A CNN Money story on eBook pricing says that Amazon is not the bad guy.
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May 29
U.S. DOJ says: Enough already. Apple is guilty!
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
Hachette titles rank high regardless of Amazon battle
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
Blurb buys Graphicly
TechCrunch posted on Indie eBook printer Blurb’s purchase of Indie eBook platform Graphicly.
May 23
Digital Publishing Update
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 21
Oyster and Scribd to get backlist titles from Simon and Schuster
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 16
eBook Revolution Update
Digital Book World says that according to the CEO of Scribd the eBook subscription service has 400,000 eBooks and is ahead of competitor Oyster in publisher revenue. Lifehacker posted on a FREE eBook about the ins and outs of Apple App design. Media Week says the AOP Digital Publishing Awards shortlist has been announced. Publishers Weekly has a …
May 15
Free eBooks make good business sense
GoodeReader has a post chronicling the ongoing (though failing) war between traditional publishing and the new author-friendly eBook publishing model. FREE eBooks work if you cannot force readers to buy your books, or entice them with corporate-sized promotions. Ask any Indie author.
May 14
Readers’ Choice Awards for eReaders and Tablets
Find out about PC Mag’s Readers’ Choice Awards for eReaders and Tablets at the link.
May 12
Is Kobo developing its own GoodReads?
GoodeReader reports that Kobo may be developing a new social eBook club to rival Amazon’s GoodReads after its recent acquisition of Sony’s U.S., European and Australian eBook-buying clients.
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