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Content / e-books
Judge Denies Apple a Stay
Apple was dealt another setback in its e-book price-fixing case, as Judge Denise Cote denied Apple a stay of all proceedings, and ordered the parties to finish discovery for their damages trial by the end of December, 2013.
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SoapboxThe Seduction of Libraries
Laura Florand is the author of the Amour et Chocolat series (The Chocolate Thief, The Chocolate Kiss). Her newest novel, The Chocolate Touch, was just published by Kensington.
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Retailing
Gauging the Print, E-book Divide
There’s still no more relevant topic of debate in the publishing industry than the future of the physical book versus the exponentially growing influence of digital publishing.
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Content / e-books
Apple Proposes October 2014 Damages Trial; Outlines Evidence ‘Errors’
In newly released filings, Apple attorneys detailed their argument for a stay pending its appeal of Judge Denise Cote’s July 10 ruling, but suggested it could be ready for a damages trial in 14 months should its request be denied.
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Content / e-books
DoJ Rejects Publisher Objections; Kobo Supports Proposed Injunction
U.S Attorney Lawrence Buterman reminded the court of a key fact: Apple is not just a retail partner to the publishers, they are also a co-conspirator.
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Content / e-books
Publishers Object to DoJ’s Proposed Apple Injunction
The five settling publishers in the Apple e-book price-fixing case this week jointly filed an objection with the court claiming that the Department of Justice’s proposed punishment for Apple unfairly alters their settlement agreements.
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Content / e-books
Pending Appeal, Apple Requests Stay in E-book Case
A court filing hints at one major prong of Apple’s likely appeal strategy—to attack the judge and the judicial process.
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BookLife
BookWorks: Understanding Copyright: What Every Indie Author Needs to Know
Copyright law can be pretty confusing even for intellectual property lawyers. But in this useful primer, BookWorks explains everything from copyright registration to fair use cases.
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Libraries
Follett to Offer Random House E-books to School Libraries
Under the arrangement Follett’s school library e-book customers can access more than 36,000 titles published by Random House imprints and the publishers it distributes.
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BookLife
DIY: How to Get Your Indie Book Into Stores and Libraries
With the right approach and well-selected targets, a self-published author can start to see his or her titles appearing on bookstore and library shelves.
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Content / e-books
Apple Fires Back at "Draconian" DoJ Proposals
The strong language of Apple's opposition to the DoJ's proposed price-fixing remedy plays down a major weakness of its case—the "non-credible" testimony of key executives during its trial.
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Libraries
How to Land a Library Job
I don’t claim to be an expert in much, but when it comes to securing a library job I’ve got hard-won advice worth sharing.
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Content / e-books
DoJ Seeks Comprehensive Injunction in Apple E-book Case
Apple would be prohibited from “entering into agreements with suppliers of e-books, music, movies, television shows or other content that are likely to increase the prices at which Apple’s competitor retailers may sell that content.”
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Content / e-books
Ingram Backs “Remix” Startup Slicebooks
Using Slicebooks, publishers can “remix” front and backlist titles into new packages, price and sell and chapters and sections individually online, and a new e-book “Remix Widget,” will give consumers the ability to create custom e-books.”
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People
Michaels Leaving HBG for Macmillan
Ken Michaels will step down as president and COO of Hachette Book Group at the end of the month to move into the newly created role of global chief operating officer for Macmillan Science and Education.
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Content / e-books
Kindle Singles: Growing, but Maintains Focus
The Kindle Singles store, according to its editor David Blum, is “like a bookstore where the manager also edits the books.” Blum is that manager-editor, and under his guidance the store has grown to feature nearly 400 works since launching in January 2011.
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Content / e-books
Publishers Have Paid $166 Million to Settle E-book Claims
In all, the total damages were calculated at $218,883,000, with 76% of those funds collected. Penguin and Macmillan, meanwhile, appear to have paid a premium for being the last two publishers to settle.
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Comics
PW at Comic-Con: What’s Next for Graphic Novels in Libraries
Organized by PW graphic novel reviews editor Heidi MacDonald, the PW panel at Comic-Con, "Whats Next For Graphic Novels in Libraries," served as a followup report on her May feature, “How Graphic Novels became the hottest section in the library,” and surveyed both the upbeat current marketplace as well as possible obstacles to growth.
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Content / e-books
Apple Loses: Judge Finds Price-Fixing in E-Book Case
In a comprehensive 159-page ruling, judge Denise Cote ruled Apple did participate in a price-fixing scheme with publishers. And in the final analysis, the case wasn’t even close.
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Content / e-books
Author Solutions Case Gets New Schedule
The motion to amend the complaint comes after Penguin last week officially became Penguin Random House, and follows the defendants' June motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
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