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Content / e-booksSummary Judgment Motions Filed in E-book Price-Fixing Suit
Summary judgment motions were filed last week in a case in which three defunct e-book retailers claim that Apple's 2010 price-fixing conspiracy forced them out of business.
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Financial Reporting
Cairns Out, Montgomery Up at Publishing Technology
Publishing Technology has announced that CEO Michael Cairns has stepped down, effective immediately after the Board projected a net loss for the year.
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Content / e-books
Will the Supreme Court Take Apple’s E-Book Appeal?
Apple attorneys confirmed that they will seek a Supreme Court review of the 2013 verdict finding the company liable for price-fixing, but it's no lock the court will hear the case.
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Copyright
How a Dancing Baby Struck a Blow for Fair Use
A federal appeals court this week held that copyright holders must consider fair use before sending a DMCA takedown notice.
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Libraries
Pew Survey: Traditional Library Visits Dip; Mobile Access Surges
According to a new Pew survey, of those who have used a public library website in the past year, 50% accessed it using a mobile device, up from 39% in 2012.
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Content / e-books
Second Case Against Author Solutions Is Dismissed
The dismissal of the fraud class action suit against Author Solutions ends two years of litigation against the self-publishing service.
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Libraries
Where Reference Fits in the Modern Library
For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa.
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Libraries
Back to School Goals and Advice
As students sharpen their pencils and charge their mobile devices, teachers and librarians tell us how they’re preparing for the first day of school.
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Libraries
Publishers Tracking Trends In the Educational Space
School and library publishers are developing apps, handouts, social media campaigns, and more to address teachers’ and librarians’ needs.
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Libraries
School and Library Spotlight: How Schools Buy and Use E-Books
A snapshot of today’s educational e-book market, and where influencers think it is heading.
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Libraries
Digital Resources Beyond the E-book
E-books are not the only game in town when it comes to digital content used by students in the classroom and school library. Here’s a sampling of new products lauded by educators.
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Libraries
New Open E-books Initiative Democratizes Access
Through a specially developed app, $250 million in popular e-books from major publishers will be made available to children in need.
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Libraries
Q & A with School Librarian Leslie Preddy
The president of the American Association of School Librarians discusses the changing nature of her profession, and what colleagues can do to deal with shrinking budgets.
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Industry News
Author Solutions Case Ends With Settlement
The closely-watched case against self-publishing service provider Author Solutions in New York is over, just weeks after a federal judge denied the case class action status.
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Copyright
Educational Publishers Sue Textbook Reseller
Three major education publishers this week filed a copyright and trademark infringement suit against a U.S.-based textbook reseller for allegedly importing and selling pirated foreign editions of popular textbooks.
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Libraries
Library Journal Publisher Ian Singer to Step Down
Media Source CEO, Randy Asmo will serve as interim publisher while a search is conducted for Singer's replacement.
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Libraries
Check it Out with Andrew Richard Albanese: OverDrive's Digipalooza
I’m going to e-book summer camp!
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Awards & Prizes
Is This the Greatest Book Award Acceptance Speech Ever?
Bryan Stevenson took home the Carnegie Medal for 'Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption' and gave a riveting speech that left the audience buzzing.
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Common Core
Cut to the Core: How Are E-books Faring in School Libraries?
The 2015 strategic plan for the American Library Association declares, “The rapid shift from print to digital content is one of the more dramatic developments now transforming libraries of all types.”
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Copyright
Filings Set Stage for New Ruling in GSU Copyright Case
With remand briefs now filed by both sides, the stage is set for a new decision in a closely watched copyright case.
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