News tagged with book publishers
Analyst: Apple sold more than 350,000 e-textbooks in 3 days
Apple's foray into the e-textbook business started off with a bang, according to a Monday report: The company sold more than 350,000 textbooks through its new version of iBooks in its first three days of availability, an a ...
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Apple starts selling interactive iPad textbooks (Update)
Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Justice Dept looking into e-book sales practices
(AP) -- The Justice Department is looking into possible anticompetitive practices involving e-book sales.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers (Update)
The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet and iBookstore in 2010.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Amazon to start Japan ebook business: reports
US online giant Amazon will start a Japanese-language ebook business as early as this year, the Nikkei business daily and Jiji press said Thursday.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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French publisher settles with Google
A French publisher who had battled in court to stop Google from publishing books online without permission said on Thursday it had come to terms and entered a partnership with the US-based Internet giant.
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Apple, publishers sued for alleged price fixing: report
Five book publishers and computer manufacturer Apple have been sued for allegedly colluding to drive up the price of e-books, lawyers for the plaintiffs said.
Aug 13, 2011 |
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Borders end to have ripple effect across country
(AP) -- What happens when a pioneer like Borders goes out of business? Depends on who you ask.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Google given more time to reach book settlement
A US judge on Wednesday allowed Google and US authors and publishers more time to seek a new settlement over the Internet giant's plan to create a massive online library and bookstore.
Jun 01, 2011 |
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EU probes allegations of price-fixing in e-books
The European Commission on Tuesday searched several European publishing houses suspected of fixing the price of e-books, a spokeswoman for the competition commissioner said.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Apple unveils digital media subscription service
Apple, in a move long awaited by publishers seeking new sources of revenue, unveiled a subscription service on Tuesday for digital newspapers and magazines purchased through its online App Store.
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for
(AP) -- The Web may seem like the land of something for nothing. Free video. Free news. Even free tools such as word processing and spreadsheets.
Dec 30, 2010 |
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Apple accused of selling pirated Japan novels online
Publishers in Japan demanded Tuesday that Apple stop selling pirated digital copies of novels by Japanese authors, including Haruki Murakami's "1Q84", in its online book store.
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Friend or foe? Google, indie book sellers team up
(AP) -- Struggling neighborhood books stores now have a new way to ring up sales, courtesy of a formidable new rival - Google. But it still may not be enough to help them keep their doors open.
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Appeals court ruling threatens used software sales
(AP) -- A federal appeals court has sided with the computer software industry in its effort to squelch sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.
Sep 11, 2010 |
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