Google, Amazon join Kobo in Brazil Archive
Following Kobo’s recent expansion into the Brazilian ebook market, Google and Amazon both launched ebookstores in Brazil this week, reports PaidContent. Google is now selling ebooks and movies in Brazil...
Ingram to provide ebooks for Booktopia Archive
Online bookseller Booktopia has signed with Ingram’s CoreSource ebook platform and plans to begin selling ebooks through the platform by the end of the year. Booktopia CEO Tony Nash told...
HMH acquires culinary lists, CliffNotes and Webster’s from Wiley Archive
In the US, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has announced that its trade and reference division has acquired a number of assets from John Wiley & Sons, including Wiley’s culinary lists, CliffNotes...
HathiTrust case dismissed; Judge rules ‘fair use’ Archive
In the US, federal judge Harold Baer has dismissed the Authors Guild lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust, ruling that HathiTrust’s book scanning project falls within ‘fair use’ exemptions of copyright...
Google, US publishers settle book scanning case Archive
After almost seven years of litigation, Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP), representing five US publisher plaintiffs, have reached a settlement in the litigation over Google’s book scanning...
Eymery to join Google Australia Archive
Google has announced that Agnes Eymery will join the Google Australia team in the role of strategic partner development manager in October. Eymery, who currently works for Google in a...
Eymery to join Google Australia Archive
Google has announced that Agnes Eymery will join the Google Australia team to work on digital partnerships, including ebooks. Eymery currently works for Google in a similar role in London,...
Kobo replaces Google as American Booksellers Association partner Archive
In the US, the American Booksellers Association has announced it will partner with Kobo to give member booksellers the opportunity to sell ebooks and ereading devices, reports Publishers Weekly. The...
Sherwin-Stark appointed Bloomsbury Australia MD Archive
Bloomsbury has announced that Louise Sherwin-Stark has been appointed as managing director of Bloomsbury Sydney. Sherwin-Stark, who is currently ebookstore merchandiser for Google Australia, will begin in the role on...
Sherwin-Stark to join Bloomsbury Archive
Louise Sherwin-Stark will join Bloomsbury Australia as managing director in November. Sherwin-Stark, currently ebook merchandiser for Google Australia, replaces Kathleen Farrar, who is relocating to the UK to take up...
Google buys Frommer’s from Wiley Archive
Google is buying Frommer's from publisher John Wiley & Sons to attract more advertising dollars tied to online-travel bookings and local-business information. Financial terms were not disclosed in Monday's announcement,...
Google seeks to close ebooks case Archive
Google has asked a US court to end the lawsuit over the massive book-scanning project, saying the scanned works are ‘not a substitute’ for books themselves. The internet giant argued...
Australia among first countries to receive new Google tablet Archive
Australia will be one of the first countries to receive the new Google tablet this month, reports the Bookseller. The Nexus 7—Google’s seven-inch tablet to rival Amazon’s Fire, which is...
Google appeals Chin’s class action ruling in Google Books case Archive
In response to judge Denny Chin’s recent granting of class certification to the Authors Guild in the Google Books case, attorneys for Google have filed an appeal with the US...
Google launches ebookstores in Germany, Spain Archive
Google has launched Google Play stores in Germany and Spain in the past week and is now selling ebooks in both countries, reports Publishers Lunch. The launch of the new ebookstores...
Tanner to take up new role with Google US Archive
Australian partner manager for Google Books Mark Tanner will move to New York at the end of June to join the Google Books team in the US in a 'strategic partnerships' role....
Tanner to take up new role with Google US Archive
Australian partner manager for Google Books Mark Tanner has announced that he is leaving Google Australia to join the Google Books team in the US. Tanner told Bookseller+Publisher that he will...
Google reaches deal with French publishers Archive
In France, Google has reached an agreement with publishers and authors over the scanning of French works, which the internet giant hopes with ‘help jump-start’ the French ebook market, reports...
Google Books case to proceed as a class action Archive
In the US, judge Denny Chin has rejected Google’s motion to dismiss the Authors Guild as an associational plaintiff and has granted the Author’s Guild motion for class certification, clearing...
Google launches ebooks in Italy through Google Play Archive
Google has made its first move into foreign-language ebooks by selling ebooks in Italy through Google Play, reports PaidContent. Google said in a statement on 9 May that ‘thousands of...
