DailyTech says that Apple has rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposals to remedy and safeguard against the illegal behavior that the iPad maker has been tried and found guilty of doing. The unrepentant Apple calls the measures “Draconian.”
Category: Tablet
Aug 04
Apple responds to U.S. Department of Justice’s “Suggestions.”
Macgasm reports on Apple’s response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s suggestions about the iPad maker’s eBook sales practices, offering fixes so the company found guilty of price-fixing can mend its ways.
Aug 02
eBook Revolution update.
ZDNET posted that the U.S. Department of Justice has some suggestions to upgrade Apple eBook sales practices following a guilty verdict in the iPad maker’s price-fixing lawsuit. One suggestion is to force Apple to allow links to competitors to better help consumers compare prices. The Bookseller says Simon and Schuster cites a 29% increase in …
Jul 30
How to prolong your battery life…
Our friend Jorgen has popped by with a Daily Mail link for those of you who are doing most of your reading on your cellular phone and want to get the best out of your battery. (Check out the link to Jorgen’s blog, Xorgen’ism, too. Some beautiful photography there…)
Jul 26
Digital Publishing Headlines
Digital Book World gives their eBook publisher power rankings list. UPI says Google will offer textbooks as eBooks at Google Play. The BookSeller says fiction eBooks will overtake print books in 2014. An AFP story says the European Union has ended its anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and colluding publishers in favor of legally binding commitments.
Jul 23
Kobo Writing Life option for Indie authors
Pocket-lint reports on Kobo’s Writing Life publishing platform for Indie authors and publishers.
Jul 22
Allan Guthrie talks eBook Revolution
Author, agent and now digital publisher Allan Guthrie shares his insights into the eBook Revolution at the Highland News. He makes some good points for Indie authors and the readers who love them.
Jul 21
Publishers putting the screws to public libraries.
The Huffington Post reports on the way publishers are putting the screws to public libraries that want to offer popular eBooks.
Jul 19
Digital Publishing Headlines
Digital Book World says a decline in Hunger Games sales is impacting Scholastic profits. The Huffington Post talks about smart authors using the web for success. According to The Verge, Sony Pictures Television is bringing its interactive Breaking Bad eBook exclusively to iPad. MacWorld suggests Apple could take the market lead on removing DRM (digital …
Jul 18
U.K. Women own majority of tablets in that country.
The BBC says that as of May, women in the U.K. owned the majority of tablet computers having adopted 52% of the devices sold there. That’s a marked increase from last year when U.K. women owned 43%.
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