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BooksBarnes & Noble Names Digital Head as New CEOAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2010 - 12:18pm.
New York
- Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced on Thursday that CEO Steve Riggio will step
down, to be replaced in the role by current BN.com president William Lynch. The
company also promoted COO Mitchell Klipper to CEO of its retail store group. Riggio
will remain vice chairman of the company. New chief executive Lynch joined
Barnes & Noble last year from HSN.com, and before that was CEO of IAC's
Gifts.com.
Amazon Releases Kindle for Mac ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2010 - 12:17pm.
Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Thursday introduced a new free application that will allow Mac
owners to browse and purchase e-books from its Kindle Store. The Kindle for Mac
application follows a Kindle app for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone; Amazon is also preparing
to offer a Kindle application for the company's forthcoming iPad.
Spring Design Taking Pre-orders for $399 Alex eReaderAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2010 - 7:59am.
Fremont,
Calif. - Spring Design on Tuesday
announced the availability of pre-orders for its $399 Alex eReader e-book
reader device from its website.
Plastic Logic Delays Shipments of QUE E-book ReaderAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2010 - 8:49am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Plastic Logic, the developer
of the QUE proReader e-book reader device, has begun informing pre-order
customers by email that there will be an extended delay in shipping their
orders, PaidContent reported.
Google to Digitize Books in Natl. Libraries of Rome, FlorenceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 10, 2010 - 8:36am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Wednesday announced an agreement with
the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage that will bring works from the
National Libraries of Florence and Rome
to its Google Books project.
New Random House Unit to Pen Stories for Video GamesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 1, 2010 - 1:21pm.
New York
- Publisher Random House has established a department that will create original
stories for video games, as well as consult on games in development, The Wall
Street Journal reported. The publisher has already begun soliciting buyers for
two original projects, and also partnered with game developer Stardock on its
forthcoming title, "Elemental: War of Magic." "We need new
revenue streams," Gina Centrello, publisher of the Random House Publishing
Group, told The Journal.
RapidShare Ordered to Proactively Block Textbook UploadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2010 - 1:29pm.
Hamburg,
Germany - A
German court has ordered free file-hosting site RapidShare to proactively block
uploads of copyrighted textbooks, TorrentFreak reported.
Publisher Macmillan Plans Edit-friendly Interactive TextbooksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2010 - 12:34pm.
New York
- Publishing house Macmillan on Monday introduced DynamicBooks, a new
interactive textbook platform that will allow professors and others to edit and
customize the digital texts, The New York Times reported. The DynamicBooks platform
will launch in August with around 100 titles, to be made available for purchase
at DynamicBooks.com, as well as through college bookstores via CourseSmart. The
cheaper digital textbooks will be readable on a computer or iPhone; Macmillan plans
to expand to Apple's iPad as well.
Author Solutions to Distribute Self-Published Titles on ScribdAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 19, 2010 - 11:04am.
Bloomington,
Ind. - Author Solutions, the
provider of a self-publishing service for authors, announced on Friday that it
has partnered with online publishing service Scribd for distribution. Under the
deal, all new Author Solutions titles published through its AuthorHouse,
iUniverse, Trafford Publishing and Xlibris imprints -- as well as a portion of
the company's backlist of more than 120,000 titles -- will be made available for
purchase through Scribd. While authors may set their own prices, a default
price of $9.99 will be set and authors will receive 50% of net sales through
Scribd.
E-book Tools Developer Vook Lands $2.5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 19, 2010 - 8:07am.
Alameda,
Calif. - Vook, a developer of
e-book tools that allow publishers to integrate text, video, pictures, social
media and links, said on Friday that it has raised $2.5 million in a new round
of seed funding.
tags: Deals | VC | E-Books | Publishing | Books | Maples Investments | Baseline Ventures | Ron Conway | Vook | Kenneth Lerer | Founder Collective |
Amazon.com Offers Kindle E-book App for BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 18, 2010 - 11:46am.
Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Thursday introduced a new Kindle e-book reader application for
Research in Motion's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry smartphones. The free application will give BlackBerry owners
on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and other carriers direct access to the
Kindle store and 420,000 e-book titles. Amazon released a Kindle application
for Apple's iPhone last March.
Report: Some Apple E-books to Sell Below $12.99-$14.99Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 18, 2010 - 10:24am.
New York
- Apple's (NASD: AAPL) deals with major publishers on pricing for e-books for its iPad may
be more flexible than previously expected, and allow the company to match
Amazon's $9.99 list price on some titles, The New York Times reported.
tags: Apple | E-Books | Publishing | Books | HarperCollins | Simon & Schuster | Penguin | iPad | Macmillan | Hachette |
Google Book Settlement Gets Day in Court; No Ruling TodayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 18, 2010 - 8:47am.
 New York
- The federal judge overseeing the settlement between Google (NASD: GOOG) and authors over
Google's plan to build a digital books index said the "voluminous materials"
submitted by parties mean he will not make a ruling on Thursday, according to
reports. "To end the suspense. I am not going to rule today. There is too
much to digest," said U.S. District Judge Denny Chin.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Microsoft | Yahoo | Amazon | Copyright | E-Books | DOJ | Publishing | Books | Google Book Search | Google Book Settlement |
Report: Apple CEO Steve Jobs Authorizes BiographyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 16, 2010 - 11:55am.
San Francisco
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs is collaborating with former Time managing editor Walter
Isaacson on his first authorized biography, The New York Times reported.
Google Rebuts Justice Dept. Objections to Book SettlementAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 12, 2010 - 7:29am.
Washington
- Google (NASD: GOOG) has filed a rebuttal to the U.S. Department of Justice's objections to
a settlement over Google's plans to create a digital index of the world's books,
setting the stage for a face-off between the two sides in court later this
month. The Justice Dept. raised objections to the first version of the
settlement agreement between Google and authors and publishers, and reiterated
similar objections to the revised settlement that Google submitted to the court
in November.
Barnes & Noble Replenishes Nook E-book Reader SupplyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2010 - 12:59pm.
New York
- Bookseller Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced on Monday that its Nook e-book
reader device is now in stock at its online store, and will be rolling out in
the majority of its retail stores later this week. The company, which ran out
of Nook inventory for the year before Thanksgiving last year, noted that it
"quickly sold out of nook stock online over the holidays due to
unprecedented customer demand," but has since "ramped up
production."
Google to Appeal French Court Ruling on Digital Book IndexAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2010 - 10:50am.
Paris
- Google (NASD: GOOG) has appealed a French court ruling that prohibited the company from
digitizing French authors' works for inclusion in its massive book index
without publishers' permission, Agence France-Presse reported.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Google | France | Copyright | E-Books | Publishing | Books | Google Book Search |
Hachette Joins Macmillan in Seeking Variable E-book PricingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2010 - 11:58am.
New York
- A second large publishing house has joined Macmillan in seeking a variable
pricing model for e-books, challenging Amazon.com's bid to set an industry
standard price of $9.99 for e-books, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Lagardere's Hachette Book Group said in a letter to book agents that it would
seek a pricing formula from all retailers like the one that Apple has proposed,
where publishers could set prices ranging up to $14.99 for some titles.
Justice Dept. Objects to Revised Google Books SettlementAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2010 - 8:39am.
New York
- The U.S. Justice Department has voiced its objection to the revised
settlement between Google (NASD: GOOG) and authors over the Internet giant's plans to create
a digital index of the world's books. While the Justice Dept. appreciated the
"substantial progress" made between the two sides since it objected
to the first version of the settlement submitted in September, it said this
week that "class certification, copyright, and antitrust issues
remain" with the revised settlement deal.
NYT: Amazon Acquires Touch-Screen Developer TouchcoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 4, 2010 - 8:38am.
New York
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) has acquired Touchco, a developer of touch-screen display
technology, The New York Times reported, citing a person briefed on the deal.
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