E-Books

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil suit in district court in New York against Apple and five of the major publishers with agency model pricing for e-books. Three of the publishers have agreed to settle; Apple and the other two publishers appear to be headed for court.

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The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page currently features seven active promotions.

In a letter to members, ABA CEO Oren Teicher discusses Google’s decision to discontinue the Google eBooks reseller program, worldwide, effective January 31, 2013, and provides an update on ABA’s meeting with the Department of Justice regarding agency model pricing of e-books.

NCIBA Executive Director Hut Landon wrote to Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein  and Rep. Nancy Pelosi to express concern that the DOJ investigation into charges of price fixing between Apple and five publishers using the agency model to sell e-books “is ignoring the real story.”

ABA CEO Oren Teicher sent this letter via e-mail to IndieCommerce stores on Thursday morning, April 5.

Ingram’s VitalSource adds Andriod application; Consortium launches Bookslinger app; Ghost Hero wins Dilys; Pew Research documents e-book rise

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Awards: Pen/Faulkner for Fiction and NCIBA Books of the Year; Harry Potter e-books on sale; Georgia Senate recognizes state’s indie booksellers

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