Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game, according to a notice spotted by Engadget. It looks like an attempt by the company to get ahead of a new California law coming next year that forces companies to admit that buyers don't actually own digital content. When you open your shopping cart with items inside and before going to payment, a notice at the bottom right states: "A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam." This is the first time our editors have seen of a notice like this (and we use Steam a lot), so it appears to be relatively new. Engadget Last month California governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426 into law, forcing digital marketplaces to make it clear to customers when they only purchase a license to access media. It will not apply to permanent offline downloads, only digital copies of video games, music, movies, TV shows or ebooks from an online storefront. Companies that fail to comply could face fines for false advertising if they don't explain in clear language the limitations of a given digital purchase. The law followed situations like Ubisoft deleting The Crew from player's libraries after the game's servers shuttered. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/steam-now-tells-gamers-up-front-that-theyre-buying-a-license-not-a-game-085106522.html?src=rss Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2024-10-11 08:51:06 UTC ]
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According to Slate, writing books for kids is harder than it looks, a lesson learned when the publication held a children's book writing contest among a number of its staffers, all attempting to write about a hedgehog. Perhaps it was a matter of not having the type of subject matter so perfectly... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As part of the blitz of new features in the Windows 10 Creators Update (see our full review here), Microsoft has added e-reading capabilities to its Edge browser. It’s a bit quirky, given its infancy, but with a bit of practice you can be lounging by the pool with an electronic novel in no... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Cannon has signed another two-book deal with The Borough Press for six figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press is publishing a memoir of near-death experiences from Maggie O'Farrell, which she says will be "the only non-fiction book I will ever write". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Metrosource joins Davler as the publisher prepares to launch design vertical, Exuberance. The post Davler Media Group Buys LGBTQ Magazine and Teases New Quarterly appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get a group of digital publishers together, and you won’t get five minutes into the conversation without someone addressing the elephant in the room — Facebook. The social giant is unilaterally resetting the terms of its relationship with publishers, sending dwindling audience numbers to... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An album. A mixtape. An audiobook in which he annotates his old scripts from “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” At this point, it doesn’t really matter what form a new Drake release takes. The Canadian rapper and singer — and former teen actor — is so popular that whatever he puts out is almost... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read on for news about Little, Brown’s books tied to Spirit Riding Free, new licensing deals at Walter Foster Jr., brand extension activity at Highlights Press, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's non-fiction imprint Wren & Rook has acquired the memoir of UK transgender YouTuber Alex Bertie. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The celebrity magazine sells for $100 million after Tronc deal falls through. The post AMI to Buy Us Weekly appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint HQ will publish Boundaries: How to Draw the Line in Your Head, Heart and Home by Victoria Lambert. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to In Shock by US critical care doctor Rana Awdish, an account of Awdish’s near-death experience and her transition from doctor to patient. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If the words "multimedia tie-in" bring back memories of bad video game adaptations and lame comic books pushed by marketing groups to promote feature films, then clearly the 80s and 90s have scarred you too. Cartoon Network's upcoming animated series... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Halperin, left, and John Heilemann on a panel about their series on Showtime, “The Circus,” in January 2016. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish company Bonnier is launching a new self-publishing platform, Type & Tell, in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Called Type & Tell, Bonnier's new self-publishing platform has been quietly tested in Sweden. Its English edition launches during London Book Fair. The post Bonnier’s New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to reports from both Ken Doctor and New York Post's Claire Atkinson, newspaper publisher Tronc is the latest suitor come to offer a bid for Wenner Media's Us Weekly, with a sale price that may fall within the $85 million to $95 million mark. Doctor reports that a deal appears close,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired Eat Happy: 30 Minute Feelgood Food by Melissa Hemsley. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona Kennedy, publisher of Head of Zeus's new children's imprint Zephyr, has made her first acquisitions, buying a standalone novel by Lauren St John and two books from Ghanaian-British filmmaker Yaba Badoe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In another move that consolidates the college retail and wholesale market, Barnes & Noble Education has acquired MBS Textbook Exchange for $174.2 million in cash. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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