May 29
The Register reports that the US Department of Justice has told the appeals court to accept the guilty verdict set against Apple for the iPad maker’s role in a price-fixing conspiracy with publisher partners that have already recorded settlements in the case.
May 28
Digital Book World reports that Hachette’s titles continue to hold a high rank on the sales list regardless of the trade dispute with Amazon.
May 27
TechCrunch posted on Indie eBook printer Blurb’s purchase of Indie eBook platform Graphicly.
May 26
Digital Book World reports that Goodreads has added an Ask the Author button. The new function will roll out over the coming weeks.
May 25
Digital Book World says it has the real reason that Enhanced eBooks are slow to catch on.
May 23
Yahoo Finance posted an update on the dispute between Hachette and Amazon.com. Digital Book World has sales stats for children’s eBooks in Europe. News.com.au reports NASA removing an eBook that suggested there is proof of alien life in ancient rock art. TechCrunch says startup BitLit will help you get eBook versions of your paperback and hard cover …
May 22
MarketWatch has a post reminding us that Barnes and Noble is still in the game with their announcement of a Free eBook Bestseller or Magazine if you download the NOOK App for Windows 8.1.
May 21
According to CNET, Simon & Schuster has now made deals to provide its backlist titles to up and coming eBook subscription services Oyster and Scribd.
May 20
Gigaom reports Indie author publisher Smashwords has inked a deal with Overdrive that will see thousands of its titles made available for purchase by the 28,000 libraries the international distributor services.
May 19
Digital Book World posted a story on the importance of book blurbs.
