publishing

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Trust Buster Takes Hard Line As E-Book Probe Continues

Thomas Catan, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on March 25, 2012 at 10:09 pm PT

The Justice Department’s top antitrust official says she won’t stand by quietly if companies make agreements with rivals on price, signaling a stern stance as the department conducts a high-profile probe into electronic-book publishing.

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Barnes & Noble Shops Publisher

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on January 5, 2012 at 12:00 am PT

Barnes & Noble Inc. has put its Sterling Publishing business up for sale, say people familiar with the situation, signaling a likely end to its decades-long involvement in the publishing of its own books.

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E-Book Prices Prop Up Print Siblings

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on September 12, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Even as readers grow more comfortable with digital books, some continue to question why so many of the most popular new e-books are priced so high.