Some fallout from the Department of Justice’s anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and the big six co-conspirators. And it isn’t all bad…some adjustment sure, but… Hypergrid explains why Tor Books has dropped digital rights management (DRM) on its eBook titles. Gizmodo offers the case against DRM on eBooks in a post by Charlie Stross.
Category: eBook Stores
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Apr 25
eBook Readers Reviewed
PCMag reviews the new Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. (An E Ink device you can read in the dark.) And Pocket-Lint offers an Amazon Kindle Touch 3G Review.
Apr 22
The Future for eBooks!
TechCrunch offers an entertaining and optimistic view of the eBook Revolution and the future to come.
Apr 20
eBook News Update
TheStar.com says that Canadian lawyers have now joined in the suit against price-fixer Apple and publishing co-conspirators. Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to Rocket Bomber where writer Matt Blind outlines some of the reasons that a bricks and mortar store beats Amazon’s digital might. According to the Financial Post Apple wants to go to …
Apr 18
Are eBook Wars Ahead? Maybe but there will be affordable eBooks too.
The Atlantic predicts the eBook Revolution may be headed toward a Book War as a result of the U.S. Justice Department’s anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and its price-fixing co-conspirators. While it may get rough for a time it is only going to get better for the consumer. Even with the dirty dealings and artificially high prices, …
Apr 17
DRM is doomed and lower eBook prices are slow to appear.
ZDNet tells us about the future of digital rights management (DRM) for eBooks. (Will it go the way of the dinosaur?) PaidContent reports on what readers should expect now that the U.S. Justice Department is suing Apple and co-conspirators. Lower eBook prices? Not yet…
Apr 16
Amazon Kindle sets sights on Japan
The Daily Yomiuri Online reports on Amazon’s ongoing plans to launch a Japan-based eBook service for Kindle by the end of 2012.
Apr 13
April 13 News Update
DailyMail reports that paperback sales have dropped 25% in a year. Mark of the eBook? NPR gives some background related to the Apple anti-trust lawsuit and says price-fixing is not new to publishing. The New York Times suggests Apple will not be the biggest loser in the anti-trust lawsuit. The CBC says the Apple lawsuit may …
Apr 12
More on the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against Apple and Co.
Time digs deeper into the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and its publishing conspirators. This illegal action was a thinly disguised attack on the eBook Revolution that undermines consumer confidence, seriously weakens the argument that publishers had tried to put forth that Amazon is the evil empire, and if there is justice, should …
Apr 11
U.S. Department of Justice to sue Apple and price-fixing cronies.
Time reports that the U.S. Department of Justice will go ahead with an anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and publishers Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, the Hachette Book Group, Pearson and Macmillan. This after Apple held out against a settlement that was already accepted by some of its price-fixing co-conspirators. It’s anyone’s guess why Apple would attempt …
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