On Wednesday, a federal judge issued a damning finding that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to fix the price of ebooks. The ruling is a chronicle of these firms’ incredible stupidity. In 2009 and 2010, the judge says, Apple and the publishers conspired more or less in the open, telegraphing their moves to the press, memorializing their discussions over email, hinting at their anti-competitive agreements in public statements, and strategizing in swanky restaurants. For a short while, they succeeded in their goal of raising book prices: Overnight, the average price of ebooks rose by nearly 20 percent, with some best-sellers shooting up by close to 50 percent. Books that used to sell for $9.99 were now $12.99 or $14.99, prices that Apple and the publishers believed would threaten Amazon.com, the undisputed king of ebooks. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended August 6, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A novelist combining critical and commercial acclaim, Nicole Krauss turns her attention to a writer, named Nicole, who suffers writer’s block. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 30, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former FBI director, sacked in wake of clash with the US president, promises insights into the ‘highest-stakes situations’ of his careerThe former FBI director James Comey has signed a $2m (£1.5m) deal for a book about leadership and decision-making that will draw on his career in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 23, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze is publishing Things I Have Drawn: At the Zoo by Instagram father-and-son trio, Tom, Dom and Al Curtis, in which kids' drawings are "hilariously brought to life". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In contrast to Amazon's 2017 six-month ebook bestseller list—which is dominated by titles from Amazon's own in-house publishing imprints—Apple's January-June iBooks bestseller lists features the usual brand-name bestsellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 9, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 2, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple is said to be making it easier for publishers to place ads in its News app and even solicit micropayments, raising concerns about user experience. Today Apple’s News app is relatively uncluttered by ads. Actually there are very few ads anywhere. Part of the reason for that is that... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended June 25, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a time when premium publishers have pulled out of Facebook Instant Articles, Apple is showing that it is open to creating custom units for publishers. The post For Axios, Apple News beats Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended June 18, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended June 4, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended June 4, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended May 28, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and 21 other companies today published an open letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to keep the US in the Paris Agreement to fight climate change for the good of the country's economy. The letter was posted... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended May 21, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Lauren Kern's new role signal an era of original content at Apple? The post Apple News Poaches New York Magazine Executive Editor appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The software-development kit for Facebook's Instant Articles media-rich, quick-loading stories from publishers now supports Google AMP, and the social network said support for Apple News is on the way. Partner engineering director Piyush Mangalick said in a Facebook Media blog post that an... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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