Publishers Sue Internet Archive Over Free E-Books

Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette and Wiley accused the nonprofit of piracy for making over 1 million books free online. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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World Book Day 2013 titles announced

Books by Francesca Simon, Anthony Horowitz, Shirley Hughes and Lauren Child will be included in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GCSE revamp 'good for competition', say publishers

Publishers say the plan to abolish competing exam boards as GCSEs are scrapped in favour of new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agreement Could End Europe’s E-Book Price-Fixing Inquiry

The European Commission said it was prepared to drop its investigation after Apple and four publishers agreed to let retailers sell ebooks at a discount for two years. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Dog to publish Underground series

Black Dog Publishing is kicking off a new series in association with London Underground's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monster series to HarperCollins Childrens Books

HarperCollins Children's Books has acquired an illustrated young fiction series, Monster and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition Available Today as Part of Creative Cloud Membership

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 19, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the latest addition to Adobe® Creative Cloud™ — Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), Single Edition. DPS, Si ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Publishers & The iPad: An Unrequited Love

Apple hasn’t promoted the tablet computer in MPA member magazines since summer 2011. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Single Edition gets cozy with Creative Cloud, code deficient designers rejoice

If you've been looking for a way to make publishing for the iPad much easier and erase the coding headaches, Adobe is looking to oblige. The software company has announced that its Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) Single Edition is now part of the Creative Cloud software collection. Not familiar... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diller Invests in E-book Venture to Challenge Amazon

IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller, producer Scott Rudin and publishing executive Frances Coady are investing in a book venture that will attempt to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in the industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, ebook publishers look to settle EU antitrust dispute

Apple and four major ebook publishers have offered retailers such as Amazon.com the option to set their own prices for ebooks for the next two years in a bid to end an antitrust investigation in the European Union. The European Commission launched the investigation into allegations of cartel... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers reach agreement with EC over agency

The European Commission has begun the process of dismantling the agency model after finding... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Books Are The Ultimate New Business Card

“You don’t understand,” the three-time, big-six published author told me. “Books aren’t designed for you, the customer. Today, non-fiction books are business cards--for speaking, consulting, and deals.” I was meeting this friend for dinner in New York City and had mentioned a trend I had... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bumper new releases help book sales surge

Book sales soared by more than £2m last week as a bounty of new books hit the shelves on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital book sales soar in the UK

Sales of digital books show impressive signs of growth, but some booksellers still face an uncertain future. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print, Digital, Tablets and More: World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo) Announces Conference Schedule

Already the world’s largest global trade exhibition for the news publishing and media industry, the World Publishing Expo is expanding the conferences and seminars that accompany the event, making it even more attractive for the thousands o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children's Books signs another Deadly title

Orion Children's Books has acquired a new title by wildlife expert and adventurer, Steve... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specsavers to sponsor National Book Awards

Specsavers has succeeded Galaxy as the headline sponsor of the National Book Awards, signing a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bin Laden book knocks Fifty Shades off US top spot

A controversial account of the US Navy SEAL raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gauld joins Egmont as digital publisher

Egmont has appointed Stephanie Gauld, the former head of Disney Online Studios, to the newly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McNab to front next Six Book Challenge

Thriller writer Andy McNab is to spearhead the Reading Agency’s 2013 Six Book Challenge,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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