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Daily Report: Apple Ruling Strengthens Amazon’s Powerful Hand

A federal judge’s antitrust finding against Apple on e-book prices underscores how much the book industry has changed and bolsters the advantage held by the online retail giant, David Streitfeld...

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BookVibe Picks Up the Buzz on Books

A search tool from Paraktweet allows users to find books recommended by the people they follow on Twitter. … Read More

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A Tale of Two Online Business Models

Two online publications are taking different approaches to long-form journalism. One gives it away as long blog posts, the other charges a nominal $3 per month. … Read More

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Amazon Pairs Print and Digital Books With New Program

Amazon is about to test readers' appetite for owning both paper and electronic editions of their books, by offering retroactive discounts on combined packages. … Read More

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The Science Author Clive Thompson Does Not Think Tech Is Ruining Your Mind

Clive Thompson, author of the new book, "Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better," argues that technology is making us more intelligent and creating an ambient...

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Daily Report: Novel Prompts Reflections on Our Technological Lives

Dave Eggers's highly anticipated novel "The Circle" examines Silicon Valley and the hyperconnected world it has helped create, and some in the tech industry have bristled at its depiction of their...

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For Silicon Valley Novels, Blurring Fiction and Non-Fiction

While some people debate the possible reality of Dave Eggers's new book, "The Circle," here are a few other novels that have delved into Silicon Valley life, some with surprising accuracy. … Read More

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Daily Report: Google’s Scanning of Books for Search Upheld by Court

A judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Authors Guild that claimed making books searchable was a violation of copyright laws. … Read More

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Daily Report: The Book-Reading Experience Resists a Digital Overhaul

Even as e-readers gain popularity, the paper book remains the model for how we prefer to take on a text, and digital reimaginings have failed to catch on. … Read More

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The Allure of the Print Book

A number of new research reports and surveys are finding that teenagers and adults are continuing to read print books and often prefer them over digital e-books. … Read More

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Interview With Kevin Kelly, Author of ‘Cool Tools’

Kevin Kelly's latest book, "Cool Tools," is intended to be a compendium of the greatest tools on earth. It is presented as a massive print book with QR codes. … Read More

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A Missing Revenue Stream From Mobile Apps

Small niche publishers are seeking a business model that will help them make money from their mobile apps featuring specialized content. … Read More

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Daily Report: E-Book Services Track Readers’ Habits

Several new e-book subscription services are analyzing the data generated by readers and providing it free to writers and publishers.Read more ›

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Books, Just Like You Wanted

Writers are now able to write books that give their readers exactly what they want. That might, or might not, be a good thing.Read more ›

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The 30-Year-Old Macintosh and a Lost Conversation With Steve Jobs

To celebrate the 30 year anniversary or the Mac, Steven Levy, the author of a book on the computer, is releasing an unseen and raw interview with Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. … Read More

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Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing

The online cartoonist Randall Munroe is about to explore a strange new world — mainstream publishing -– and seek out an audience that doesn’t know its Linux from its Lexus. Jump to original:  Tech’s...

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Daily Report: Online Fiction Becomes Serialized and Social

With Wattpad, a storytelling app, the once-solitary writing process has become informal, intimate and highly interactive. See the original post:  Daily Report: Online Fiction Becomes Serialized and...

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Amazon Escalates Its Battle Against Hachette

Just weeks after the retailing giant began pressuring the publisher on pricing by delaying shipping and cutting discounts, it is now refusing orders for coming books. See more here:   Amazon Escalates...

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Amazon’s Tactics Confirm Its Critics’ Worst Suspicions

For years, Amazon’s critics have warned that the bookseller may flex its power once it controls the market for books. Now the company is proving its critics right. Original source -  Amazon’s Tactics...

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Why Is Amazon Squeezing Hachette? Maybe It Really Needs the Money

Amazon used to take margin from its suppliers so it could sell things more cheaply. Now, it needs the margin for itself. Originally posted here -  Why Is Amazon Squeezing Hachette? Maybe It Really...

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With the Blessing of Bill Gates, an Unlikely Summertime Best Seller

Bill Gates has resurrected a book published in 1969 and made it a best seller, by declaring it his favorite business book. See original article -  With the Blessing of Bill Gates, an Unlikely...

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Amazon Wants Cheaper Ebooks. But Should It Get to Enforce Prices?

Amazon argues that e-books should be priced at $9.99. But there is a risk that eliminating price experimentation could stifle creative business ideas. View article: Amazon Wants Cheaper Ebooks. But...

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Daily Report: To Compete Against Amazon, Google and Barnes & Noble Team Up

Book buyers in Manhattan, West Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area will be able to get same-day deliveries from local Barnes & Noble stores through Google Shopping Express. See the original...

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Amazon, Its Friends and Critics

The dispute between Amazon and Hachette has caused the usually reticent retailer start talking but made the publisher shut up. Some of the best commentary is coming from authors in the middle. View...

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A Conversation With Michael Harris, Author of ‘The End of Absence’

Mr. Harris tries to remind people in his new book that solitude in the digital age is important to find a sense of self. Originally posted here:   A Conversation With Michael Harris, Author of ‘The...

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Examining the Amazon Way

Amazon’s accomplishments are dwarfed only by its ambitions. A former executive talks about the potential and the perils as the retailer enters its third decade, as well as why the dispute with...

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Amazon and Its Missing Books

As its dispute with the publisher continues, Amazon wants to make it difficult to buy Hachette books, but it does not want to be accused of banning them. Continue reading here: Amazon and Its Missing...

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