e-book

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

John Paczkowski in News on May 15 at 8:40 am PT

The gist: “Apple knew that the plan it was proposing involved a ‘dramatic business change’ for publisher defendants.”

Penguin to Drop Apple E-Book Deal to Settle EU Antitrust Probe

John Paczkowski in Media on April 19 at 12:17 pm PT

So much for that “agency” e-book model.

Leaning In to No. 1: Sheryl Sandberg’s Book Tops Both NYT and Amazon Bestseller Lists

Kara Swisher in Media on March 25 at 5:49 pm PT

Bucket list check!

Amazon’s E-Book Business Is Up 70 Percent, but It’s Still Not Disclosing Kindle Sales

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 29 at 4:15 pm PT

Whatever Kindle sales were in Q4, they could have been better had Amazon not sold out of its flagship e-reader.

Eric Schmidt and Stephen Colbert on Everything From Politics to Google Play (Video)

Tricia Duryee in Media on December 16, 2012 at 11:15 am PT

What is Google Play? Schmidt tells Colbert: “It’s the competitor to the rain forest.”

LeapFrog Device Moves Past the Tadpole Stage

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on August 14, 2012 at 3:40 pm PT

LeapFrog ups the ante with a new Leapster device that has a digital camera, video recorder, a microphone and an accelerometer.

Nook Out Below: Barnes & Noble Drops Tablet Prices as Mini-Market Gets More Crowded

John Paczkowski in News on August 14, 2012 at 4:30 am PT

The bookseller is taking some proactive measures to keep its e-readers competitive.

In Major Expansion, Kno Adds K-12 to Digital Education Platform (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on August 6, 2012 at 9:00 pm PT

Tired of kids carrying home a backpack full of heavy books? Kno knows their pain.

Wattpad Takes Quick $17.3M for Thriving E-Book Community

Liz Gannes in Media on June 6, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

Wattpad, a booming e-book community site, hosts five million stories, with 500,000 added per month.

Finally, Harry Potter Is Touching Down on Amazon’s Kindle

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 9, 2012 at 4:37 pm PT

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.