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US publisher Macmillan confirms cyberattack forced systems offline
Macmillan, one of the largest book publishers in the U.S., said it has been hit by a cyberattack that forced it to shut down its IT systems. Macmillan spokesperson Erin…
Inkitt books $59M investment, wants to turn its data-driven, self-publishing platform into a multimedia powerhouse
Book sales during the pandemic went up, and it seems the amount we are reading did, too. Now Inkitt, the startup that operates a free, popular platform of the same…
Apple loses e-books price-fixing appeal in U.S. Supreme Court
Apple looks to have come to the end of the road in a long running legal saga involving allegations of an e-books price inflating conspiracy.
Big Win For Amazon, B&N In Europe: Apple, Four Big Publishers Terminate Their Agency Deal
Some development in the e-book price war being played out in Europe — and an indirect victory for Amazon and any other retailer not called Apple in the process: the…
Collusion! Apple, Publisher Partners Accused Of Raising E-Book Prices
Apple was surely riding high after the announcement of their new iPad yesterday, but that doesn’t mean that everything is OK in CA if a Wall Street Journal report published…
NSFW: Hey, 1997 – Macmillan called, they want the Net Book Agreement back
This time last week I rattled off the world’s laziest column. I was struggling against my book deadline which expired 24 hours later and I simply didn’t have time to…
The Other Winner In Macmillan v. Amazon: Barnes & Noble
There’s been a lot of hoopla the past week over Amazon’s fight with book publisher Macmillan. The main issue is that Macmillan wants higher prices for its e-books, while Amazon…