US Supreme Court rejects Apple ebook price-fixing appeal
The US Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s appeal in its ebook price-fixing case, reports Publisher’s Weekly. The denial effectively ends the case and upholds Judge Denise Cote’s 2013 finding that...
Apple files petition to overturn Supreme Court ebook price-fixing decision
In the US, Apple has submitted a 35-page petition to the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a July decision to uphold Judge Denise Cote’s 2013 finding on ebook price fixing,...
Apple reveals 2014 top-selling iBook titles for Australia
The Apple iBooks store has released lists of its most downloaded fiction and nonfiction titles in Australia in 2014. The four highest selling fiction books have each had a film...
Apple reveals 2014 top iBooks downloads for UK, US
The Apple iBooks store has released lists of the most downloaded books of 2014 in the UK and the US. Reflecting the popularity of film tie-ins, the highest selling paid...
Amazon announces ‘Family Library’ Kindle feature
Amazon has announced it will allow users to link their accounts with family members to share content on the company’s Kindle ereaders. The announcement comes after Apple announced a similar...
Judge orders mediation in ebook price-fixing suit
In the US, judge Denise Cote has ordered that all the parties involved in an ebook price-fixing case instigated by Australian software company DNAML against Apple and the five ‘agency...
Apple acquires ‘Pandora for books’
Apple has acquired book analytics and recommendation company BookLamp, described as a ‘Pandora for books’, reports Techcrunch. The company, which was purchased for between US$10 and US$15 million, is best...
Apple proposes US$400 million settlement in ebook pricing case
Apple has proposed to pay consumers US$400 million (A$428 million) in damages as part of its ebook price-fixing case with US states and consumers, reports Publishers Weekly. The consumer payment is contingent on...
Apple reaches settlement with states and consumers over ebook price-fixing
Apple has reached a settlement with US states and consumers seeking damages over its ebook price-fixing, reports Joel Rosenblatt on Bloomberg. The settlement means the company will avoid a trial...
Australian software company’s suit against Apple and publishers to go ahead
In the US, judge Denise Cote has refused to dismiss an antitrust suit filed by Australian ebook software company DNAML against Apple and the five ‘agency publishers’ Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon...
Judge rejects Apple’s motion to dismiss states’ class action in ebook pricing case
The judge in Apple’s ebook pricing case has rejected Apple’s motion to dismiss the states’ class action claims, reports Publishers Weekly. Apple’s motion, which was filed in November 2013, argued that...
Apple appeals for stay in ebook pricing case
In the US, lawyers for Apple have appealed for a stay of all proceedings in Apple’s ebook pricing case, reports Publishers Weekly. Apple’s lawyers have petitioned judge Denise Cote for...
Judge makes two key decisions in Apple ebook pricing case
In the US, Judge Denise Cote has made two key rulings in the damages phase of Apple’s ebook pricing case, reports Publishers Weekly. In the first ruling, the judge has...
Australian ebook company among retailers suing Apple and publishers over agency pricing
Australian ebook company DNAML is one of three retailers that have filed legal action against Apple and the five major publishers that were involved in the Department of Justice’s agency...
Amazon, Apple and Google must pay UK taxes from 2015
Multinational corporations such as Amazon, Apple and Google will no longer be able to avoid paying 20% value-added tax (VAT) on online sales within the UK after the government legislates to close...
Apple expands iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager internationally
Apple has announced an international expansion of its iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager products. iBooks Textbooks, a platform for interactive textbooks for use on the iPad, has expanded to...
Apple appeals ebook pricing verdict, final injunction
In the US, Apple has lodged an appeal against Judge Denise Cote’s verdict in the ebook pricing case made on 10 July and the final judgement made on 6 September,...
Judge signs final order in Apple ebook pricing case
In the US, the judge in Apple’s ebook pricing case has signed a final order for injunctive relief, reports Publishers Weekly. The parties in the case last week submitted a ‘final, scaled-back...
DOJ revises Apple injunction proposal in ebook pricing case
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has revised its proposal for injunctive relief against Apple in its ebook pricing case against the retailer, adopting Judge Denise Cote’s suggestion that Apple...
Tesco to sell branded tablets to supermarket shoppers
UK supermarket chain Tesco is preparing to launch its own branded tablet to compete with Amazon and Apple, according to a report in the Times that has not been confirmed by Tesco. The tablet is expected to...