Cengage Reaches Deal in Suit Over Subscription Service

The company has reached an agreement with two of its authors who had filed a suit alleging that the educational publisher's Cengage Unlimited subscription service will improperly cost them sales and royalty payments. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Inks Deal to Make Digital Backlist Available in Scandinavia

Simon & Schuster has partnered with Scandinavian ebook subscription service Mofibo to make its backlist titles available to readers in Denmark and Sweden. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellora’s Cave Files Libel Suit Against Dear Author Blog

Erotic romance publisher Ellora’s Cave has filed suit in Summit County, Ohio, against Jennifer Gerrish-Lampe, aka Jane Litte, and her blog Dear Author, claiming libel and defamation and asking for "no less than" $25,000 in damages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo, Cartoon Books Ink Digital Deal for ‘Bone,’ ‘RASL’

E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Cartoon Books, the publishing company cofounded by cartoonist Jeff Smith, to release multi-volume digital editions of Smith's Eisner Award-Winning series Bone and RASL Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon brings Kindle Unlimited ebook subscriptions to the UK

Whether we like it or not, Amazon nearly always launches its new products and services in the US first. It happened with its Fire-branded tablets, set-top box and smartphone. The same can be said for its all-you-can-read ebook service, Kindle... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Inks First-Look Deal with Universal

Penguin Random House is deepening its commitment to bringing more of its books to movie screens through a new agreement with Universal Pictures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unfair Dealing? Canadian Publishing

People on both sides of the debate about how to balance access to educational materials with copyright have been closely watching developments in Canada following changes to Canadian legislation in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graffeg signs Sad Cat merchandise deal

Graffeg Publishing has signed a deal with author Tom Cox, to produce calendars and merchandise... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Looks Back at a Year of E-book Subscription

A year after its launch, ebook subscription service Oyster, has added tens of thousands of titles, scores of new publishers and appears to be attracting more subscribers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scotland reaches 'fever pitch' in referendum week

Book trade individuals on both sides of Scotland's independence debate have spoken out as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 15, 2014

Winters goes ‘Underground’ at Mulholland and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harmony Ink Press: Reaching Out to LGBTQ+ Youth

Harmony Ink Press’s Anne Regan discusses the publisher's move into LGBTQ+ YA books, the reaction from readers, parents and teachers, and the publisher's plans for the future. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram, Microgroove Ink Deal to Add Book Sales to Mobile Apps

Ingram Content Group has partnered with Microgroove, a Seattle software developer, to provide digital tools to give businesses with mobile e-commerce applications the ability to sell physical books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Settles Infringement Suit with Photographers

Google has reached an agreement with a group of photographers to settle charges involving its scanning project. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic signs Kent for three-book deal

Scholastic UK has acquired three books from debut UK author Gabrielle Kent. Helen Thomas... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers urge European Commission to reject Google antitrust deal

European periodical and online publishers have urged the European Commission to reject Google’s latest proposal to settle an antitrust case.The commitments proposed by Google would not stop the company’s “abusive promotion of its own services,” the publishers said in their response, sent to the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo Inks Exclusive Deal to Offer Reading Eggs E-books

E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Blake eLearning to sell the company’s interactive Reading Eggs kids’ ebooks through the Kobo Kids’ Store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trajectory Inks Deals to Distribute Berrett-Koehler, RosettaBooks in China

Digital vendor Trajectory announced deals at the Beijing International Book Fair to distribute the ebook titles of RosettaBooks and Berrett-Koehler in the Chinese market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Startup Offers Magazine Subscriptions Via Text Message

Boku, a mobile payments company that works with Facebook and Sony, thinks text messaging can help magazine publishers boost their subscription revenue.If nothing else, it might cut down on the number of subscription notices -- otherwise known as "blow in" cards -- tucked inside magazines.The San... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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