Judge schedules Apple damages trial for early 2014; proposes ‘staggered’ ebook contract negotiations with publishers
Judge Denise Cote has denied Apple’s request for a stay in proceedings in its ongoing legal battle with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over ebook pricing, reports Publishers Weekly....
DOJ v Apple: Publishers oppose proposed injunction; Kobo supports injunction; Apple files for stay in proceedings to wait for appeal
In another eventful week in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing ebook pricing case against Apple, a number of the parties have made submissions to the court in relation to the DOJ’s...
Apple: DOJ proposal is ‘draconian and punitive’
In the US, Apple has responded to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposal for ‘injunctive relief’ against the company in its ebook pricing case, labelling the proposal ‘a draconian and...
DOJ seeks ‘injunctive relief’ against Apple
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a proposal for ‘injunctive relief’ against Apple following a US court’s findings that Apple conspired with publishers to fix ebook prices, reports Publishers...
Apple, Amazon end legal dispute over ‘app store’ name
In the US, Apple and Amazon have ended their legal dispute over the rights to use the name ‘app store’, leaving both companies free to use the title, reports CNET....
Apple loses ebook price-fixing case; ACCC to ‘continue to follow developments’
A US court has found that Apple conspired with publishers to raise the retail prices of ebooks. Over the three-week trial, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sought to prove...
Judge says issues ‘have shifted’ as DOJ ebook pricing trial draws to a close
Testimonies have concluded in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ebook pricing trial against Apple, which began on 3 June, with Judge Denise Cote commenting that the issues over the...
DOJ ebook pricing trial underway; Apple describes publisher contracts as ‘contentious and hard-fought’
The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ebook pricing trial against Apple kicked off on 3 June and is expected to last for three weeks, reports paidContent. As previously reported by...
Jobs to Murdoch: HarperCollins had three options for ebook pricing
As Apple prepares to face the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in a courtroom on 3 June over the DOJ’s ongoing ebook pricing lawsuit, an email from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs...
Apple wins ‘iBooks’ trademark case
In the US, a district court has ruled in favour of Apple in a legal dispute over the ‘iBooks’ trademark, reports Apple Insider. The plaintiff, publisher Black Tower Press, had argued that Apple infringed its...
Apple files patent to create marketplace for used digital goods
In the US, Apple has filed a patent application to create a marketplace for used digital content items, reports paidContent. Apple’s proposed patent would allow one user to transfer access to...
Apple releases Breakout Books program internationally
Apple has released the ‘Breakout Books’ section of its iBookstore to international users. Breakout Books, which showcases ebooks by self-published authors, has been available to Australia and New Zealand iBookstore users since December, and features thousands of...
Designing in a digital world
Now that ebooks have established themselves in the market, are they changing the way designers work? Drew Turney reports. One of the more ambitious ebook projects of the past year has...
Apple to sell Japanese-language ebooks
Apple will begin selling Japanese-language ebooks this month, reports Publishing Perspectives. According to reports from Japan, Apple will offer approximately 80,000 titles from a range of publishers, including Kadokawa, Shogakukan...
Sony launches iPhone reading app
Sony has launched an iOS reading app. The software company has elected not to include access to its ebookstore in the app, thereby avoiding giving Apple a percentage of purchases....
Paid content available from iBookstore in NZ
Apple has confirmed to Bookseller+Publisher that titles from Harlequin, HarperCollins and Hachette New Zealand are now available on the Apple iBookstore in New Zealand. It has been widely reported today...
Kneen’s book banned by Apple iBookstore
Apple has removed Krissy Kneen’s erotic fiction novel Triptych (Text) from the iBookstore. Kneen told Bookseller+Publisher that Text received an email from iBookstore Publisher Support informing the publisher that the book 'has been ticketed for having...
EU Competition Commission reaches agreement with Apple, publishers in agency pricing investigation
The European Union Competition Commission has reached agreements with Apple and four publishers that will involve the parties modifying or terminating their agency pricing agreements. However, the Bookseller reports that it...
Penguin, Apple ‘putting Amazon on trial’ in US DoJ case
In the US, Penguin and Apple have made filings in their case against the Department of Justice (DoJ) regarding alleged price-fixing of ebooks. ‘While the filings are mostly your typical...
HarperCollins launches digital-native first
HarperCollins has launched its first Australian-authored digital-native enhanced ebook—a title conceived as a digital product and created using Apple’s free iBooks Author software—which is unlikely ever to appear in printed...