Posts Tagged ‘book’

Volume of Kindle book sales stuns Amazon’s Jeff Bezos – USA Today

Telegraph.co.uk Volume of Kindle book sales stuns Amazon's Jeff BezosUSA TodayAmazon.com(AMZN) revolutionized book reading in 2007 when it introduced its Kindle e-reader. But now consumers can choose among several digital reading devices — and Apple hopes to change the game by making e-books...
July 29th, 2010 | News | Read More

Mystery IPhone Book Apps Disappear From Store – PC World

PC World Mystery IPhone Book Apps Disappear From StorePC WorldA group of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications following complaints from developers. The developers said they noticed dozens of applications by the …ITunes...
July 5th, 2010 | News | Read More

iTunes App Store accounts hacked – TG Daily

Product Reviews (blog) iTunes App Store accounts hackedTG DailyIn what's clearly been a busy weekend for hackers, reports are appearing that there has been suspicious activity over at the iTunes App Store. Users are reporting that unauthorized purchases are appearing on their accounts –...
July 5th, 2010 | News | Read More

Google to be bookseller by summer – Register

Globe and Mail Google to be bookseller by summerRegisterGoogle has confirmed it will enter the retail digital book business, with the launch of an online store called Google Editions by July. Google Editions will also be available as a B2B service, …Google plans summer opening for e-book storeTG...
May 5th, 2010 | News | Read More

Photographers Sue Google For Copyright Infringement – eWeek

Bakersfield Now Photographers Sue Google For Copyright InfringementeWeekGoogle's protracted struggles with copyright holders continue, as the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and other photographic artists groups and individuals banded together to file a class action copyright infringement...
April 7th, 2010 | News | Read More

Amazon, Barnes & Noble prepping iPad e-readers – Macworld

BBC News Amazon, Barnes & Noble prepping iPad e-readersMacworldWith the launch of the iPad looming ever closer, more and more developers are coming forward with plans for the device. The latest in line are book retailers Amazon and Barnes & Noble, both of which are hard at work on their respective...
March 22nd, 2010 | News | Read More

DOJ: Google can’t leverage class action to settle with future authors – BetaNews

Rediff DOJ: Google can't leverage class action to settle with future authorsBetaNewsLast September, the US Justice Dept. objected to the proposed terms of a settlement between Google and the Authors' Guild, which would have enabled Google to publish out-of-print titles in …Google Book...
February 5th, 2010 | News | Read More

DOJ: Google book settlement better, but not yet good – Ars Technica

Globe and Mail DOJ: Google book settlement better, but not yet goodArs TechnicaGoogle's competitors aren't the only ones who think that the revisions to the Google book settlement are insufficient—the US Department of Justice has reached the same conclusion. …Google Book Settlement...
February 5th, 2010 | News | Read More

DOJ Deems Amended Google Book Search Deal Anticompetitive – eWeek

Globe and Mail DOJ Deems Amended Google Book Search Deal AnticompetitiveeWeekThe Department of Justice Feb. 4 urged a New York District Court not to bless Google's amended Google Book Search deal with authors and publishers, citing copyright and antitrust issues concerns that render the deal...
February 5th, 2010 | News | Read More

Government files objection to Google book deal – San Francisco Chronicle

Boston Globe Government files objection to Google book dealSan Francisco ChronicleThe Department of Justice said in a filing late Thursday that revisions to the proposed legal settlement allowing Google Inc. to publish millions of books online didn't do enough to allay antitrust, copyright and...
February 5th, 2010 | News | Read More