TechCrunch says Apple is partnering with local publishers to provide “Japan fueled” content for the Japanese marketplace. This became a foregone conclusion when Apple competitors Kobo (Rakuten) and Amazon moved into the lucrative market in 2012.
Category: iPad
Dec 28
eBook Revolution Headlines
BBC News says UK publisher Pearson will invest millions in the Barnes and Noble Nook series of Tablets and eReaders. The New York Times blog reports that the number of people reading eBooks continues to rise. Gigaom says Tablets sales surge past dedicated eBook Reading devices. NPR offers a story on the impact of eBooks on traditional publishing. And …
Dec 26
Boxing Day eBook Update
TechCrunch has more on the Amazon review clean-up story. CNet tells us to watch for a new thinner, lighter version of the Apple iPad this March. And Kobo has an excellent Boxing Week sale that’s worth checking out. Buy the Kobo Arc Tablet (Starting at $199) and get the $79.99 Kobo Mini E Ink eReader …
Dec 21
Digital Publishing Update
ITProPortal offers this guide to making your eReader purchase this holiday season. TheNewYorkTimes reports that 35 titles by Arthur C. Clarke will be released in eBook format for the first time in the US. On the same track, GoodeReader says that Charlie Brown and Friends (The Peanuts) will also finally see publication in digital form. …
Dec 20
Penguin Group settles in DOJ price-fixing lawsuit.
Publishing Group Penguin has decided to settle in the anti-trust price-fixing lawsuit leveled against it, Apple and a group of other publishers by the  U.S. Department of Justice. Conspirators Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, and Simon & Schuster have already settled which leaves the still defiant ringleader Apple and surviving crony Macmillan angling for a fight.
Dec 18
Publishers’ Agency 2 pricing model still sounds controlling…
GoodeReader says publishers have come up with a new pricing method called Agency 2 that is supposed to replace their previous illegal Agency Pricing Model (remember US Department of Justice sued Apple and conspiring publishers over the illegal price-fixing scheme.). In this new deal the publishers do not dictate the price of the eBook they …
Dec 17
Apple doubles iPad Mini display orders.
According to InformationWeek Apple is doubling its order for the new iPad Mini displays, citing stronger than anticipated demand for the popular device. With display orders rising from 6 to 12-million, it is anyone’s guess how adopters are employing the device in a market already dominated by the mini’s larger cousin, the iPad. The new …
Dec 16
European Commission and Apple reach a settlement.
For anyone wondering why there might be some hesitation by the mainstream regarding the wholesale adoption of the eBook, here is the Guardian story about Apple and publishers reaching a settlement with the European Commission regarding illegal price-fixing and collusion. Apple and bandit gang were recently nailed for the same offense by the U.S. Department …
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