Ursula McKenzie was among those speaking out against low-priced ebooks at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random to launch ebook distribution service

Random House has announced plans for the creation of a digital one-stop shop to aid the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schumer challenges DOJ on ebook lawsuit

Sen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan primed for ebook rise

Japan is set to fully enter the ebook age with four high-profile device launches in the next few... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SnapMeUp to sell business ebooks via QR codes

Bookshops are being offered 40% commission on the sale of books simply by hanging a poster in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers 'missing out' on school ebook sales

Publishers are "missing out" on ebook sales to schools because of the lack of a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reader contributions sought for Hart ebook

Hodder and Stoughton is asking readers to write a companion ebook to its autumn title, Miranda... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury ebook sales up 70% in first quarter

Bloomsbury's global ebook sales were up 70% year on year between 1st March and 31st May 2012... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EC warns France and Luxembourg on ebook VAT

The European Commission has launched an "infringement procedure" against France and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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M&B seeks Shades success with ebook shorts

Romance specialist Mills & Boon is to resissue 12 backlist titles as digital shorts with new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot to support indies with ebook scheme

Angry Robot has set up an ebook initiative to support independent bookshops, with the scheme... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP pays out over £2m for East Africa 'wrongdoing'

The World Bank has debarred Oxford University Press East Africa and Oxford University Press... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deal close in EC ebook probe

Five of the six parties under investigation by the European Commission over ebook  prices... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erotic book passes million mark

Erotic book Fifty Shades of Grey has become the fastest adult paperback novel to sell one million print copies, smashing previous records. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EC v-p backs calls for reduced VAT on ebooks

The vice-president of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, has backed a call by European... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU publishing chiefs to discuss ebook tax

The chiefs of Europe's publishing houses will meet today (26th June) in Brussels at a round-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EL James hits one million mark on Kindle in UK

EL James has been revealed as Amazon.co.uk’s bestselling ebook author ever, with her debut... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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