Fresh complaint filed in US agency model case

Lawyers acting for the plaintiffs in the case against Apple and major publishers in the US over e... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Identity Crisis at Gawker? Nick Denton's Blogging Empire Working with Branding Agency Redscout

Gawker Media, which is battling heavily financed digital publishers like BuzzFeed and Vox for audiences and ad dollars, is working with brand-strategy agency Redscout, according to two people familiar with the matter. The relationship began last summer, one person said.Former Gawker employees... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Family Christian Stores Files for Bankruptcy, Will Restructure

The nation's largest Christian bookstore chain has filed for bankruptcy and plans to reorganize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holroyde leaves Caroline Sheldon agency

Agent Penny Holroyde is leaving the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency after nearly a decade at the end of this week. Holroyde, will leave on Friday (13th February) to start a new venture, details of which she will reveal in the spring.  In her 10 years at the Caroline Sheldon agency, Holroyde... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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View 70+ file types with Free Editor

Office, PDFs, ebooks, archives, audio, video, images: the average PC owner regularly encounters a lengthy list of file formats, and viewing them all typically requires an entire library of software. Free Editor claims it can simplify all that by opening 70-plus file formats from a single... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to upload PDF and EPUB files into Google Play Books

Ever get stuck at the bar waiting for your friends to show up? That’s when I usually whip out my tablet and start catching up on reading. And since Google Play Books lets me upload PDFs and ebooks I’ve purchased elsewhere, I’ve always got something new to read on hand.It’s easy to get your own... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper CEO Not Testifying in Latest E-book Price-Fixing Case

In a brief brief order this week, Judge Denise Cote ruled that plaintiffs in a second ebook price-fixing case cannot depose HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gross and Awesome: Businessweek's Cover Model Goes Topless (for the First Time)

Bloomberg Businessweek's latest cover offers a first for the magazine, according to Josh Tyrangiel, the magazine's editor in chief. This week's cover features @bw's first-ever shirtless male model! http://t.co/EOIqeFKvwB pic.twitter.com/QD2EiKXZFv Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The case for, and against, integrated print-digital newsrooms

Two publishers make the case for separating or combining their print/Web editorial staffs. The post The case for, and against, integrated print-digital newsrooms appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gotch joins The Reading Agency

Corinne Gotch has joined The Reading Agency as programme co-ordinator for publishing partners. In her new role Gotch will manage the charity’s partnerships with children’s publishers and work with them to deliver reading activities in libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Drops HathiTrust Case

After suffering two major defeats in its legal battle with Google’s library scanning partners, the Authors Guild this week finally ended the litigation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Court Rejects Publishers’ Latest Appeal in GSU Copyright Case

The decision means that the case is headed back to the district court, although the publishers could to the Supreme Court. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup: Fresh Starts

Bookstores are taking stock and re-evaluating their offerings during the new year, new you season. Some like SF Vanni, the first Italian bookstore in the U.S., are returning as a pop-up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pellerin questions lawfulness of subscription model

French culture minister Fleur Pellerin has asked the book mediator for a opinion on whether Kindle Unlimited and other subscriptions for unlimited access to ebooks infringes the law in France. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan US does agency deal with Amazon

Macmillan in the US has reached a new multi-year deal with Amazon, including an agency deal on ebooks. But in a carefully worded blog and letter to authors, Macmillan chief executive John Sargent hit out at the failure to address “one of the big problems in the digital marketplace”, namely that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple case appeals, judges query Amazon role

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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Will the Apple ebook price-fixing case be turned upside down?

During an appeals court hearing on the Department of Justice's price-fixing case against Apple, some judges argued against the DOJ, asserting that Apple was simply challenging 'predatory' pricing from rival Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Compress CBR/CBZ comic files by 50 percent or more

Digital comics often come in the form of comic book archives, typically JPGs stored in a single archive file (cbz = zip, cbr = rar, and so on). You might think these simple compressed formats would already produce the smallest possible files, but no -- the free CbxConverter can resample images... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Hearing, Second Circuit Questions E-book Case Against Apple

At Apple's appeal hearing Monday in its ebook price-fixing case, Second Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs aggressively questioned DoJ attorney Malcolm Stewart, and repeatedly referred to Amazon as a "monopolist." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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kchmviewer: a better way to browse CHM files

It may be very old, but Microsoft's Compiled HTML Help (CHM) is still a common format for software documentation, as well as the occasional ebook. Windows has a standard HTML Help viewer which should be able to display most files, but it’s a little fragile (just search the web for "regsvr32... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Megibow Launches Agency

Literary agent Sara Megibow is parting ways with Nelson Literary Agency to launch Megibow Literary Agency in Denver, Colo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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