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Amazon, Publishers Move to Dismiss Bookseller Suit
Amazon and the Big Six publishers moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by independent booksellers alleging that Amazon’s use of DRM in the Kindle represents an illegal restraint of trade.
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DeviantART Partners With Madefire For Comics/Storytelling Platform
DeviantART, the online artists’ community, has entered into a strategic partnership with Madefire, the comics software/publishing hybrid known for its Motion Books publishing platform and iOS app.
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Shadow Gang Releases Full Version of Galahad, Transmedia Content Platform
Designed by The Shadow Gang, Galahad is being released in its full form along with Umbrella Sword, an original multiplatform transmedia game and mystery narrative, intended to show off Galahad’s functionality.
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JManga Shuts Down: Robert Newman Answers Some Questions
On May 30, Jmanga.com, a site organized by Japanese publishers to offer paid legal access to digital manga, will shut down and its members will lose access to any manga they purchased through the site. PW was able to talk to Robert Newman, JManga’s former business manager, who answered some, though not all, questions about the site.
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States, U.S. Attorneys in E-book Case Oppose Jury Trial
Both U.S. attorneys and the states have now asked judge Denise Cote to deny Penguin’s request for a jury trial in its upcoming e-book price-fixing trial.
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Penguin To Ease Restrictions on Library E-books
According to a report by the Associated Press, Penguin says that as of next week it will no longer window its frontlist e-book titles available to libraries.
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Battle Lines Drawn in HarperCollins, Open Road E-Book Suit
After more than a year since the case was first filed, cross-motions for Summary Judgment were finally submitted last week in HarperCollins’ lawsuit against Open Road over the e-book publisher’s e-book edition of Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George’s bestselling children’s book.
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Knovel Adds Six New Publishing Partners
Knovel, a web based database and technical service providing information to engineers, has added six new publishers to its content collection in an effort to expand the subject areas it offers.
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IDPF Debuts Readium Foundation and ePub 3 SDK
Readium.org, an open source initiative supporting ePub 3, has been organized into the Readium Foundation, a formal membership organization, that will debut at the Paris Book Fair and launch with about two dozen members.
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Frederator Hires David Wilk To Run New E-book Unit
Animation house Frederator is launching Frederator Books, a digital publishing imprint with plans to release 100 digital titles in 2013 and brought in publishing and distribution veteran David Wilk to direct the line of Kids illustrated e-books.
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Trajectory Inks e-Book Deals with Chinese Publishers at Bologna Book Fair
Trajectory announced partnerships with China’s People’s Education Press and Xiamen Bluebird Cartoon Company and in a separate deal released a One World Kids App and will publish Sally Discovers New York, a new digital picture book in the late Stephen Huneck’s kids’ series about a black Labrador retriever.
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WSJ, Harper Doing Quickie Pope E-book
Harper and The Wall Street Journal are partnering to publish an e-book about the new pope called Pope Francis: From the End of the Earth to Rome.
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Amazon Debuts ‘Send To Kindle Button’
Amazon’s new Send To Kindle Button is a new web application that allows users with Kindle accounts to send content they encounter on a website or blog to their Kindle supported e-readers to read at a later time.
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'The Chocolate War' and Other Robert Cormier Titles Now Available Digitally
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers is releasing e-book versions of a dozen young adult novels by Robert Cormier, who died in 2000 and was known for his unflinching portrayal of adolescence.
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HMH, Kno to Offer K-12 Digital Content Direct to Schools
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is using Kno, an educational software developer, to offer its K-12 core curriculum content directly to U.S. school districts.
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Wiley, American Graphics Institute Launch the Digital Classroom
John Wiley is teaming with the American Graphics Institute to launch the Digital Classroom, an online educational resource offering a comprehensive library of video training and e-book reference works.
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In Latest Twist, Penguin Demands Jury Trial in State Price-Fixing Case
Penguin last week filed a motion demanding a jury trial in the e-book price-fixing cases filed by the states and consumers.
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LBYR Joins Storia
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is the latest publisher to add some of its titles to Storia, Scholastic’s classroom-based, teacher-recommended e-reading app for kids. A selection of LBYR books, from picture books to young adult novels, will be available on Storia in late spring.
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Judge Fast-Tracking Bookseller Suit
Judge Jed Rakoff yesterday set an aggressive schedule in the Indie booksellers' suit against Amazon and the big six publishers, putting the case on track for an October trial.
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Medallion Releases e-Reader App for Forthcoming TREEBook Format
Medallion Media Group has released its MMG Sidekick, an e-book reading app designed to support its forthcoming TREEBook technology and offer access to the full list of Medallion Press titles.
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