June 26, 2013
Barnes & Noble's tablet experiment is over. Here are the features others should steal (or already have).
Unfortunately for Barnes & Noble, its Nook readers and tablets just haven't been the home run the struggling bookseller had hoped, a hard truth that became clear when the company reported a $118.6 million net loss for its fiscal fourth quarter this week.
"It's no secret the HD and HD+ didn't quite meet our expectations in terms of sales," Stephane Maes, Barnes & Noble (BKS) VP of product, told Fortune this May.
June 24, 2013
At the outset of a June trial that captivated the publishing world, Apple’s role in fixing ebook prices was nearly a foregone conclusion: Five publishers had already settled and the trial judge started the proceedings by saying the government could likely prove Apple had organized the whole thing.
Three weeks later, the situation looks somewhat different. Apple made a forceful argument that it brought competition to a market dominated by Amazon and, according an antitrust expert, forced the trial judge to rethink the foundation of the case. Here’s an easy-to-read Q&A…
June 20, 2013
Apple and the Justice Department will make closing arguments on Thursday in a closely-watched trial over whether the retail giant brokered an illegal conspiracy with publishers to fix the price of ebooks.
The case has provided more drama than expected, with nostalgic discussions of Steve Jobs and a concession on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote that the issues have “somewhat shifted” during the trial and that “things change.” Cote had earlier raised eyebrows during a pre-trial hearing when she said her “tentative view” was…
June 17, 2013
19 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read Forever (Book Riot) A little while ago, we asked you to confess the books you’ve always wanted to read but just never seem to get around to. You know, the ones that stare at you from atop your TBR pile and cause you endless readerly guilt. 358 readers [...]
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June 10, 2013
I have been assembling BEA take-aways from the lively and informative reports of seasoned observers and trade professionals, without having attended in person. These provided me a lot to chew on, along with vivid memories of sitting through panel presentations, hiking through the aisles and corridors, and schmoozing at the booths at the Javits Center. They have added more substance to what I otherwise learn working with new business development and online publication services each day.
June 10, 2013
Maurice Sendak, who died last May, would have celebrated his 85th birthday Monday. His life’s work is being honored in a Google Doodle that sketches out his otherworldly creatures, un-childlike fangs and claws and all.
Mr. Sendak, whose much-lauded work was sometimes banned for its unsanitized take on the children’s genre, did not believe in childhood – at least not childhood in the way in which it is conventionally talked about, glossed in nursery-appropriate hues.
June 8, 2013
For many commentators, revelations this week that the federal government is sweeping up records of communications and transactions between millions of Americans sounds uncomfortably like the vision of the British novelist and journalist George Orwell.
His novel Nineteen Eighty-Four portrayed a society in which the state constantly tracks the movements and thoughts of individuals. Its slogan is "Big Brother Is Watching You."
"Throwing out such a broad net of surveillance is exactly the kind of threat Orwell feared," says Michael Shelden, author of Orwell: The Authorized Biography.
June 7, 2013
Written by Wall Street Journal Asia Editor Paul Beckett (@PaulWSJ) and Delhi-based reporter Krishna Pokharel (@PokharelKrishna) along with contributions from other reporters and editors from The Wall Street Journal, the book also examines two other narratives of exploitation and abuse in India and is available for download from Apple iBooks, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play and Kobo.
Other highlights from the book include:
• Updates on the fate of the suspected rapists and the efforts of the young woman’s family to cope with her brutal death;
June 6, 2013
Apple had a field day with Google in court here on Thursday.
Apple started to pick away at the Department of Justice's claim that the tech giant conspired to inflate e-book prices by repeatedly and rapidly firing questions at a key Google witness.
The tactic paid off for lead Apple attorney Orin Snyder, who began to wear down on Thomas Turvey, director of strategic relationships for Google. Turvey appeared increasingly frazzled and frustrated as the afternoon went on.
June 6, 2013
Glossi (Glossi.com) has launched a new set of features that make rich media content publishing even more valuable for creators and marketers.
