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Apple settles ebook case, agrees to pay consumers over price-fixing


Jeff John Roberts's avatarGigaom

Apple(s appl) has finally bowed out of a high stakes legal battle over ebooks and agreed to a settlement that could soon see the tech giant paying out millions to customers who purchased titles at online retailers like Amazon(s amzn) and Barnes & Noble(s bn).

According to a letter to the court filed in New York, and embedded below, Apple has reached an agreement with class-action lawyers and state attorneys general that will see the parties cancel a damages trial set for July.

The settlement is under seal for now and must be approved by the court, but is likely to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The money will come on top of the $160 million or so that the five publishers agreed to pay as a result of settlements reached last year.

Apple will, however, continue to appeal a jury verdict from last year in which U.S. District Judge Denise Cote…

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Books Becoming Cheaper in Australia?


The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘are books becoming cheaper in Australia?’ In my opinion, they need to be a lot lower.

For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/06/have-books-actually-become-cheaper-in-australia/

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Reading ebooks on a phone – 5 ways to make the most of it


The link below is to an article that looks at reading ebooks on smartphones.

For more visit:
http://ebookfriendly.com/reading-ebooks-phone-tips/

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Onyx Boox Lynx Ebook Reader


The link below is to an article that reviews the Onyx Book Lynx Ebook Reader.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/onyx-boox-lynx-e-reader-review

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Thankful For Paper Books


The link below is to an article that tells us that we ‘should be thankful for paper books.’

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-gaudet/post_7817_b_5489142.html