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Briefs: Court Hears Google Authors Guild Appeal, and More

by on May 8, 2013 in Authors, ebookstores, eNews, eReaders, International News, Legal

For avid court watchers, this morning the Federal Court of Appeals was scheduled to hear oral arguments in the fight over whether to certify the author class in the long-running suit brought by the Authors Guild over Google's book scanning. Last year Judge Denny Chin approved certification of the class,…

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Nook Adds Google Apps; Has Sold 10 Million Devices

by on May 3, 2013 in Apps/iOS, eNews, eReaders, Features/Offers, Sales

After more disappointing device sales over the 2012 holidays, Barnes & Noble ceo William Lynch promised investors "we're not going to continue doing what we're doing; we're doing to adjust quickly." At the time, Lynch also noted the company had concluded that "larger technology brands have more resonance in that…

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Digital Briefs: iPad Sales, and txtr Expansion

by on April 24, 2013 in ebookstores, eNews, eReaders

Apple reported second quarter earnings after the close of the market on Tuesday, saying they sold another 19.5 million iPads (in all sizes) during the quarter. That's only slightly lower than the 22.9 million iPads sold in the previous holiday quarter--for a total of 143.4 million iPads sold worldwide since…

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Kobo Launches Bigger High-Res eReader; Scores Hosseini Exclusive in Brazil

by on April 15, 2013 in eNews, eReaders, territorial rights

Kobo still believes in eInk dedicated readers, reinforced in today's announcement from the London Book Fair: Later this month they will release an oversized eInk reader with a 6.8-inch display (most other readers have screens that are 6 inches or smaller). They say the 265 dpi device "offers 30 percent…

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Slim Sales, and Slim Margins, for Kobo Devices and eBooks at ABA Stores

by on April 5, 2013 in Bookstores, ebookstores, eNews, eReaders

Digital Book World has a long report on Kobo's sales relationship with ABA stores in the US. Sales are said to be much better than what indies experienced through Google Books--but still, by most accounts are negligible, ranging from low dozens of ebooks sold since the initiative launched last November…

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eNews: NYPost's First eBook (With Harper's Help); Apple Sells 22.9 Million iPads; Kindle Paperwhite Available in Canada; and More

by on January 24, 2013 in ebookstores, eNews, eReaders

The New York Post has entered the ebook market, publishing with their corporate sibling HarperCollins, starting with Tricks of the Trade by Ashley Dupre, the paper's sex advice columnist and former escort who became famous from the Eliot Spitzer scandal. NY Post publisher Jesse Angelo said in a release the…

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Pearson Invests $89.5 Million In Nook Media, After Disappointing Holiday

by on December 28, 2012 in ebookstores, eNews, eReaders, Finance, Free

Nook Media--the entity formed in 2012 that owns Barnes & Noble's Nook business and their college bookstores--has its second major strategic investor, joining Microsoft: As of December 21 Pearson agreed to invest $89.5 in cash for a 5 percent equity stake. The bookseller paired an announcement about that investment with…

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eNews: Brazil Gets Kindle Store, Google Play; Waterstones Upsets Customers With Kindle Screensaver Ad; And More

by on December 6, 2012 in ebookstores, eNews, eReaders, International News

Within minutes of each other, Amazon's Kindle Store and Google Play launched in Brazil Wednesday evening--just as Kobo's previously-announced Brazilian offering formally launched. The Play store includes titles by Brazilian authors as well as translations of international bestsellers, while the Kindle store sells their low-end device for R$299 ($143 US),…

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Apple News (iPad Mini Sales; Sony's App; Smashword's Sales) and ABA Advice to Kobo Sellers

by on November 5, 2012 in ebookstores, eNews, eReaders

Trying to counter reports the iPad mini has not caught fire immediately among the faithful, Apple announced somewhat ambiguously that "it has sold three million iPads in just three days since the launch of its new iPad mini and fourth generation iPad--ouble the previous first weekend milestone of 1.5 million…

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BN Faces Credit Card Suit; Readies HD Releases

by on October 30, 2012 in eNews, eReaders, Legal, Tablets

The first customer lawsuit has been filed against Barnes & Noble over the comprising of customer credit card data following the PIN pad scam acknowledged by the company earlier this month. Chicago customer Elizabeth Nowak filed suit in Federal Court, seeking class action status, alleging "breach of an implied contract to…

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