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CHANGE MY MIND: Is The Publishers Lawsuit Good For EBooks?

Posted 04.13.2012

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Earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced it was suing five publishers plus Apple for colluding over e-book pricing, in response to Amazo...

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Amazon May Launch The Netflix Of Books

Posted 11.12.2011

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(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is in talks with book publishers about launching a media library service similar to Netflix Inc for tablets and other d...

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How Much Will Students Really Save Using Amazon’s eTextbooks?

time.com | Posted 09.20.2011

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It’s a very frustrating part of the college experience. You pay more than $100 for a textbook, haul it home and then never open it. ...

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Google eBooks Hit HOW Many Downloads?!

Search Engine Journal | Posted 08.01.2011

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For decades now there's been a question as to whether or not books would stay alive in the modern world. While a silly question when the only competit...

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Amazon Removes Anti-Amazon eBook

TechEye | Posted 05.25.2011

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Online book seller Amazon has taken down an ebook which dishes the dirt on its best seller ranking system. The Day the Kindle Died, detailed a six-mo...

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Amazon: We Have 70-80 Percent Of eBook Market

CNET Reviews | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recently, I sat down with Ian Freed, an Amazon vice president in charge of the Kindle, to get a sneak peek at the new Kindles and discuss e-books and ...

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eBook Pricing Deals May Violate Antitrust Laws; CT Attorney General Launches Investigation

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Book publishers' eBook deals with Apple and Amazon may violate competition laws, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Connecticut Attorney General...

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Authors Criticize Wylie Agency For Making Exclusive Deals With Amazon

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A literary agency's decision to publish e-editions of "Lolita," "Invisible Man" and other classics and sell them exclusively through ...

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Amazon peeking over Kindle users' shoulders?

msnbc.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Readers of old-fashioned dead-tree books often like to underline or highlight passages they find particularly meaningful, or scribble notes for later ...

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Amazon Includes Disclaimer on eBooks Priced by Publisher

GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the agency model takes effect today on many eBooks, Amazon has begun labeling eBooks priced by publishers with a new disclaimer--disavowing their r...

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Penguin Reaches eBooks Deal With Amazon

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Penguin books said on Wednesday it reached a deal with Amazon.com to again sell its new titles for Amazon's Kindle e-book reader in another step in bo...

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Bedtime for Bezos: OR Books Says "Thanks, But No Thanks" to Amazon

Colin Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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In starting our new publishing company we looked hard at what Amazon costs a small publisher, and what it provides in return. We decided it wasn't worth it; that we would be better off on our own.

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Amazon Demands eBook Concessions From Publishers, May Remove More Buy Buttons

The New York Times | MOTOKO RICH and BRAD STONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amazon.com has threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding t...

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Lulu Takes On Amazon In eBooks

News & Observer | ALAN M. WOLF | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Raleigh-based online book publisher is now selling electronic books by traditional authors, expanding beyond its lineup of self-published titles f...

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