Is it time to stop taxing ebooks?
Nothing is certain but death and taxes, so says the old proverb. Yet while we are all embarking on our slow decline to death (Merry Christmas everyone!) the tax we… Read more »
Another UK player bows out of the ebook market…
Back in May, we reported that Waterstones would stop selling e-books directly from 14th July and would instead be partnering with Kobo. Only two months later and (rather recent) history… Read more »
The antitrust payouts have begun: Amazon users get ebook refunds
Yesterday, Amazon’s winning streak continued. As part of an antitrust settlement, Amazon customers who bought books from Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin were given a refund of $3.17 per New York… Read more »
Penguin settles with EU over ebook pricing
Penguin has settled with the European Union over the ebooks antitrust case that has been going since December 2011, making it the final publisher to settle this case. It’s over.… Read more »
Publishers have paid $166 million in price-fixing case; Apple will probably pay way, way more than that
According to a document released on Tuesday, the five publishers involved in the DOJ’s recent ebook price-fixing case paid $166,158,426 to settle the state and consumer charges brought against them. Over… Read more »
The stage of the holiday eReader showdown is set
Kobo has announced a new $99 touchscreen e-reader just days after the news that the company had been sold to Japan’s leading online retailer, Rakuten, for $315 million. The inexpensive… Read more »