Steve Jobs' last big deal is Apple's biggest headache

Before his death in October of last year, one of Steve Jobs' last big moves was Apple's foray into electronic books. The company announced the platform in March 2010, but the method in which Apple handled its deals with publishers has caught the eye of regulators. The Justice Department plans to sue Apple and the five biggest book publishers -- including Simon & Schuster Inc, Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group USA, Macmillan, and HarperCollins -- and accuse them of colluding to raise prices of books. Apple is alleged to have struck an agreement with the publishers that allowed them to… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #electronic books #steve jobs #big deal #company announced #raise prices

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Steve Jobs' last big deal is Apple's biggest headache'

Sainsbury's in Anobii refinancing deal

Sainsbury’s has backed Anobii chief executive Matteo Berlucchi’s call for publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Google Strikes Deal to End Litigation With French Authors and Publishers

Google has struck a deal with two French organizations representing authors and book publishers, ending years of litigation. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book publishers #french authors

French rival to Apple's Newsstand launches in UK

Lekiosk, a digital magazine newsstand app, has launched in the UK and is offering subscriptions to around 100 titles from publishers including Condé Nast, Immediate Media and Dennis. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #offering subscriptions

More deals as publishers embrace erotica

The erotica trend sparked by Fifty Shades of Grey looks set to sizzle all summer, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fifty shades

Jobs and Twitter exposés for Sceptre

Sceptre has acquired two titles which look to give more insight into two of the world's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Apple Claims US Government Sides With Monopoly in E-book Case

The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of ebook price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #e-book case #ebook price-fixing

Mixed reactions continue to Waterstones Amazon deal

Reactions of surprise and bemusement have continued in the trade today in the wake of this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Big Names Top The Charts

The top three titles on Sweden’s fiction list in April were all in new positions, including Kristina Ohlsson’s Hostage. Ohlsson published her first book in the U.S. in February 2012 with Atria—Unwanted, a mystery cited for “superior prose, plotting, and characterization” in its starred review... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #top title #fiction list #starred review

Bright Lines, Big Uncertainty

A “high-profile defeat” for publishers is how Brandon Butler, director of public policy initiatives at the Association of Research Libraries, described the May 11 verdict in Cambridge University Press et. al. v. Mark Becker et. al., a closely watched copyright case involving the use of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #research libraries #higher education

Apple loses motion to dismiss ebook antitrust suit

Apple was unable to have an antitrust lawsuit over the price of ebooks dismissed. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #antitrust lawsuit

BISG- industry must adapt to "big data" shift

Two New York meetings—the annual Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Making Information Pay... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #big data

Amazon conjures Harry Potter e-deal

Amazon says it has signed a deal for the electronic books rights to all seven Harry Potter titles in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish for its Kindle lending library. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Nook and HMH partner in school deal

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has teamed up with Barnes & Noble’s Nook to deliver e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #barnes noble

Barnes & Noble Deal Signals New Microsoft Savvy

The deal with the maker of the popular Nook ebook reader shows that Microsoft, like Apple, understands that ecosystems are the key to success. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Microsoft, Barnes & Noble teach Apple and Amazon a lesson about educational ebooks

Nobody partners, or negotiates deals, like Microsoft. That's evident from today's stunning agreement with Barnes & Noble, which is sure to turn the ebook market on its head. The two will jointly invest in Newco, temporary name for ebook venture that incorporates B&N's digital and College... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #educational ebooks #barnes noble #ebook market #decade ago

Two-book Golden deal for W&N

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired one of the hotly-tipped books of London Book Fair, Golden... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #weidenfeld nicolson

First Rowling translation deals

J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy is to be published in Germany by Carlsen and Ullstein,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #casual vacancy

Apple Rakes in $11.6 Billion in Second Quarter Net Income

Tech giant Apple reported a net income of $11.6 billion during the second fiscal quarter of 2012, up from $5.9 billion during the same period in 2011. However, international sales represent 64 percent of Apple’s quarterly revenue. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #net income #fiscal quarter #quarterly revenue

Ex-WSJ Editor Defends Apple's Ebook Strategy

The former publisher of the Wall Street Journal has defended Apple's Ebook Strategy saying it is not only good for Apple, but good for consumers and publishers as well. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebook strategy