The Global eBook Market Valued at 14.5 Billion (GoodeReader)
The global e-Book market has been valued at $14.5 billion dollars and is expected to reach more than $22 billion by 2017. These figures are courtesy of Kobo who published their inaugural Book Report.
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Canadian Law Enforcement Agency Dropping Cases Rather Than Deal With New Warrant Requirements For ISP Subscriber Info (Techdirt)
A funny thing happens when courts start requiring more information from law enforcement: law enforcers suddenly seem less interested in zealously enforcing the law.
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Douglas Preston on Amazon, Authors United and What’s Next (PW)
Throughout the months-long dispute between Amazon and Hachette over e-book sales terms, Douglas Preston was one of the most outspoken authors on the matter.
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73% of Kids Would Read More if They Could Find Books They liked (GalleyCat)
A whopping 73 percent of kids report the they would read more if they could find more books that they liked, according to a new report by Scholastic.
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Kindle Daily Deal: A Prisoner of Birth (and others)
