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Ingram, B.i. Publications Launch E-textbook Joint Venture
Ingram's Vital Source Technologies has entered a joint venture with B.i. Publications Pvt. Ltd, to create Ingram B.i. Pvt, an e-textbook platform aimed at the Indian marketplace and powered by the VitalSource Bookshelf
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Booksellers Urge Court Not to Toss Amazon E-book Lawsuit
Plaintiff booksellers this week filed an opposition motion urging the court not to dismiss their lawsuit against Amazon and the big six publishers, arguing that there is indeed enough evidence of restraint of trade to keep the case moving forward.
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E-book Pricing Promotions from HMH, Storey
Publishers are beginning to do more aggressive e-book price testing. Both Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Storey Publishing have recently announced monthly pricing promotions that set prices for a selection of titles at no higher than $2.99.
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Ray Bradbury Gets E Editions
William Morrow, the longtime publisher of the late, award-winning writer Ray Bradbury, will release 16 of Bradbury’s classic backlist titles in e-book format for the first time beginning next week.
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Kno, Sally Ride Science Team to Produce Educational E-books
Kno, an educational software developer, and Sally Ride Science, a venture founded by the pioneering female astronaut, are teaming up to launch Cool Careers in Science, an interactive e-book series developed by Sally Ride Science to help attract kids to science careers.
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B&N Upgrades PubIt! to Nook Press, A New Self-Publishing Platform
Barnes & Noble is phasing out its PubIt! self-publishing service and relaunching it as Nook Press, an upgraded e-book self-publishing platform offering an array of new services to authors and publishers.
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New Filings Hint Royalties Driving HC's Suit Against Open Road
Legal questions aside, a business question looms large: Did HarperCollins choose to litigate a contract drafted more than 40 years ago, before e-books were invented, rather than negotiate a higher e-book royalty rate?
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Harlequin Cleared In Royalty Case
Harlequin has been cleared by the courts in a case filed by three authors who claimed the publisher did not pay them all the royalties they were due on e-books covered under contracts signed between 1990 and 2004.
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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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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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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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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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