Publishers are urged to offer schools access to the great works of English literature at low cost by the Education Secretary. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
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The Justice Department has told Apple and five major publishers that it's planning to sue them for fixing ebook prices. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Justice Department is warning Apple and its publisher partners they may have to answer for their pricing model. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five US publishers are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books according to reports. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.S. Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five top book publishers that lawsuits over alleged ebook price fixing might be in the offing, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oddly, Random House deciding to triple the price of its ebooks for libraries is being considered a compromise. While others, like Penguin, are pulling their electronic tomes from the virtual shelves of our lending institutions, Random House is at least willing to still play ball -- even if it's... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales slumped 11% last week as children returned to school and adults to work... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore has partnered with ebook company Overdrive to bring electronic versions of the 'Harry Potter' series to libraries and schools in five languages. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peters Bookselling Services is to refocus part of its business into schools following the loss of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book enquiries from schools have gone "through the roof", according to library... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are continuing to experiment with ebook pricing, as sales and marketing teams balance... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book enquiries from schools have gone "through the roof", according to library... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mecom is set to announce that it is to cut more than 10% of the workforce at its flagship Dutch newspaper publishing business, in excess of 300 jobs, as part of a plan to digitally restructure its business and save €70m (£59m). Tom ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former children's laureate Anne Fine has condemned plans to cut Durham library services,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine buying a car that locks you into one brand of fuel. That new BMW only runs on BMW gas. There are plenty of BMW gas stations around, so convenience isn't an issue. But if a different brand of gas station offers a discount, a membership program, or some other marketing campaign, you can't... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In what looks to be the graphic publishing literary event of the year, Seven Stories Press will publish the first volume of the Graphic Canon: Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons in April, the first of a three-volume anthology of graphic interpretations of the world’s literary... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academics have called for a boycott of publisher Elsevier, saying it is involved in "the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers need to look to how self-published authors price their ebooks, improve the quality of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Adrian Sykes, with his publisher David Campbell, of Everyman's Library, is to donate a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the internet pats itself on the back for protesting SOPA and changing the minds of a handful of U.S. Senators, file-sharing site Megaupload has been brought down in one of the largest copyright infringement cases of all time. Seven individuals and two international corporations have been... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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