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September 24, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Three Publishers Settle in Apple Pricing Collusion Case "In a move that could reshape the publishing industry," The Wall Street Journal declares, "a federal judge has approved a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers over alleged collusion in the pricing of e-books."   |
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May 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Feature: The Ebook Wars - Amazon Versus the Rest The move to electronic publication of books is creating some of the same issues and problems for publishers and distributors that the music industry -- not to mention, the information industry -- has been dealing with for years now: disintermediation. |
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December 16, 2010
Nancy Herther |
Google's eBookstore Takes Ebooks to the Next Level On Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, after months of anticipation, Google officially launched Google eBookstore (previously called Google Editions), marking an important milestone for the ebook industry. |
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September 29, 2011
Dan Tonkery |
Amazon Launches Library Ebook Lending Support for Kindle and an All-New Kindle Family Support for ebook lending is a major departure for Amazon and is an important milestone for libraries. Previously, Amazon only sold ebooks and did not support ebook lending for libraries even though there has been significant demand from libraries. |
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April 25, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Simon & Schuster Joins `Big 6' in Moving Ebooks Into Libraries On April 15, 2013, Simon & Schuster became the last of the "Big Six" (now actually five with the merger of Random House and Penguin) publishers to dip their toes into the waters of ebook sales to libraries. |
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January 17, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Trends 2013 -- The New World of Ebook Publishing Changes are coming much faster in the publishing world today -- prices for titles are dropping and we are seeing the development of new models and channels for publishing, distribution, and sales. |
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July 30, 2012
George H. Pike |
Justice Department Responds to Ebook Lawsuit Objections The U.S. Department of Justice responded to public comments made objecting to the department's proposed settlement of price fixing charges levied against Apple, Inc., HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and four other publishers. |
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June 17, 2013
George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Price-Fixing Trial Underway The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, alleges that Apple conspired with several publishers to set ebook pricing as a means to counter Amazon's domination of the ebook market through its online ebook service and Kindle e-reader. |
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July 16, 2013
George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Dealings Violated Antitrust Law A federal court in New York has found Apple guilty of violating federal antitrust laws, stating that the company "played a central role in facilitating and executing a conspiracy" to raise ebook prices. |
Information Today
May 3, 2012 |
Ebook Consumers Say Yes to Tablets, Says BISG Study Ebook consumers' preference for tablets is accelerating rapidly as dedicated e-readers drop in popularity, according to the Book Industry Study Group's closely watched "Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading" survey. |
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September 10, 2013 |
Federal Court Restricts Apple's Ebook Deals Apple must comply with a series of new restrictions on its ebook contracts, according to an injunction issued last week by a federal court in New York City. |
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August 5, 2014
George H. Pike |
Latest Salvo Fired in Amazon and Hachette's Dispute Last week, Amazon launched the latest salvo in its ongoing spat with Hachette Book Group over sales of Hachette books on Amazon.com, arguing that ebooks "should be less expensive" than print books. |
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June 17, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Apple Gambles on Winning Ebook Antitrust Suit The U.S. Department of Justice came out swinging in its opening statement of its antitrust suit against Apple in New York on June 3, 2013. |
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July 1, 2014
Nancy K. Herther |
Libraries Continue to Battle for Fair Access to Ebooks Academic and special libraries have found comparatively fewer problems in gaining access to ebooks for their clients than school and public libraries. |
Information Today
January 13, 2015
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebooks in 2015: Trends and Forecasts Part 1 Clearly, e-reading is becoming a staple in libraries across North America. |
Information Today
November 2, 2009
Nancy Herther |
Internet Archive Dishes up BookServer as Digital Books Market Heats Up BookServer is intended to be easy-to-use, while respecting authors' and publishers' interests |
