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Penguin kills controversial Apple ebook deal, ends EU prodding
By Hugh Langley published
Penguin has agreed to terminate its ebook deal with Apple, putting an end to 16 months of investigation.
Waterstones founder to launch Spotify-style eBook service
By Hugh Langley published
The man behind the high street retailer is entering the age of eBooks with the launch of Read Petite.
Amazon buys Goodreads to boost Kindle recommendations
By Chris Smith published
Goodreads, the popular book recommendation sharing website, has been acquired by Kindle kingpin Amazon.
Apple CEO Tim Cook must testify in ebook price-fixing suit
By Chris Smith published
Apple CEO Tim Cook will be compelled to testify in the US government's ebook price-fixing suit against the company.
Google Play is now taking ebook pre-orders
By Michael Rougeau published
Google has begun accepting pre-orders for digital books through its Google Play store, though it's unclear what the point is.
DC Comics brings entire weekly line-up to iBooks, Nook, Kindle Store
By Chris Smith published
Batman and Superman publisher DC Comics has launched its entire portfolio of weekly titles on the major digital book stores.
Amazon offers Kindle book refunds as publishers settle price-fixing suit
By Chris Smith published
Amazon is to offer partial refunds on some Kindle book sales, after three publishers agreed to artificially fixing the price of ebooks.
Ebook price war could kill industry, says authors' group
By Chris Smith published
Massive discounts on eBooks from the likes of Sony and Amazon could have long term effects on the publishing industry, author's groups have claimed.
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