CNET offers some notes to keep you up-to-date on the first two weeks of the U.S. Department of Justice’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple.
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Jun 14
eBook Revolution News
GoodeReader has a few rare words from Sony about the future of the Reader Store. The Montreal Gazette says the U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit has reached a crucial stage with Apple executive Eddy Cue giving testimony vital to the defense’s playbook. More on Eddy Cue’s testimony here at CNET. Business Day wonders if reading eBooks is …
Jun 13
Kindle Paperwhite available in India
NDTVGadgets says Amazon has launched its Kindle Paperwhite eReader in India where it will be available in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, etc.
Jun 10
Kobo Aura HD eReader Reviewed at Geek Dad
Geek Dad calls the new Kobo Aura HD eReader the “ultimate” for eBook lovers in a review of this cream of the E Ink crop device.
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 …
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 29
Dedicated eReaders still in the game. Kobo Aura HD surges.
ITProPortal reports that Kobo has announced Q1 results showing gains with their Kobo Aura HD eReader driving the growth. (27% of all Kobo devices sold were the Kobo HD Aura.) This comes on the heels of doom-sayers predicting the end of dedicated eReaders in favor of tablets. Looks like book lovers know what they want.
May 27
US Publishing Industry to infect eBook Pirates with Malware…
GoodeReader has a frightening story about plans by some in the publishing industry to plant malware in eBooks to catch eBook Pirates by disabling their computer systems. It’s a disturbing story because you just know these things will find their way onto the computers of law abiding citizens… It would just be a matter of …
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.
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