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Amazon alters rules for Kindles in school libraries

Aug 02 2011: Amazon has apparently created new rules governing the use of its Kindle ereader in school libraries in the USA. Amazon's website states that content cannot be loaded across multiple devices at one time and that each Kindle be tethered to its own account.

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Children's books finally receive exemption from lead testing requirements

Aug 02 2011: The publishers of printed books and materials received good news on Monday. Three years after the enactment of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, the USA government passed an amendment exempting "ordinary" children's books from the law’s lead testing ...

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LA Times eliminates freelance books columnists

Jul 27 2011: The Los Angeles Times has eliminated a number of freelance books columnists, including Susan Salter Reynolds, author of the weekly "Discoveries" column.

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Daily Telegraph ordered to pay damages for 'spiteful' review

Jul 27 2011: The Daily Telegraph has been ordered to pay £65,000 in damages after losing a high court case for libel and malicious falsehood over a book review of Dr Sarah Thornton's book Seven Days in the Art World, published in 2008. Ruling in the high court in London, Mr Justice ...

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Apple forces online stores to remove in-app links

Jul 26 2011: In response to Apple beginning to enforce new iOS4 app design guidelines that prohibit in-app links that allow consumers to bypass the Apple purchasing system, retailers are scrambling to let consumers know that they can still read their e-books on their Apple devices ...

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Amazon to enter Indian market

Jul 26 2011: Amazon is in discussion with e-commerce companies in India in a bid to expand into one of the world's fastest-growing economies. However a source talking to the Times of India says, "Indian players see the huge potential in the e-commerce segment here and so have so far...

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Harry Potter series to be available as Google eBooks

Jul 21 2011: A few weeks ago it was announced that the Harry Potter series would be available on ebook but only through J.K. Rowling's new site, Pottermore. Now, according to Inside Google Books, the series will also be available via the open Google eBooks platform, which means it ...

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Borders to close

Jul 19 2011: The final death knell for Borders in the USA sounded yesterday as the company said its remaining 399 stores would begin winding down in three days' time. The store-closure program will last until September and its 10,700 employees will be made redundant.

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