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Reflections of a Newsosaur: Publishers are flubbing the iPad

Even though the iPad 2 was one of most popular items at Christmas and the third-generation version of the product is likely to turn up well before Santa returns this year, many newspapers have yet to develop their very first

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African publishers lag in shift to electronic books – Daily Monitor

African publishers lag in shift to electronic books – Daily Monitor


Daily Monitor
African publishers lag in shift to electronic books
Daily Monitor
version as few publishers have moved online. “I would like to have more e-books by Kenyan and African authors, but the options are extremely limited on Amazon,” said Florence, who works at a local NGO. “This minimises optimal use of my Kindle.

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Publishers And Booksellers See A ‘Predatory’ Amazon – NPR

Publishers And Booksellers See A ‘Predatory’ Amazon – NPR


Wall Street Journal
Publishers And Booksellers See A 'Predatory' Amazon
NPR
Publishers have long complained about Amazon's pricing policies; it sold e-books at cut-rate prices in order to win customers for the Kindle. Now, explains Joe Wikert, general manager and publisher at O'Reilly Media, Amazon is undercutting competitors
E-Book Prices Get SlashedWall Street Journal
Our Digital Book Future: Turning A New Virtual Page In Human EvolutionForbes

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An eBook reader under the Christmas tree? Bad news – publishers band together … – Daily Mail

An eBook reader under the Christmas tree? Bad news – publishers band together … – Daily Mail


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An eBook reader under the Christmas tree? Bad news – publishers band together
Daily Mail
Steve Jobs reportedly did not want Apple's iBook store to compete with Amazon's cheap prices, and helped brokered the deal between publishers. The European Commission is investigating claims that Apple and the five publishing houses worked together to

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Will publishers kill Amazon’s golden goose? – CBS News

Will publishers kill Amazon’s golden goose? – CBS News


New York Times
Will publishers kill Amazon's golden goose?
CBS News
It's hot news, fueled in no small part by the Kindle Fire tablet. But while Amazon congratulates itself and tries to intimidate would-be competitors, publishers are potentially pouring cold water on the retailer's ardor. E-book prices are rising,
Publishers still missing the point on e-book pricesGigaOm
Amazon has sold over 2 million Kindle Fire tablets so farUnwired View
Readers getting cheaper, but rising e-book prices causing sticker shockChicago Tribune
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Summary Box: EU suspects major publishers, Apple of restricting competition in … – Washington Post

Summary Box: EU suspects major publishers, Apple of restricting competition in … – Washington Post


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Summary Box: EU suspects major publishers, Apple of restricting competition in
Washington Post
THE INVESTIGATION: The European Union's antitrust watchdog is looking into whether Apple and five major publishing companies have colluded to restrict competition in the market for e-books. THE PLAYERS: Apple Inc. runs the iBook online store,
EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers The Associated Press
Apple And Publishers Hit By Collusion ProbeSky News
Europe to investigate e-book pricing 'cartel'TG Daily
Daily Mail -PC Advisor
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Why Publishers Are Afraid of Amazon – E-Commerce Times

Why Publishers Are Afraid of Amazon – E-Commerce Times


International Business Times
Why Publishers Are Afraid of Amazon
E-Commerce Times
This is what I recently did with my first non-business publication, Mother's Guide to Daily Living. The process was relatively seamless, save that one has to post the manuscript both on Kindle Direct Publishing (for the e-book) and CreateSpace.com (for
Kindle Direct Publishing Now Available for the Amazon.es Kindle StoreMarketWatch (press release)
Amazon Introduces Spanish Kindle Store, First Spanish-language KindleInternational Business Times
Amazon.com begins selling Kindle in Italy, SpainTechFlash
Mashable -Good E-Reader (blog) -PC Magazine
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Stross: publishers’ insistence on DRM “hands Amazon a stick with which to beat … – Boing Boing

Stross: publishers’ insistence on DRM “hands Amazon a stick with which to beat … – Boing Boing


Geeks of Doom
Stross: publishers' insistence on DRM "hands Amazon a stick with which to beat
Boing Boing
Charlie Stross unloads both barrels on the big six publishers and their insistence on using DRM in connection with their ebooks, arguing that their demands for DRM lock their customers into Amazon's Kindle
Is the ebook royalty rate fair?Examiner.com
When eBooks attack, mass paperbacks dieGeekWire
Cyber Monday E-Books Deal: 'The Gift Of E'Huffington Post

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Penguin halts Kindle library lending: Will more publishers disable the feature? – Digitaltrends.com

Penguin halts Kindle library lending: Will more publishers disable the feature? – Digitaltrends.com


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Penguin halts Kindle library lending: Will more publishers disable the feature?
Digitaltrends.com
Penguin Group, a book publisher, has asked that all of its e-books be removed from the Amazon Kindle library lending service, which is a joint operation between Amazon and a company called OverDrive that specializes in managing digital content for
Why Might A Publisher Pull Its E-Books From Libraries?MocoNews
Penguin stops giving US libraries digital booksAFP
Penguin Plays Security Card With E-Book Lending PulloutTechNewsWorld
TechFlash -VentureBeat -Examiner.com
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Publishers Are Seeing Red Over Amazon’s Kindle Library – MainStreet

Publishers Are Seeing Red Over Amazon’s Kindle Library – MainStreet


Social Barrel
Publishers Are Seeing Red Over Amazon's Kindle Library
MainStreet
It was a boon to Prime subscribers, and in advance of the launch of the Kindle Fire, another argument for joining the retailer's rapidly growing content ecosystem. For some publishers and authors, though, the new service looks like a harbinger of doom.
Is Amazon's Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract?Christian Science Monitor
Amazon Breaches Contract With Kindle Lending Library, 'Authors Guild' SaysSocial Barrel
Kindle Offers Lending Library To CustomersNPR
Washington Post -Signal News -The Verge
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Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" 


The all-new Kindle has a new lectronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 17 percent lighter weight at just 8.5 ounces. The new Kindle also offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a graphite color option and more—all for only $139.



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