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Apple formally files respon...

05/23, 10:19pm

Echoes PR that suit is 'fundamentally flawed'

Claiming that the Department of Justice is completely wrong in its approach and interpretation of the circumstances and public remarks of its entry into the e-book market, Apple has filed a formal response [PDF link] to the lawsuit that accuses it and major book publishers of conspiring to fix prices on e-books and undermine Amazon's ability to discount them. The response echoes Apple's few public statements on the matter, saying it fostered competition where Amazon would have destroyed it.

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E-book price-fixing civil s...

05/16, 3:00am

Class-action civil suit fires back at 'overpriced' e-books

In addition to the lawsuit from the Department of Justice and 17 states against Apple and two major publishers alleging the companies conspired to keep e-book prices artificially high, a US District Court judge yesterday approved a class-action civil lawsuit targeting Apple and five major publishers on the same charges, filed "on behalf of e-book customers." The judge rejected a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in a strongly-worded opinion.

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Court: Jobs convinced last ...

05/14, 10:32pm

E-mail predicted bad behavior by Amazon

As the e-book lawsuit from the Justice Department against Apple and two other publishers expands, some recently-unsealed evidence shows that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs personally intervened to convince a holdout major publisher that the "agency model" -- a standard pricing model in the book industry that lets publishers set prices for books -- was the way to go, and succeeded in convincing the publisher.

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Book publisher Tor to remov...

04/24, 7:20pm

Future Tor Books to be DRM-free

Tor Books, the fantasy and sci-fi publisher, plans to remove DRM from its entire library of e-books by July. This move makes Tor one of the largest book publishers to have shied away from DRM protection.

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Kobo to offer its own publi...

10/27, 10:50pm

Company to help with editing and design

Kobo has announced plans to launch its own publishing service to complement its e-book distribution business. The company is said to be readying a range of publishing services, working directly with authors to edit content and establish book designs.

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New Amazon Kindle Format 8 ...

10/21, 7:15am

Amazon details new Kindle Format 8

Amazon has detailed its new Kindle e-book format designed to leverage the capabilities of its new Kindle Fire Android tablet. The new Kindle Format 8 adds HTML5 support and gives publishers the ability to produce rich format print material. The format is said to be especially suited to children’s picture books, comics & graphic novels, technical & engineering books and cookbooks.

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Fortune Magazine profile of...

09/27, 10:00pm

Covers 30 years of reporting on Apple founder

Fortune magazine earlier today released a new book profiling Apple's co-founder, former CEO and current chairman, Steve Jobs, exclusively for the Kindle and Kindle apps as an e-book, reports AppleInsider. The book, which can be read on Macs, PCs, Android or iOS devices using Amazon's Kindle applications as well as on a Kindle itself, is compiled from 30 years of reporting and interviews with friends, colleagues and Jobs himself across 17 stories.

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Amazon Kindle library lendi...

09/20, 12:10pm

OverDrive, Amazon partner to lend e-books

Amazon has taken another step toward establishing the Kindle Lending Library. Announced in April, the system appears to have moved to beta testing at the Seattle Public Library and King County Public Library in Washington. The service is provided by OverDrive, which has agreements to manage ebook lending with 11,000 libraries in the US.

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Project Gutenberg founder, ...

09/08, 8:20am

Technology visionary Michael Hart dies

The founder of Project Gutenberg and inventor of eBooks Michael Hart has passed away at the age of 64. Hart was renowned as a futurist, and someone who appreciated the potential technology offered for wider society. It was as early as 1971 that Hart put together the first eBook, when he typed the US Declaration of Independence into a computer so that it could be freely shared with others.

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'Weird Al' Yankovic release...

06/17, 7:00pm

New album 'Alpocalypse' expected next week

Musical comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic has adapted his best-selling children's book When I Grow Up into an iOS e-book app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The digital version features the full text and artwork of the original book, along with Yankovic's own narration, games, special "Easter Eggs" and other interactive features. Featuring original illustrations by Wes Hargis, the book features Yankovic's brand of imaginative humor.

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Amazon severs API access fo...

03/21, 10:00pm

Service said to run counter to sales goals

Amazon has reportedly revoked API access for Lendle's e-book lending service, effectively shutting the company out from the Kindle platform. In a blog post regarding the situation, the company points to an e-mail from Amazon that explains that Lendle does not "serve the principal purpose of driving sales of products and services on the Amazon site."

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Ehon: Mac-only e-book/e-com...

10/04, 9:10pm

Supports comic, manga and book formats

French software firm Kaiju Software has released a public beta of their Mac-only digital publications viewing and management software, Ehon 1.0. The program supports popular comic and manga formats such as CBR/Rar, CBZ/Zip as well as ebook formats like PDF and ePub, or even folders of images.

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Bookeen intros Cybook touch...

09/22, 9:50pm

Device focused on European markets

Bookeen has introduced its latest e-book reader, the Cybook Orizon, which features a multi-touch display with improved contrast. The company claims its touchscreen implementation does not compromise the display readability, even in direct sunlight. Multi-touch gestures can be used to change pages, annotate, highlight text, or adjust the character size.

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First Look: Amazon's third-...

08/29, 9:25pm

Updated version brings welcome improvements

Electronista has taken a closer look at the third-generation Kindle, Amazon's latest attempt to cement its dominance in the e-book reader market. We found that the company followed through with its promise of an improved display paired with a lighter housing and ergonomic design. Page turns appear to be slightly quicker, while the "experimental" browser shows potential for basic tasks such as Wikipedia research.

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CVS set to offer $100 Sylva...

08/19, 7:35pm

Leaked marketing materials detail sales

CVS is reportedly planning on selling a $100 netbook and $180 e-book reader, both built by Sylvania. As expected, the netbook does not run Windows 7 or XP. The budget device will be powered by Windows CE, according to leaked marketing materials posted on Engadget. Additional hardware specs remain unclear, although the advertisement highlights e-mail, web browsing, social networking and video streaming functionality.

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Copia unveils 5-inch 'socia...

07/29, 7:10pm

Device targets e-reader market

Copia has unveiled its latest gadget, the Wave5, which offers features that bridge the gap between e-book readers and tablets. The device integrates a 5-inch LCD rather than an E-ink panel or other black-and-white display utilized by most e-readers.

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Toshiba to launch Blio-base...

06/29, 8:50pm

Software to come preloaded on notebooks

Toshiba has posted a teaser page for its upcoming e-book store, Toshiba Book Place. The software will ship preloaded on the company's notebook computers, along with a sample collection of free books. The portal is one of the first to be based on the Blio platform.

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Hands-on: Kobo's new e-read...

03/25, 1:35am

Reader aims to maintain entry-level pricing

Kobo at CTIA introduced an e-book reader, the eReader, which provides access to the company's own e-book store. Electronista took a quick look at the new device, an affordable offering at $149, and talked to the company about their changing strategy in the growing market.

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Apple acting 'very aggressi...

01/25, 12:30pm

New York Times team working on tablet app

Apple has been pushing hard during the last month to secure e-book publishers for its imminent tablet, a pair of sources in the publishing industry claim. Both are said to agree that Apple will probably have some sort of deal secured by launch, although one or more may be in principle only, rather than worked out in detail. Apple may be able to say it has partnerships with "all the major publishers" during this Wednesday's press event.

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