The Standard-Examiner says that the U.S. Department of Justice’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple is unlikely to change eBook prices in the long run, however fair competition is likely to have an impact.
Category: Tablet
Jun 07
Digital Publishing Update
According to CNNMoney, lawyers for Apple are using the “Devil made us do it” defense citing Amazon’s pricing behavior as their motivation to bilk consumers out of millions in the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against the iPad designer. GoodeReader posted on the House of Fiction “Family Tree” launch at Sony eBook Store designed to help readers find titles that …
Jun 06
Apple made publishers an offer they couldn’t refuse.
More from the U.S. Department of Justice’s anti-trust lawsuit against Apple, this time from CNET. Publishing executives testified at the ongoing trial that Apple gave them no options when it came to joining the tech-giant’s price-fixing scheme.
Jun 03
The DOJ case against Apple.
The Christian Science Monitor offers a recap of the Department of Justice’s case against Apple in the eBook price-fixing trial that started today.
May 31
eBook Revolution Update
CNET reports that the U.S. Department of Justice and Apple are gearing up for the trial that starts next week to determine whether the iPad creator colluded with publishers to fix eBook prices. Digital Book World says Indie publishing has lowered the average eBook price across the board. (That’s a good thing, isn’t it?) Publishers Weekly posted …
May 30
Indie route irresistible to authors.
Digital Book World says that creative control, ease of digital publishing and potential for profits makes the Indie route irresistible to authors.
May 28
Not everyone is happy with Kindle Worlds
The Christian Science Monitor has a post on industry reaction to Amazon’s recent creation of Kindle Worlds and its plans to monetize Fan Fiction. Not everyone is pleased.
May 23
Fan Fiction to live in Kindle Worlds
CNNMoney reports on Amazon’s plan to monetize Fan Fiction via their new “Kindle Worlds” platform. It will be interesting to see if this works, or if it will become a legal nightmare as non-affiliated “writers” use copyrighted characters and story lines for their own ends. The idea “sounds” good, but it also has the familiar …
May 20
Nook Simple Touch gets upgrade.
Liliputing reports that Barnes and Noble’s inexpensive Nook Simple Touch E-Ink eBook Reader will soon receive an update that will include web browser and email client.
May 19
New 13-inch E Ink eReader coming from Sony.
GoodeReader offers a post and video on a new 13-inch E Ink Sony eReader.
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