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Apple e-textbook project code-named “Bliss,” inspired by Al Gore’s “Our Choice”

Apple e-textbook project code-named “Bliss,” inspired by Al Gore’s “Our Choice”

Posted on Jan 19, 2012 by MG3

Filed in: Ebook ReadersApple

We’ve heard plenty of speculation surrounding Apple’s upcoming event in New York City, where the company is expected to unveil an educational product. It’s believed to be a digital textbook publishing tool or a “GarageBand for eBooks,” a project that Steve Jobs himself worked on for several years before his death. And now, tips from AppleInsider reveal some more details about the project, including that it’s internally code-named “Bliss.”

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US Justice Department also investigating Apple and others for ebook price fixing

US Justice Department also investigating Apple and others for ebook price fixing

Posted on Dec 08, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Ebook ReadersApple

We heard just yesterday that the European Commission was investigating possible ebook price fixing by Apple and five major book publishers, and now the US Department of Justice has confirmed that it's investigating the situation. (To be clear, the news is the confirmation, not the investigation — that's been rumored since last year.) Like the European investigation, the DOJ is interested in the "agency model" of selling books, whereby the publishers set the final prices and Apple takes a cut; that's in contrast to the wholesale model used by Amazon in which the publishers sell the books to the retailer and Amazon decides the final prices at will. By agreeing to the agency model, Apple gave t...

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iPad and Kindle outright tablet and e-reader kings

iPad and Kindle outright tablet and e-reader kings

Posted on Jan 19, 2011 by MG1

In news that will shock no one, the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle 3 were the dominant products in their respective fields in the latter half of 2010, grabbing a massive amount of the tablet and e-reade...

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