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As 17 more states join class action against book publishers and Apple, new ...
paidContent.org
The states' class action suit, which was filed the same day as the Department of Justice's lawsuit, alleges that Apple and book publishers conspired to set e-book prices. Unlike the DOJ, the states seek monetary restitution for consumers.
Judge Allows Class-Action Lawsuit on E-Book Pricing to Go AheadNew York Times (blog)
Consumer suit vs. Apple and book publishers gets the go-aheadGeekWire
NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit positionWall Street Journal

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Tewksbury author to host book publishing course in Flemington starting June 1
New Jersey Hills
Local author Loren Spiotta-DiMare will be hosting a new Introduction to Book Publishing course June 1, 8, and 15 at Twice Told Tales bookstore in Flemington. The three-week class highlights the world of traditional, nonfiction publishing as well as ...



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Publishing Infographic: How A Book is Born
Huffington Post
Once a manuscript is completed, a book goes through a whole new process--the publishing process. (Cue dramatic chords.) This convoluted and snarky, but not entirely untrue infographic by Mariah Bear for publisher Weldon Owen helps readers understand ...
How A Book Is Bornmediabistro.com

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Daily Beast

Why My Next E-Book Will Be About Iraq
Daily Beast
If a writer aspired to reach an audience of any size, he or she had little choice but to depend on a large commercial publisher. In the fall of 2010, I was seized by a new writing project. The project would evolve into my seventh book, a novel, ...
David Frum: Writing without a netNational Post

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NEWS.com.au

IT seems Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kids rules children's book publishing.
NEWS.com.au
IT seems Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kids rules children's book publishing. The adventures of school student Greg Heffley and his friends in The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books have captivated children around the world. Kinney's success - selling almost 100 million ...

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New E-Book Publisher Aims To Be "World's Greenest Press"
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Some of the ecological benefits of e-publishing are less tangible but nonetheless real. At the May 12 Pasadena LitFest, Bitingduck was able to deliver its entire catalog of almost 140 books, including press kits and swag, in a Bike Friday bicycle ...

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WND.com

Grant Jeffrey, author, broadcaster, publisher
WND.com
by Jim FletcherEmail | Archive Jim Fletcher has worked in the book publishing industry for 15 years, and is now director of the apologetics group Prophecy Matters. His new book, "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" has just been ...



Reviews: 'The Perfume Lover,' 'Scent of Triumph' tell heady tales
Los Angeles Times
The publisher is Angelika Books, an imprint of Angelika Taschen, wife of art book publisher Benedikt Taschen. Malle launched his eponymous "perfume publishing house" in 2000 as an antidote to the crassly commercial, "chemical-smelling" perfumes ...



Book Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Files for Bankruptcy
http://www.totalbankruptcy.com
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the venerable publisher of educational and trade resources, has filed a prearranged bankruptcy petition after coming to an agreement with its creditors, according to a report from The New York Times.

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DecryptedTech

Simon & Shuster settles antitrust-ebook suit with state AGs
CNET
Simon & Shuster is the first of the five publishers accused of illegally fixing e-book prices with Apple's help to settle antitrust suit brought by 29 states. by Greg Sandoval May 17, 2012 1:00 PM PDT Follow @sandoCNET Simon & Shuster, one of the five ...
Simon & Schuster settles in ebook caseZDNet Australia
Correction -- Third Publisher Settles In eBook Price Fixing Class Action SuitDecryptedTech

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