ebooks
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Price-Fixed Ebook Buyers In The US Could Get $3 For Each Purchase
Following the ebook price fixing scandal that saw Apple found guilty, all five of the publishing houses involved in the spat have finally agreed to a federal court settlement.
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US Authorities Want To Force Apple To Let You Buy Ebooks Directly From Amazon
After a US District Court judged found Apple guilty of colluding with book publishers to fix the prices of ebooks last month, it was unclear what the actual consequences would be for the iPad-maker. Well with little pomp or circumstance, the US Department of Justice has just cleared that up, and it’s not good for…
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Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?
Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars. No one doubts the convenience, reach and flexibility of the ebook format, but it will never convincingly replicate the experience of a paper book — nor does it need to. Ebooks are a fundamentally new medium, stuck…
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Apple’s iBookstore Now Highlights Self-Published Ebooks
Apple has added a new section of the iBookstore called “Breakout Books” that highlights up and coming self-published books from “emerging talents”.