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, …
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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 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 10
Yahoo preparing for in-eBook advertising.
We know this is going to get worse before it gets better. BBC reports that Yahoo has filed a patent for an eBook advertising system. That’s right. Ads right in our eBooks. Let’s hope this is just a phase.
Apr 09
eBook overpricing to cost consumers $200-million extra.
Computerworld has a post outlining the Consumer Federation of America’s claims that price fixing on eBooks will cost the consumer $200 million extra for eBooks this year. The group encourages the US Justice Department to take “vigorous action” and pursue its anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group …
Apr 06
Good Friday eBook Revolution Update
CBC.ca says that U.S. adults are joining the eBook Revolution to the tune of 20% of the population reading an eBook last year. SocialBarrel gives an update on the preferences of early adopters for E Ink Readers and tablets. A press release at SourceWire reports on the Pyrus eBook Reader with Digital Ink and unique eReader …
Apr 05
$1.5-million in Harry Potter eBooks in three days.
PaidContent says that J.K.Rowling’s site Pottermore sold over $1.5-million worth of Harry Potter eBooks in the first three days of sales. With Rowling being a huge stakeholder in the Pottermore sales platform, the mind begins to boggle over her profit potential as yet another generation begins to climb aboard the popular series. Again, I have …
Apr 02
Settlement expected soon in US DOJ/Apple Price-fixing suit
PadGadget says that we’ll soon see a settlement in the USÂ Department of Justice investigation into price-fixing by Apple and publishers: Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Hachette Group, MacMillan, and HarperCollins. This should make the pricing of eBooks dependent on actual market forces, and ‘should’ bring them down to favor a more competitive environment. Goodbye agency pricing …
Apr 01
The eBook Revolution’s continued Evolution.
A special thanks to our friend Jorgen for the link to an AJC feature that updates us on the state of the eBook Revolution.
Mar 30
Digital Publishing Headlines.
Dawn.com talks about the HUGE concessions Amazon, B&N and others made to sell Harry Potter books. According to Gizmodo the Amazon Kindle Touch 3G is now pre-ordering to customers in 175 countries. The Bookseller.com says that the UK and US are joined by Australia and India in eBook adoption rates citing a poll where 24% of respondents …
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