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March 8, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Amazon's Squeeze on Booksellers Leads to Boycotts and Protests In January, Barnes & Noble made the decision to no longer carry Amazon-published titles in their brick-and-mortar stores "based on Amazon's continued push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent." |
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December 2011
Charles Hamaker |
FEATURE: Ebooks on Fire: Controversies Surrounding Ebooks in Libraries While it might not matter to the occasional or recreational reader, the ebook presents a host of challenges for the role of the book as transmitter, carrier, and shaper of our written word cultural heritage. |
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April 2012
Steve Coffman |
Feature: The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire The past 30 years of library history is littered with projects and plans and sometimes just dreams of ways the library might play a more pivotal role in the digital revolution that continues to transform the information landscape around us. |
Information Today
June 2, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software The majority of the free ebooks available are older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books. Some sites, such as Amazon, offer newer free ebooks on limited time promotional offers. Barnes & Noble offers a limited number of Free Nook Books. The Sony Reader Store also offers some free ebooks. |
Information Today
March 2009
Marji McClure |
Turning a New Page in Ebooks Amazon brought renewed attention to ebooks, especially in the consumer market, with its 2007 launch of the Amazon Kindle and, most recently, the February release of the Amazon Kindle 2. |
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July 9, 2012
Paula J. Hane |
The Challenging Landscape of Ebooks in Libraries The overall growth in digital content of all kinds, and in particular, the growing importance and acceptance of ebooks, has clearly presented great opportunities for libraries, as well as plenty of challenges. |
Information Today
September 17, 2013
Barbara Brynko |
What's Trending in Ebooks The good news is that ebooks are holding their own and still commanding a sizable portion of the publishing pie. Consumer demand for ebooks is being heard in all market segments, including the library space. |
Information Today
June 11, 2012
Dan Tonkery |
BEA 2012: Libraries Still Draw the Short Stick Libraries do not have much to celebrate from Book Expo other than their copyright win at the Georgia State University and even that win may be short lived as the publishers have requested an injunction to stop certain types of usage of reserve material. |
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October 17, 2011
Nancy K. Herther |
Kansas Leading the Fight for Fair Ebook Access in Libraries The Kansas case brings up a variety of important issues and problems with ebooks today: The issues of platform, buyers rights, and the very structure of the ebook industry. |
Information Today
March 4, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Who's Who in Ebook Subscription Services Here's the scoop on five popular ebook subscription services, including a comparison chart for quick reference. |
Information Today
March 8, 2010 |
Two New Ebook Surveys Highlight Interesting Trends HighWire Press, a division of the Stanford University Libraries, has released the full results of a fall 2009 survey of librarians on their attitudes and practices related to ebooks |
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January 25, 2010
Nancy Herther |
The DOJ and ADA Mandate Ebook Readers Be Accessible to All Ebook reader makers received a major reality check earlier this month when, after investigating charges of Americans with Disabilities Act violations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with four major universities that had been part of the Kindle DX project |
Information Today
April 4, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Library Ebook Lending Under Attack The options libraries have are poor and our customers are frustrated. There are numerous restrictions on lending, device incompatibilities, proprietary systems, interface issues, privacy issues, and more. |
Information Today
April 2009
Donald T. Hawkins |
Report from the Field: O'Reilly TOC 2009: Books, Reading, and Publishing O'Reilly Media held its third Tools of Change (TOC) for Publishing conference in February in New York. |
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August 6, 2013
George H. Pike |
DOJ Proposes Injunction on Apple Ebook Practices After having proven that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to fix the prices of ebooks, the Department of Justice seeks to prevent Apple from continuing its anticompetitive practices not only in its ebook sales, but also with its movie, music, and app sales. |
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April 28, 2011
Theresa Cramer |
Kindle Library Lending Announcement Raises Questions Kindle-using library patrons will now be able to get ebooks in their preferred format, and that's about the whole of it. |
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July 7, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Ebook Developments Were HOT at ALA At the recent American Library Association Annual conference, it's clear that librarians are focused on embracing the expanding digital world and specifically on providing ebooks as part of library services. |
