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Here Come the K-books: Digital Publishing in Korea 2014
Consider these figures: This is the country with the fastest Internet speed in the world at 13.3 Mbps (against 8.7 Mbps in the U.S.), and 98% of its households have access to broadband Internet.
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Apple’s May Trial Date in Doubt
Citing numerous pending motions, a letter to the court from the class plaintiffs acknowledges that a May trial may be a stretch.
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Widbook Revamps Interface
The Brazilian startup has released a plan that changes the way users find stories.
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Google, Viacom Settle YouTube Copyright Suit
Copyright experts had seen the case as a key test of the DMCA's "safe harbor" provision, which protects Internet service providers from liability for the infringing behavior of its users.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Day Lands in Top Five
Sylvia Day's "Aftershock," released March 11, broke the top five on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended March 17.
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Perseus Adds 4,000 Titles to Oyster
The Perseus Book Group is expanding its agreement with Oyster, the e-book subscription service, and will make an additional 4,000 titles available to Oyster subscribers.
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New Study Tracks Canadian Publishers' Digital Progress
A new report from BookNet Canada released on Monday, tracking the digital publishing programs of the country's publishers, has found that 90% have e-book programs.
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Humble Bundle Releasing Doctorow Audiobook
Humble Bundle, the online venture that distributes bundles of digital content for a price decided by the consumer, is releasing its third bundle of e-books, including a self-produced DRM-free audiobook of Cory Doctorow's novel "Homeland."
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Correction: Open Road Not Liable for Millions in Damages
In an earlier version of our story on HarperCollins' victory in its copyright infringement suit against Open Road, we mistakenly put the damages as applying per copy, rather per work infringed. In fact, there is a single infringement infringement in this case, not multiple infringements per copy sold. Thus, damages could not run into the millions.
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Judge Rules for HarperCollins in Open Road E-Book Dispute
A New York court has held that e-book publisher Open Road infringed HarperCollins’ copyright with its e-book edition of Jean Craighead George’s 1973 bestselling children’s book "Julie of the Wolves."
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Apple: No Consent for Damages Trial in New York
In a reply brief filed late last week, Apple rejected claims that it consented to a damages trial in New York, or that its conduct represented a waiver of its right to have the trial moved.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Divergent Series Claims Top Three Spots
The novels landed in series order, with "Divergent" at #1, "Insurgent" at #2, and "Allegiant" at #3.
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ShiftyLook Webcomics Site to Shut Down
ShiftyLook, a portal launched by videogame giant Namco/Bandai in early 2013 to revive old gaming properties as webcomics, is being shuttered. The ShiftyLook site will shut down completely on September 20, 2014.
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Plympton/DailyLit Debuts Rooster App at SXSW
Plympton/DailyLit, a digital reading venture focused on serialized content, is launching Rooster, a reading app that picks books for its users to read and delivers them in installments to mobile devices for $4.99 a month.
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Plaintiffs: No 'Do-Overs' For Apple in E-book Case
Attorneys for the consumer class argue there is enough evidence to assess damages against Apple via a summary judgment.
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Comixology Submit Marks Birthday With Big Offer
Digital comics vendor Comixology marked the one year anniversary of Comixology Submit, its fast-growing self-publishing platform, with the offer of a bargain e-bundle collecting the top 100 books from the Submit program for $10.
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3M Adds Audiobooks to Cloud Library System
The collection will debut with 40,000 titles, powered by Findaway World, including offerings from every major publisher.
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Comixology Hacked, Subscribers Change Your Password
On the eve of Comixology’s appearance at SXSW Interactive, the annual tech festival, the digital comics vendor has discovered a security breach and urged all its subscribers to change their passwords.
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Kobo Inks Digital Deal for 'A Suitable Boy'
Kobo will publish the first English-language digital edition of Vikram Seth’s 600,000 word novel "A Suitable Boy" in India.
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Apple: Biased Judge Should Not Decide Damages
In a summary judgment filing, Apple argues that Judge Denise Cote is biased, and should not decide Apple's damages.
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