The Globe and Mail reports that publishers are objecting to limits that the U.S. Department of Justice is hoping to set on future Apple contracts following the guilty verdict for the iPad maker in the recent price-fixing conspiracy trial against the company.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Aug 07
Bezos’ Washington Post purchase suggests the shape of things to come.
The Financial Post writes that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ purchase of the Washington Post suggests he is about to do to newspaper publishers what his Kindle eBooks have done to the traditional book publishing industry.
Aug 06
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. to get the Kindle Worlds treatment.
TheMarySue.com reports that the works of author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. are among the first to get the fan fiction treatment in the new Kindle Worlds platform. So it goes…
Aug 05
Apple calls U.S. Department of Justice’s suggestions “Draconian.”
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.”
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 …
Aug 01
Kindle for iOS to allow chapter sampling…
Engadget says Kindle for iOS will now feature eBook samples in a slightly less restrictive operating environment that will allow for chapter browsing but no direct purchasing from the App.
Jul 31
Amazon and Overstock price war could cause eBook price drop.
CIO reports that eBook prices could drop as Amazon and Overstock continue their Print-Book price war offering up to 50% savings on some paper book bestsellers.
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.
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