In a pre-holiday announcement on its blog, Google quietly pulled the plug on its attempt to help booksellers to sell ebooks: it announced the end of its reseller programme in… Read more >
Martin Taylor
April 10, 2012
bookselling, ebook readers, ebook stores, Google, Google eBooksAustralia, Booktopia, Copia, Dymocks, Google Ebooks, Google Play Books, TitlePage Plus
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The post below was written for the June 2011 issue of the Australian Booksellers Association magazine News on Bookselling. It was written shortly after the rejection by Judge Chin of… Read more >
Martin Taylor
May 31, 2011
business, copyright, Google, Google eBooks, Google Editionscopyright, digital copyright, fair dealing, fair use, Google Books settlement, orphan works
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A plan to create a vast digital library by scanning millions of books without explicit copyright permission has been thrown out in a long-awaited ruling issued today by New York… Read more >
Martin Taylor
March 23, 2011
analysis, copyright, Google, librariescopyright, google book settlement, Google Books settlement, google ebook settlement
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Google launched its much-anticipated—and much-delayed—ebook service this week, serving up several hundred thousand commercial ebooks for sale in addition three million free, out-of-copyright books. Formerly known as Google Editions, the… Read more >
Martin Taylor
December 12, 2010
Amazon, bookselling, Google, Google eBooks, Google EditionsAmazon, ebookstores, Google eBookstore, Google Editions, Kindle for Web
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Apple’s grip on the media business tightened this week with the release of its latest operating system update for the iPhone OS4. And as its mobile product line expands, its… Read more >
Martin Taylor
June 10, 2010
Apple, ebook readers, Google, iPad, iphoneiAds, iBooks, iOS4, iPhone OS4
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Google has confirmed that it plans a “June or July” launch for its long-signalled foray into the ebook selling business. Called Google Editions, it introduces a major new competitor into… Read more >
Martin Taylor
May 5, 2010
ebook formats, Google, Google Editions, newscloud, Google Editions, web apps
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Here’s the story I wrote for this week’s National Business Review, a round up of the interesting times we’re living in and my pick of the winners and losers —… Read more >
Martin Taylor
February 11, 2010
Amazon, analysis, Apple, Google, KindleApple, iPad
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Until this week, you needed a US business address to get your ebooks into Amazon’s Kindle store via their self-service Digital Text Platform (DTP). They’ve now extended this to international… Read more >
Martin Taylor
January 20, 2010
Amazon, Google, Kindle, news
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I’ve posted below the full notice that was just sent out to rightsholders who had registered under the original settlement agreement. This is the official court summary of the key… Read more >
Martin Taylor
December 15, 2009
copyright, GoogleGoogle Books settlement
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The Android vs iPhone wars are at an interesting point. Apple is making huge strides with its early-mover advantage while Android’s much-hyped but slow-burning start tests the nerves of developers… Read more >
Martin Taylor
November 22, 2009
Google, iphone, smartphonesandroid, Apple, mobile
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