DOJ Filing Calls Apple “Ringmaster” of E-Book Pricing Rise

The gist: “Apple knew that the plan it was proposing involved a ‘dramatic business change’ for publisher defendants.”
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Penguin to Drop Apple E-Book Deal to Settle EU Antitrust Probe

So much for that “agency” e-book model.
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Amazon’s E-Book Business Is Up 70 Percent, but It’s Still Not Disclosing Kindle Sales

Whatever Kindle sales were in Q4, they could have been better had Amazon not sold out of its flagship e-reader.
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Eric Schmidt and Stephen Colbert on Everything From Politics to Google Play (Video)

What is Google Play? Schmidt tells Colbert: “It’s the competitor to the rain forest.”
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LeapFrog Device Moves Past the Tadpole Stage

LeapFrog ups the ante with a new Leapster device that has a digital camera, video recorder, a microphone and an accelerometer.
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Nook Out Below: Barnes & Noble Drops Tablet Prices as Mini-Market Gets More Crowded

The bookseller is taking some proactive measures to keep its e-readers competitive.
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In Major Expansion, Kno Adds K-12 to Digital Education Platform (Video)

Tired of kids carrying home a backpack full of heavy books? Kno knows their pain.
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Wattpad Takes Quick $17.3M for Thriving E-Book Community

Wattpad, a booming e-book community site, hosts five million stories, with 500,000 added per month.
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Finally, Harry Potter Is Touching Down on Amazon’s Kindle

J.K. Rowling has been one of the big holdouts, refusing to sell Harry Potter in electronic form through booksellers like Amazon or Barnes & Noble. That is apparently about to change.
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Apple Fires Back at the Feds, Amazon