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November 19, 2012 |
New Findings Reaffirm Library Borrowers Are Also Buyers An extensive online poll of library ebook readers finds that these patrons purchase an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, and a majority would consider purchasing books discovered on a library website. |
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August 22, 2011
Nancy K. Herther |
Books & Media Move to the Clouds; Apple, Amazon, and Walmart Fight for Market Share We can expect to see more posturing, product announcements, legal wrangling and, hopefully, consumers will see better ebook/app products at competitive prices. |
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May 10, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Form `Newco' -- A New Chapter for Ebooks On April 30, 2012, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced the end of their ongoing litigation and a joint partnership to further develop the NOOK and ebooks lines. |
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September 24, 2012 |
Aptara Ebook Survey of Publishers Now Available Issued in April 2012 and sponsored by Publishers Weekly magazine and Aptara, the survey tracks the ebook publishing trends, challenges, and strategies that have emerged since 2009 when the ebook market began taking shape. |
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March 12, 2012
Dan Tonkery |
Booki.sh Goes Into OverDrive The little startup from Melbourne, Australia, Booki.sh is joining the rapidly growing Cleveland-based OverDrive, the leading distributor of ebooks and digital audiobooks to libraries. |
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November 8, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Random House and Penguin Merge to Meet the Digital Imperative "The merger will create the largest consumer book publisher in the world," noted The New York Times, "with a global market share of more than 25 percent and a book list that includes contemporary best-sellers. |
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January 10, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Trends 2013 -- The Transformation Accelerates In the past year, the "if" and "when" questions for ebooks were answered -- electronic media are now clearly in the mainstream and even driving changes in all aspects of publication/distribution/use of information and literature. |
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April 16, 2012 |
OverDrive to Preview Library Ebook Data at London Book Fair Data from OverDrive's global library network to be made available to participating libraries and publishers includes information about ebook and digital audiobook title circulation, book demand and holds, as well as web traffic and general demographics. |
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April 2, 2012
Paula J. Hane |
Expanding Options for Ebooks Here are some of the recently launched services that are aiming to redefine the book experience. |
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February 13, 2012 |
ALA Reaches Out to Ebook Publishers; Penguin Terminates OverDrive Contract American Library Association president Molly Raphael led an ALA delegation to New York recently to meet separately with representatives from publishers Penguin, Macmillan, Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Perseus. |
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October 1, 2013
Brandi Scardilli |
Who's Who in Ebooks Just as books don't magically appear on library shelves, ebooks don't automatically pop up in a library's online catalog. Librarians work with ebook vendors to get econtent into the hands, or rather, onto the e-readers, of their patrons. |
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January 20, 2015
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebooks in 2015: Trends and Forecasts Part 2 With all of the Big Five publishers now agreeing to ebook-lending terms with libraries, we are finally seeing stability on this point across the book industry. |
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December 8, 2010
Manikandan Raman |
Amazon Vs. Google: Who Will Win the E-Book War? How long will the one-ups last? |
Information Today
August 13, 2012 |
ALA Releases Report on Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group, suggests opportunities for publishers to showcase content through public libraries. |
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January 14, 2014
Nancy K. Herther |
Scribd and Smashwords Working to Build New Publishing/Distribution Models for Ebooks Last month, the ebook subscription service Scribd and Smashwords, "the world's largest distributor of independent ebooks," announced a collaboration they hope will consolidate their position in the emerging independent ebook publishing/distribution marketplace. |
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February 12, 2007 |
Macmillan Launches Ebook Sites Macmillan has launched more than 30 ebook titles from its Macmillan New Writing and Macmillan Science imprints. These are now available to search and purchase online. |
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November 30, 2009
Paula J. Hane |
Aptara eGen to Launch at Online Information in London Aptara has developed eGen, a web-based technology for converting high volumes of content into the EPUB format for distribution to multiple ebook readers. |
