By Emily Witt 12/28/11 11:29am

Print to Pixels

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Thrown to the Wolves! HarperCollins Sues Over Julie of the Wolves E-Book Rights

HarperCollins has filed a lawsuit against digital publisher Open Road over the e-book version of Jean Craighead George’s Newbery Award-winning children’s classic Julie of the Wolves. Originally published in 1972 by HarperCollins, Open Road arranged to publish an electronic version directly with the book’s author. In a statement, HarperCollins spokesperson Erin Crum told Publishers Weekly that “HarperCollins Publishers believes in protecting its exclusive rights. Our contract with Jean Craighead George, the author of Julie of the Wolves, grants us the exclusive digital rights to the book, and Open Road’s e-book edition violates our rights. We intend to take all appropriate steps to protect our exclusive rights under copyright against infringement, in this case and in any instances that might occur in the future.” The e-book still appears to be for sale online. Read More

By Emily Witt 12/07/11 1:21pm

Print to Digital

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Justice Department Investigates Publishers for E-Book Price Fixing

At a congressional hearing today, the Justice Department’s anti-trust authorities confirmed they are investigating the way publishers price electronic books for possible violations, reports The Wall Street Journal. In what’s known as the agency model, publishers set the price of books and allow stores like Apple and Amazon to take a 30 percent cut. This differs from the wholesale model used for print books, where publishers set a retail price that bookstores can choose to ignore. Read More

By Emily Witt 8/03/11 8:21am

Taxing

Barnes And Noble Unveils Their E-Book Reader The Nook

E-Books Exempt from Sales Tax in New York

Over at Forbes they have uncovered some important tax guidance — a few weeks after it was published, sure, but who reads the tax advisories? The news: e-books are not subject to tax in New York State!

Here’s how the state reached its conclusion:

Petitioner’s e-books are not tangible and do not include any Read More