iBooks Bestsellers: Brown's 'Origin' Lands at #1

Dan Brown has returned with his latest Robert Langdon title, 'Origin'—and with it, Brown returns to the top of the iBooks bestseller list, knocking Nelson DeMille's 'The Cuban Affair' out of the #1 slot. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones' "promised land" due for Christmas

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice Department preparing Apple iBooks antitrust lawsuit

The Justice Department is reportedly preparing to go after Apple, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Penguin, Macmillan and HarperCollins following its investigation into alleged ebook price-rigging. The case centers around a deal to switch to agency pricing, where the vendor takes a 30 percent cut... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic enters the ebook fray with Storia and 1,000 children's stories

Between Google Books, iBooks, Nook, Kindle, Kobo, Sony... you'd figure the ebook field was crowded enough, right? Well, if you're specifically in the market for children's stories, things might look a little less packed. We guess that's why Scholastic is attempting to enter the fray with Storia,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac snaps up Amazon bestseller Wilkinson

Pan Macmillan has snapped up UK and Commonwealth rights to Amazon’s self-publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zinio caves to begging, says BlackBerry PlayBook app landing in March

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[ Engadget | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Dow Jones Digital Boss Gordon McLeod Lands at Krux

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[ AllThingsD | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Drag; Drop; Read: Apple's New iBooks Author Format

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown to publish J K Rowling's first adult novel

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Apple Tweaks iBook Language: Your Content Is Your Content

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Browns launches ebook platform

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple’s iBooks Author app attracts publishers

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's iBooks Author EULA is more and less evil than you think

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[ Betanews | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Betanews | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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