Right now, the big focus for ebook consumers and publishers is pricing, thanks to the DoJ suit. However, a move by Tor/Forge highlights a different way to protect the consumer. DRM, long the bane of electronic-media consuming populace, still reigns over the world of ebooks. While some small and niche publishers dropped DRM a while …
So much has happened in the last few weeks. I apologize for my absence at such a critical time – schoolwork and life do not always neatly coincide. And yes, by life I mean reading books and writing about books. So, without further ado, the matter at hand. On April 11, the Department of Justice …
Not quite yet, but it’s on the way down. The Justice Department has warned that they will bring suit against Apple and five U.S. publishers for collusion, according to the Wall Street Journal and Mashable. For some background information, check out my prior post here. I don’t have much to add in terms of prices …
[UPDATE 3/5/12] According to Engadget and The Digital Reader, the price of each new ebook that Random House will sell to libraries is … (drum roll, please) … $25! Yes, that is an astronomical price for a single ebook, but I can’t say that Random House doesn’t have a point in naming this price. Because …
Authors, publishers, and their lawyers look at websites giving away ebooks for free and think, “What can we do about it?” Apparently, a German court is ready to take on the pirates. According to this article from Publishers Weekly, “[a]n international alliance of publishers and publishing associations has succeeded in getting a Munich court to …
Check out Pamela Paul’s incredible essay “A Wrinkle in Time and Its Sci-Fi Heroine” from the New York Times. The article examines Madeleine L’Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time and the role of women in science fiction. The article is great for that argument, but what really grabbed me was Paul’s analysis of the book. …
On Thursday, Apple unveiled its latest “fix”: iBooks 2 and iBooks Author. The intent of the company is nothing less than to change the way the American education system works through this software. The announcement embodies a two-part plan: digital textbooks and free publishing software. As I explained in my last post, I think that …
Later this month Apple will host an event that, according to TechCrunch, “will focus on publishing and eBooks.” Apparently, the event will focus on education, which has this interested party thrilled. According to this recent post by Digital Book World, children prefer ebooks for reading and learning. Although they cite a small study, the majority …
The rise of ebooks prices has been much discussed since Apple’s entry into the market. Now the Justice Department is getting involved. Their probe will investigate the possibility of anticompetitive practices involving ebooks pricing. This move comes only days after the European Union’s antitrust watchdog announced a similar investigation. Both agencies are investigating Apple, Hachette, …
In the continuing the saga of HathiTrust versus the Authors Guild, HathiTrust has filed its answer to the Authors Guild’s complaint, asking that the claim be dismissed. Their claim for dismissal is based on protection of state sovereign immunity and the fact that they are not a “distinct legal entity that can be sued.” More …
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