The link below is to an article reporting on the findings of a poll that has found that the majority of Americans now read ebooks.
For more visit:
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/new-poll-finds-majority-of-americans-read-ebooks/
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Appeals court has harsh words for Apple and DOJ in fight over antitrust monitor
A three-judge panel rebuked lawyers for Apple(s aapl) and the federal government on Tuesday morning, as the two sides argued over what to do about a court-appointed monitor that Apple claims is running an unconstitutional investigation into the company’s business practices.
Apple complained that Bromwich, who has no experience in antitrust law, has already billed Apple over $130,000 to investigate the company, and that he has made premature demands to meet with everyone from lead designer Jony Ive to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who sits on Apple’s board. The government countered that Apple does not want to comply with the law.
In hearing arguments from Apple and the Justice Department, the judges expressed skepticism for both sides’ positions, and hinted they may issue an order to spell out the duties of the monitor. More broadly, the fight over the monitor is the latest twist in Apple’s ongoing effort…
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Google Books and Fair Use
The link below is to an article that considers Google’s recent victory in the USA and how fair use will now be considered.
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http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/google-books-victory-widens-the-scope-of-fair-use
Australian Kindle Books Prices
The link below is to an article that looks at the prices of Kindle ebooks by way of contrast between Australian and US prices.
For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/11/how-do-amazons-australian-kindle-book-prices-compare/
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Sony’s not even going to bother selling its new e-reader in the United States
Probably a good thing because nobody was going to buy it anyway: Sony (s SNE) is not going to sell its new e-reader, the PRS-T3 released earlier this month, in the United States.
The company cited “the region’s market changes” — i.e., competition from Amazon (s AMZN), Barnes & Noble (s BKS) and Kobo — as the reason it won’t launch here. Sony’s e-reader market share in the U.S. has dwindled to negligible levels in recent years.
Here’s Sony’s rationale, in a statement via The Digital Reader:
“Sony will not be offering the Reader PRS-T3 in the United States. In response to the region’s market changes, Sony will be focusing instead on mobile and tablet devices, including the Xperia Tablet Z and Xperia Z smartphone. Digital reading and ebooks remain an important priority for Sony. Reader Store will still help book lovers find and read their next story, anytime…
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Article: Digital Bible Reading Increasing
The link below is to an article that reports on the increase in people reading the Bible in a digital format in the USA.
For more visit:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/internet-bible-reading-surges-now-4-in-10-read-gods-words-digitally/article/2535148
Article: Apple Finally Being Held to Account
The link below is to an article reporting on the USA DOJ’s proposed settlement for Apple in the ebook price fixing lawsuit. My view? Finally, Apple is having to put things right across the board.
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http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/08/02/doj-calls-for-apple-to-let-rival-apps-link-to-their-ebookstores/
Booksellers furious that Obama is giving jobs speech from Amazon warehouse
Obama is giving a jobs speech Tuesday at Amazon’s(s amzn) warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn. — infuriating booksellers and publishers, who see this as evidence that the Obama administration is in the tank for Amazon (especially following the Department of Justice’s win over Apple in the ebook pricing case).
“No American monopoly has ever been so cozy with the government,” Dennis Johnson, the founder of independent publisher Melville House, wrote on his company’s blog.
Book trade publication Shelf Awareness cites angry letters from the publishing industry. In one, sales rep Bruce Joshua Miller cites Amazon’s alleged mistreatment of workers at a Pennsylvania warehouse with no air conditioning and writes, “This visit comes at a time when Amazon, despite losing money in the most recent quarter, is attempting to further damage brick-and-mortar stores by lowering discounts to unprecedented levels.”
Publishers Lunch sensibly points out (paywall) that “Obama has also visited independent…
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