Following a court ruling that it was involved in ebook price-fixing with five publishers, Apple has started the process of paying back $400m in refunds. Despite agreeing to pay out the thick end of half a billion dollars, Apple denies doing anything wrong. Interestingly, the payouts will not necessarily reach customers direct from Apple. Refunds are being issued through four ebook stores -- iTunes, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo -- and Amazon customers (Kindle users) should be getting their credit today. If you're in line for a refund, you should have received an email informing you, but in case this… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'
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Just as Spotify has done for music, the new pay-per-page system could change the way ebooks are published and authors paid. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into the way Amazon distributes ebooks and its relationship with publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US tech sector’s problems with Brussels deepen as competition chief focuses on allegedly restrictive contract clausesThe European commission has launched a competition inquiry into Amazon’s dominant market position in ebooks, as Brussels steps up its scrutiny of US tech groups. The EU’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com’s ebook distribution deals are coming under close scrutiny from the European Commission, which has begun a formal antitrust investigation into the company’s contracts with publishers.The probe will focus on clauses in Amazon’s contracts that require publishers to tell the company... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission open a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's ebook business amid concern the online retailer stifles competition. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tennessee marketing startup BookGrabbr directs readers to free ebooks in exchange for their sharing the titles through social media services. The post BookGrabbr Offers Free Ebooks for Social Media “Shares” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has changed the threshold for free delivery on all items except books. The online retailer had placed a £10 threshold to quality for its free Super Saver Delivery service. While the £10 minimum remains on books, on all other products customers need to spend £20 or more to qualify for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Apple works toward a relaunch of its Beats Music streaming service, it’s reportedly pushing labels to kill off the free version of Spotify.It’s a bold move by Apple if The Verge’s unnamed sources are accurate, coming less than two years after a judge found that the company colluded with... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Barack Obama announced a new program on Thursday aimed at delivering access for more than 10,000 ebooks to financially strapped schoolchildren throughout the United States. The $250 million program will feature titles from numerous publish... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers in the US including Hachette Book Group, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster are making $250m (£163m) in free ebooks available to low-income students as part of a scheme announced today (30th April) by President Obama. The new ebook commitments, to cover a three-year... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers have agreed to a multiyear deal covering the sale of print and ebooks, the latest agreement between the Web retailer and a major publishing house... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book subscription service Oyster has opened an online book store, a move that pits the young company against heavyweight Amazon.Oyster’s ebook store has the support of the top five publishers in the U.S. While Amazon also offers books from these publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arnaud Nourry, the chairman and chief executive of Hachette Livre discusses the terms impasse with Amazon and the future for print and 'e' Hachette Livre will move into its new purpose-built offices in Vanves (on the outskirts of Paris) on April 7. Even though the new building is very elegant,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon customers in the US can now convert their print titles into Kindle books with a software package called Kindle Convert. Currently available in the US for computers running Windows 7 and 8, the software helps users to scan in pages of their print books, converting the image into usable... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Got books to digitize and plenty of patience? Amazon's Kindle Convert software will let you scan them at home. As spotted by The Ebook Reader, Kindle Convert is a $50 PC application that turns printed pages into Kindle ebooks. It should work with most scanners, provided they support at least... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radical publisher Zed Books is to publish extracts from Yanis Varoufakis' The Global Minotaur as a free ebook tomorrow (28th January), after the author's appointment as finance minister of Greece. Varoufakis has been given the post by new prime minister Alexis Tsipras, following the electoral... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Spanish-language ebook retailers are racing to capture Latin American readers and bolster ebook sales before Amazon makes a big push into the region. The post Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Anonymous campaigners hand-deliver giant Christmas card to online retailer’s UK headquarters and call for company to pay workers a living wageDisenchanted shoppers have taken over £5m worth of business away from Amazon this Christmas in protest at the internet retailer’s business... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has warned that ebook prices will rise come January following a change in VAT law in an email to self-published authors. On 1st January Amazon will “make a one-time adjustment to convert VAT-exclusive list prices provided to us to VAT-inclusive list prices” resulting in a rise in the list... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The US judges hearing Apple's appeal against its price-fixing conviction have asked questions about the role of Amazon in the ebook market, giving hope for the appeal, it has been reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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