E-book price-fixing trial: Will the judge come down on the side of Apple?

Judge Denise Cote seemed inclined to rule for the Department of Justice at the beginning of the trial, but her remarks as the case closed seemed to indicate a shift towards Apple's side. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Orchard Books buys Animal Ark rights

Orchard Books, part of Hachette Children’s Groups, is aiming to revitalise the Animal Ark brand by acquiring series rights from Working Partners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Street Cat Named Bob book coming in November

Hodder and Stoughton has acquired a follow-up to James Bowen's international bestseller A Street Cat Named Bob called The Little Book of Bob. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's CEO hits back at 'glib' comments by Apple's Cook

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hit back against Tim Cook, calling the Apple Inc. CEO's criticism of the social-media giant "extremely glib."Cook was asked about Facebook's privacy crisis last month and called for stronger regulation of user data. A day after, Cook said he... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Fifth Age Of Macintosh: What Happens If Apple Dumps Intel?

We know it would be a big deal. But only Apple knows what sort of future it envisions for its 34-year-old computing platform. Apple uses its own purpose-designed CPUs for its iPhones and iPads, built around the ARM architecture. An article reported by Ian King and Mark Gurman, published by... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winners of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, addressing racism and diversity, have been announced

The winners of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which honor outstanding books that address racism and diversity, will go this year to authors Jesmyn Ward, Kevin Young, N. Scott Momaday and Shane McCrae. Each will be awarded a prize of $10,000. Ward won the fiction award for "Sing, Unburied, Sing,"... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair’s Quantum Keynote: Tom Goodwin, ‘Digital Darwinist,’ on Surviving

'Challenging all assumptions of the past' may be only the beginning of life after the digital disruption, Tom Goodwin says. And when he speaks at London Book Fair's Quantum Conference, he'll be talking about the 'share-of-attention' dilemma. The post London Book Fair’s Quantum Keynote: Tom... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LSC Buys TriLiteral; Turner Purchases Gürze Books

In two separate niche deals, LSC Communications bought the university press distributor TriLiteral, while Turner Publishing acquired a publisher that specializes in books on eating disorders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knowledge Ages Quickly, as Shown by This Ad That Grew Mold on a Classic Marketing Book

There's still much to be learned from books written by the great minds of advertising's golden age, but it's hard to deny that almost any advice printed to the page quickly becomes dated in today's digitally driven world. To illustrate that point, and boost turnout at an upcoming IdeasFirst... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese comic book fantasy come to life

The protagonists of Japanese comic books come in various forms. There are warriors and ghost hunters, surgeons and teachers, detectives and chefs. And, of course, athletes. The authors of sports-themed stories have taken the liberties of bestowing their characters with supernatural abilities,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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America Faces a ‘Crisis in Trust’—Librarians Can Help Fix It

The Week in Libraries: March 30, 2018: At PLA, librarians show they ‘get it’; Libraries get a bump in the 2018 federal budget (and a warning for next year); And the New York Times looks at two of Wikipedia’s young citizen editors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, March 25, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended March 25, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cine-Books: A New Way to Tell a Story

This new start-up has created a hybrid digital book, combining ebooks, video, illustration, and audiobooks into an exciting new format. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of April 2, 2018

A winner among 14 bidders, Hiaasen's new middle grade, a new epic fantasy series, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 2, 2018

This week: new books from Meg Wolitzer, Tracy K. Smith, Leslie Jamison, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do Books partners with Chronicle in the US

Indie publisher The Do Book Company has concluded a hybrid publishing and distribution deal with Chronicle Books in San Francisco. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld pre-empts 'tense' debut Bad Apple

Transworld has pre-empted a "tense" debut, Bad Apple by Zoje Stage, which the publisher says takes domestic suspense "to a whole new level". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cast breathes life into by-the-book British comedy 'Finding Your Feet'

“Finding Your Feet” would be facedown on the ground if it didn’t have its well-burnished cast of U.K. acting heavyweights, led by Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and Joanna Lumley. Another entry in the fast-spreading genre of pensioners-are-people-too comedies, it finds Staunton’s... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clinton, Patterson to Launch Book Tour at BookCon

President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson will launch their book tour for their upcoming book, 'The President is Missing,' at BookCon 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Drawing a Line to the London Book Fair: Latvian Illustrator Elīna Brasliņa

Looking at her joyous, expressive illustrations, it's not hard to see why illustrator Elīna Brasliņa is a rising star in Latvian book publishing. The post Drawing a Line to the London Book Fair: Latvian Illustrator Elīna Brasliņa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Cook Takes a Dig at Facebook, Preaches Apple’s Patriotism

Apple CEO Tim Cook had some harsh words for Facebook and defended his company’s manufacturing practices during an interview with Recode and MSNBC on Wednesday. The full interview won’t air until April 6*, but Recode published some excerpts on its website. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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