Bonnier buys majority stake in Norway's Strawberry Publishing

Bonnier Books has acquired a majority stake in Norwegian publishing group Strawberry Publishing AS. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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States reach $69 million settlement with three publishers in ebook price fixing case

When the US Department of Justice sued Apple and five major book publishers over alleged ebook price rigging, it immediately became clear that a few of these companies would do just about anything to avoid trial. That same day, three of the publishers -- HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book Publishers Reach $69 Million Settlement With States

Three book publishers will pay more than US$69 million to U.S. states to settle charges they collaborated to fix prices of ebooks. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US publishers face $69m payout for price-fixing

Hachette US, HarperCollins US and Simon & Schuster US have agreed to pay out a total of more... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Cabinet Backs Law That Could Allow News Publishers to Sue Google

The German cabinet gave its backing Wednesday to a draft law extending copyright protection to snippets of news articles republished by search engines, although... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries battle with ebook publishers

Libraries are having to engage in new discussions with publishers and booksellers over electronic books, similar to those already settled in the printed-book world and with loans of CDs and DVDs, says Association of Public Library Managers chair Ian Littleworth. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Publishers in Online Copyright Fight

Step into a German cafe and you'll likely find most of your fellow customers leafing through a newspaper or magazine. The consumption of printed media here borders on the voracious - and it's comparatively rare to find your neighbour flicking ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to co-publish Man Booker contender

Faber is teaming up with independent publisher And Other Stories to help give a wider release to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Publisher Axel Springer Launches its First Mobile and Table Editions for its Weekly Sport Bild

There is no doubt that it is easier to publish a tablet edition if your publication is a monthly, as opposed to either a daily or weekly. That is why most daily newspapers have chosen to either go the replica edition route, or else build apps that ta ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Big splash' needed for Nook, say publishers

Publishers and agents have welcomed confirmation of the Nook's imminent arrival in the UK,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road buys US rights to British erotica trilogy

In its first frontlist deal with agency Conville & Walsh, US digital publisher Open Road has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker buys global rights in Leslye Walton

Walker Books Group has acquired global rights in YA title The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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11 Other Localish Companies Google Might Buy

Early this week news broke that Google is acquiring the venerable guidebook publisher Frommers. That comes on the heels of the search giant's eye-opening deal to purchase Zagat last year. It can't be that Sergey and Larry just like to travel. Rather it seems clear that Google has a plan to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Wants DOJ to Wait Till End of Trial for Settlement With Three Publishers

Apple has opposed a government proposed judgment in an ebooks price-fixing lawsuit, stating that the judgement seeks to terminate and rewrite its contracts... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and Apple hit back at DOJ

Publishers and Apple fighting the US' Department of Justice over agency pricing have hit back... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warren Buffett Increases Stake in Lee Enterprises

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has nearly doubled its stake in newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises, the parent company of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lee's shares jumped nearly 20 percent on the news Wednesday, closing at $1 ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Cofounders Unveil Medium, A Publishing Platform That Feels Like Tumblr And Looks Like Pinterest

Twitter cofounders Biz Stone and Evan Williams today offered a preview of Medium, their new publishing platform. Medium is at heart a blogging service, although right now it's only open to a select few authors. The posts are organized into "collections" that use different layouts depending on... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google buys Frommer’s Travel Guides

John Wiley & Sons work to sell off unwanted assets as Google makes its foray into the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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