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The Apple iPad is targeted towards the publishing industry, but will it aid publishers that are taking cover or help lead to a new revolution in the way society reads? Given the fact that publishers are currently in the midst of an accelerated change in the way that readers respond to publications, how much of digital [...] Writer’s who are finding it hard to sell their novels to a publisher may be interested in the new Smashwords app available from the iBookstore from Apple. The simple app allows writers to sign into a deal with Apple that allows them to distribute their books free in e-book form in [...] French publishers plan to launch a massive second lawsuit today against Google for scanning their books into its digital online library. From the publisher’s point of view, consumers may be expecting too much (or too little) regarding the current and future price of books. While theoretically an e-book costs less to produce than a printed version of the same material, this is not necessarily the case. According to a recent report in The New York Times, a [...] Google Inc. is planning to head to take the US Department of Justice to court in order to see if they can get access to the rights of millions of books without breaking copyright or antitrust laws. Google filed suit on Thursday defending a settlement they made for $125m with US publishers and authors a little [...] Soon those who own the Kindle from Amazon will be able to view books along with their original illustrations of many classic and famous works by authors such as Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austin. Many obscure artists will also see their books go up with full illustrations and original typeface. For about £15 a [...] |
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