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Canadians file class-actions against e-book publishers

By Laura Hazard Owen Apr. 19, 2012, 9:19am No Comments

Canadian law firms are filing class-action suits against Apple and book publishers for allegedly colluding on e-book prices. Read More »

What the DOJ e-book lawsuit means for readers now

By Laura Hazard Owen Apr. 16, 2012, 1:00pm 9 Comments

Last week, the Department of Justice sued Apple and five book publishers for allegedly colluding to set e-book prices. What does the suit mean for readers today and in coming weeks? Read More »

After two days, Apple responds to DOJ: We didn’t collude

By Laura Hazard Owen Apr. 13, 2012, 8:56am No Comments

Nearly two days after the DOJ filed suit against Apple and publishers for allegedly colluding to fix e-book prices, Apple has released a short statement denying the accusations and criticizing Amazon’s “monopolistic grip.” Read More »

Everything you need to know about the e-book lawsuit in one post

By Laura Hazard Owen Apr. 11, 2012, 5:27pm 21 Comments

Our primer to today’s DOJ lawsuit against five publishers and Apple — how we got here and what comes next. Read More »

States pile on, claim Apple e-book conspiracy cost consumers $100 million

By Jeff John Roberts Apr. 11, 2012, 12:40pm 2 Comments

Apple and book publishers already have their hands full after the Justice Department sued them in New York today for allegedly fixing the price of e-books. Now, state governments are seeking their own pound of flesh. Read More »

Amazon: 3 publishers’ settlement with DOJ ‘big win for Kindle owners’

By Laura Hazard Owen Apr. 11, 2012, 12:07pm No Comments

Three publishers named in the DOJ’s lawsuit against agency pricing “reluctantly” agreed to settle. Meanwhile, Amazon’s smiling today. Read More »

Macmillan CEO Sargent: Why we won’t settle against DOJ

By Laura Hazard Owen Apr. 11, 2012, 11:37am 5 Comments

Macmillan is ready to fight the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five big publishers, CEO John Sargent writes in an open letter to the publishing community today. Read More »

Thanks To E-Books, Publishers Find Flat Is The New Up

By Laura Hazard Owen Mar. 30, 2012, 8:08pm 1 Comment

Large book publishers’ most recent earnings reports reflect a new normal: Revenues are roughly flat, but profits are up — in large part due… Read More »

Open Road Responds To HarperCollins E-Book Lawsuit

By Laura Hazard Owen Feb. 17, 2012, 5:57am 6 Comments

Open Road Media responded today to the lawsuit that HarperCollins filed against it in December over the digital rights to Jean Craighead Geo… Read More »

Random House Will Keep All Its E-Books In Libraries, With A Price Increase

By Laura Hazard Owen Feb. 3, 2012, 8:17pm 1 Comment

Random House is now the only big six publisher to allow unrestricted access to all of its e-books in libraries — and it said yesterday it w… Read More »

Updated: HarperCollins Sues Open Road Over E-Book Rights

By Laura Hazard Owen Dec. 27, 2011, 10:35pm Comments Off

HarperCollins is suing digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media for copyright infringement over the digital rights to Jean Craighead Geo… Read More »

How Publishers And Authors Are Promoting E-Books For The Holidays

By Laura Hazard Owen Dec. 23, 2011, 9:00pm Comments Off

I asked publishers and authors how they’re promoting their e-books for the holidays and got answers from bundling and free samplers to Kindl… Read More »

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