Major publishers are going to begin dispensing refunds to people who purchased eBooks from Apples iBookstore at agency level prices. If you have bought books from Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, and Hachette during the last year or two, you might be eligible to see some money back.The US Justice Department has sued Apple, Penguin, and Macmillan for price fixing … [Read more...] about Publishers to Give Refunds on eBooks Purchased via iBookstore
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Apple Makes Its First Official Comment on Justice Department Legal Case
Apple has faced a ton of heat over its price fixing allegations to form a ebook price fixing cartel with the top six publishers. Originally, with the launch of iBooks, Steve Jobs courted major publishers to level the playing field so they could successfully enter the digital book market.In a statement to website All Things D, Tom Neumayr said "The DOJ’s accusation of … [Read more...] about Apple Makes Its First Official Comment on Justice Department Legal Case
Barnes and Noble Digital Division Could Suffer from Justice Department Settlement
Earlier in the week the Justice Department sued 6 major publishers and Apple in a price fixing scandal on ebooks. While Apple and Penguin continue to fight the case, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, and Harpercollins decided to settle. This will create a cascading effort that will affect the Barnes and Noble ebook store.The announcement of the settlement sent … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Digital Division Could Suffer from Justice Department Settlement
Overdrive to Provide Metric Data on Library eBook Lending at the London Book Fair
Overdrive intends on releasing a massive amount of metrics based on all of the schools and libraries that use their service for the facilitation of ebook and audiobook lending. Data from OverDrive’s global library network will be made available to participating libraries and publishers, and includes information about eBook and digital audiobook title circulation, book demand, … [Read more...] about Overdrive to Provide Metric Data on Library eBook Lending at the London Book Fair
Australia May Sue Apple and Big 6 Publishers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is petitioning citizens and businesses to voice their concerns if they feel the agency model is bad news. They are weighing their options to see if they want to file a lawsuit against Apple, Penguin Group, Macmillan, Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. “Competition concerns may arise where traders seek to … [Read more...] about Australia May Sue Apple and Big 6 Publishers
Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit
In the investigation launched by the Department of Justice against Apple, Inc and five large publishing houses for alleged price-fixing in order to severely wound Amazon.com, the publishers have successfully been divided as to the outcome. The lawsuit, officially filed yesterday by the DoJ, only names Apple and two of the accused publishers, as the remaining three took the … [Read more...] about Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit
Independent Publishers Guild putting Final Touches on London Book Fair
The Independent Publishers Guild is putting the final touches on the 2012 edition of the London Book Fair. This is the 50th year the guild has been helping coordinate it and everything looks to be going all according to plan.Eighty different publishers will be attending this years London Book Fair and they all share around 230 square meters of space. The IPG is organizing … [Read more...] about Independent Publishers Guild putting Final Touches on London Book Fair
Free iStoryTime App Book in Honor of Autism Awareness
Around the world, April is Autism Awareness Month. A number of campaigns such as the puzzle piece logo and the Light It Up Blue events highlight the press that autism awareness receives, but there are thousands of smaller-scale actions that people and companies take to let people know about the near-epidemic numbers behind this condition.iStoryTime, creators of … [Read more...] about Free iStoryTime App Book in Honor of Autism Awareness
Good e-Reader News available on Google Currents
Google just updated their Currents Reader application today that lets international publishers submit their news content into the ecosystem. This is a boon for anyone that wants an alternative to Zite and Pulse. Today we are proud to announce the inclusion of Good e-Reader into Google Currents.The first thing you want to do is download Google Currents from Google Play or if … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader News available on Google Currents
Google Currents is now available outside the US
Google Currents has updated their news reader application today that finally allows people outside the USA to use it and publishers to submit content into its ecosystem. Currents is very much akin to Pulse and Zite, in the respects that it is a dedicated news reader with its own unique interface. The fix today also fixes various syncing issues that delayed news from displaying … [Read more...] about Google Currents is now available outside the US
Survey says – 17% of US Adults have read 1 eBook in 2011
Publishing forecast firm Simba Information is well known in the last year for releasing survey results focusing on eBooks. It found in its latest report that 17% of U.S. adults have read at least one e-book in 2011, up from the 11% who did so in 2010. In keeping with the report’s tradition of measuring the commitment individual adults have to e-books, the percentage of adults … [Read more...] about Survey says – 17% of US Adults have read 1 eBook in 2011
US Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Apple and Top Publishers while others Settle in Court
The US Justice Department have officially filed a massive lawsuit against Hachette, HarperCollins, Apple, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster. It has been an ongoing saga that these companies all participated in an eBook price fixing collusion scheme to combat Amazon. Macmillian, Penguin and Apple will continue to fight the case in New York, while Simon & Schuster, … [Read more...] about US Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Apple and Top Publishers while others Settle in Court
Kobo to Host Talks at the London BookFair
Three executives from Kobo will be attending the London Book Fair happening next week. They will be showing off the company's two flagship devices in the form of the Kobo Vox and Kobo Touch. They will also meet with established partners that carry their products in the UK and give them information on their international expansion endeavors.“London Book Fair provides a great … [Read more...] about Kobo to Host Talks at the London BookFair
Big Six Publishers Not Renewing Contracts with Amazon?
Paul Biba at Teleread wrote a fairly concise breakdown of an article that appeared in Salon recently which outlined some of Amazon’s current woes. Oddly enough, as Biba points out, two key issues were very nearly buried in among the pages of the article.The first issue involves the grant money that Amazon is pouring into small independent publishers, apparently to the tune … [Read more...] about Big Six Publishers Not Renewing Contracts with Amazon?