With its eye firmly fixed on a return to profitability, Sony's been making extensive cuts to its business arms in recent days (bye bye, VAIO!). So it's no surprise the company would train that cost-cutting eye onto another underperforming unit -- its... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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A US judge on Friday set a 2013 trial date for a lawsuit from the US government accusing Apple and book publishers of conspiring to fix the prices of electronic books. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sci-fi imprint Tor/Forge leads publishing industry's quest to loosen the grip of Amazon. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of respondents didn't know whether or not their local library had ebooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten's $315 million buyout of Kobo will bear some e-reader fruit come July. The e-tailer's CEO and chairman, Hiroshi Mikitani, announced plans to release the Kobo eReader Touch Edition in Japan next month for 10,000 yen (on par with its $130 US sticker price). Timing is key, of course --... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flipboard, the social newsreader with a stylish magazine-like design, has emerged from beta and is now available free for all Android devices, including the Kindle Fire (although it’s optimized for smartphones rather than tablets). Editor's Note: It's not compatible with my ASUS Transformer Pad... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You might say Penguin has had a rocky relationship with libraries. That looks to be on the tentative mend, as the publisher and 3M have together cut deals with the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library to bring Penguin's ebook catalog back as part of a test program. Under the terms... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After yanking their ebook titles from libraries last year, Penguin is launching an ebook pilot program for libraries in New York. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley is proposing to close its Edinburgh facility in June 2013, expanding its outsourcing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York, NY − June 18, 2012 − The Online Publishers Association (OPA) has released “A Portrait of Today’s Tablet User – Wave II,” a study unveiling a range of trends on the attitudes and be ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. appears to have relented in its refusal to sell subscriptions via its iOS apps, from which Apple takes a 30 percent commission. The Sports Illustrated publisher had resisted the move, forcing people to subscribe to the print edition in order to receive it digitally, but an update has... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The intensely private Thomas Pynchon has resisted the electronic format for his books – until now. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's enters the digital books marketplace by buying HMV's stake in Anobii, an online retailer of ebooks, for just £1. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has appointed Leah Thaxton to the role of children's publisher, moving from her post of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japanese online booksellers are planning to circumvent sales tax collection by selling digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There was plenty of digital activity at this year BookExpo America, starting with the IDPF Digital Book 2012, which emphasized what IDPF executive director Bill McCoy said was the results of the “experimentation” and the “doers.” IDPF featured such “doers” as marketer and publishing maverick... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan is searching for a panel of readers to help create reading group content for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A couple years ago, Forbes broke ground on what it calls its “most significant re-architecture” in its 90-plus years of existence. The goal, according to chief product officer Lewis D’Vorkin, was to “increase the interaction between content creators, audiences and marketers.” Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling's 'Book of Spells' will allow players to wave wands and cast spells using Wonderbook technology. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook-maker Inkling, which had previously confined its books to the iPad, is moving to the Web - a move the company has been promising for some time. The move means Inkling's books should be available on most laptops, though the company says it will work best on Google's Chrome and Apple's... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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