Category: iPad

Apr 19

Apple not playing ball with watchdog

According to the Register, a U.S. court-appointed watchdog says Apple is not living up to obligations outlined in a settlement the iPad maker reached with the U.S. Department of Justice for its part in an eBook price-fixing conspiracy.

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Apr 17

The big four publishers will return to price-fixing… I mean the Agency Model…

According to Slate, Amazon has lost another battle, this time to HarperCollins that has won the right to overprice its eBooks again. HarperCollins joins the unique club of big publishers that also won the fight with Amazon—Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan. You might remember this bunch being found guilty for conspiring with Apple to “fix” prices on eBooks. Remember? It’s …

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Apr 16

What’s the best eBook reader?

Lifehacker wants you to vote on the best eBook reader. Check out the nominees and vote at the link.

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Apr 15

Audiobooks installed in iBooks App

MacRumors says Apple has installed Audiobooks in its iBooks App with a Chapter Select function slated for iOS 8.4 Beta.

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Apr 10

Oyster to sell eBooks you can’t borrow through its subscription service

Digital Trends reports that Oyster’s new eBook store will allow you to buy titles that are not available in the million plus eBooks you’ll find in its “all you can read” eBook subscription.

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Apr 09

HarperCollins to push for Agency Model and blatentmarket manipulation

According to a GalleyCat post, we should get ready to be gouged again as HarperCollins’ contract talks with Amazon hint that the publisher is planning a return to the Agency Pricing model for eBooks (like many price-fixing publishers have already done) where they set their own prices regardless of what the retailer, consumer or market will bear. The Agency Model forces …