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  • Amazon Fights to Keep Secrets in E-book Trial

    By Andrew Albanese | 05/20/2013 @ 11:00AM

    Amazon attorneys filed a letter with the court asking that it be allowed to redact sensitive business information about its Kindle e-book program gathered as evidence for the upcoming Apple price-fixing trial.

  • Sourcebooks Partners with Discovery Communications on HowStuffWorks

    By Claire Kirch | 05/20/2013 @ 07:45AM

    Sourcebooks is partnering with Discovery Communications media company to create and publish a fully enhanced and interactive nonfiction e-book series based on Discovery's HowStuffWorks television series and associated Web site.

  • Script Lit Turns Unused Screenplays Into e-Novellas

    By Calvin Reid | 05/20/2013 @ 07:00AM

    Looking to transform Hollywood’s pile of unproduced scripts into publishable e-books, James West, a motion-picture industry entrepreneur, has launched Script Lit.

  • 'The Nation' Launches eBookNation

    | 05/16/2013 @ 08:00AM

    The Nation has announced the launch of eBookNation, a new digital book initiative designed to feature both original works by Nation writers, and collections of essays and articles from the Nation Digital Archive.

  • Penguin Attorneys Recycle Failed Arbitration Bid

    | 05/16/2013 @ 12:00AM

    In a 2012 ruling, Judge Denise Cote forcefully shot down Penguin’s arguments for compelling arbitration in the price-fixing case. So, why re-file the motion to compel arbitration? To preserve the issue for appeal—yet another tantalizing hint that Penguin is not settling, and is prepared to go to trial.

  • Pre-Trial Filings Set the Stage for the Apple-DoJ Showdown

    By Andrew Albanese | 05/15/2013 @ 08:00AM

    In its joint filing with the states, the DoJ called the long-running e-book price-fixing battle “an unremarkable and obvious price-fixing case,” and alleges that under the law Apple’s conduct made it the “ringmaster” of the conspiracy.

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    Najafi Makes Investment in MeeGenius

    | 05/14/2013 @ 10:00AM

    Najafi Companies has invested in MeeGenius, the digital platform for selling children's books. Although the amount of the investment wasn’t disclosed, Najafi said it is now "a significant strategic shareholder of MeeGenius."

  • AARP and RosettaBooks Partner for E-book Line

    | 05/14/2013 @ 12:00AM

    RosettaBooks has announced that it has been named publisher for AARP’s original e-books. The first titles are expected to be released this year. RosettaBooks will also assist AARP with various distribution arrangements and as an adviser on print-on-demand and related projects.

  • Signs Point to June 3 Start for DoJ Price-Fixing Trial

    | 05/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

    It looks like Department of Justice's e-book price-fixing case against Apple will be headed to court as scheduled on June 3.

  • Ruckus Media Group Teams with CPTV to Deliver Digital Content

    | 05/13/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Ruckus Media Group is teaming with Connecticut Public TV to create a CPTV-branded platform that can deliver a variety of interactive content via mobile devices in addition to reaching a new audience of consumers.

  • Coursera Partners with Chegg to Deliver Free Content

    | 05/08/2013 @ 09:00AM

    The deal gives online learning company Coursera's students access to course materials from Cengage Learning, Macmillan Higher Education, SAGE, and other publishers.

  • Google, Authors Guild Back in Court

    By Andrew Albanese | 05/08/2013 @ 08:30AM

    The long-running case over Google’s library book scanning has been stayed since September, 2012, pending a review of its class action certification.

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    Carlos Fuentes Gets Digitized

    | 05/07/2013 @ 09:00AM

    On the first anniversary of his death in Mexico City, more than a dozen works by literary and political icon Carlos Fuentes will be published in the U.S. as e-books for the first time.

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    Kobo Experiments With Experiential Game

    By Leigh Anne Williams | 05/06/2013 @ 09:00AM

    Kobo is inviting readers to "channel their inner-Robert Langdon" to solve a mystery in an e-book game.

  • Hachette Makes Full E-book Catalogue Available to Libraries

    By Andrew Albanese | 05/01/2013 @ 10:55AM

    Following a pilot project, Hachette has announced that it will make its full catalogue available to libraries to lend in e-book form. ALA officials hail the move as a sign of "real progress."

  • Rosetta Releasing Vonnegut Speeches

    | 05/01/2013 @ 10:00AM

    RosettaBooks has just released an e-volume of Kurt Vonnegut's commencement speeches called If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young.

  • Authors Sue Self-Publishing Service Author Solutions

    By Andrew Albanese | 05/01/2013 @ 08:00AM

    Three authors have filed suit against leading self-publishing service provider Author Solutions, and its parent company Penguin. The complaint alleges that Author Solutions is "not an independent publisher, but a print-on-demand vanity press.” The suit seeks over $5 million in damages.

  • Amazon Debuts Accessibility Features in Kindle for iOS

    | 05/01/2013 @ 12:00AM

    Amazon is releasing a new version of its Kindle for iOS app that will include new accessibility features aimed at making it easier for the blind and visually impaired to read and organize their e-books.

  • Macmillan Finalizes E-book Settlement, Will Pay $26 Million

    By Andrew Albanese | 04/29/2013 @ 08:00AM

    In a joint filing last week, attorneys told Judge Denise Cote that they have finalized the agreement between Macmillan and the state and consumer class to settle e-book price-fixing claims.

  • E-book Subscription Model: Is the Time Right?

    | 04/29/2013 @ 12:00AM

    As part of an O'Reilly webcast last week, Andrew Savikas, CEO of Safari Books Online, described the benefits of running a subscription-based e-book service, which range from timing to royalty benefits.

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