Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Apple Seeks to Knock Out E-book Class Action Case

PW Daily

Apple is seeking to kill the consumer class action against it—and a potential multi-million dollar damages award—by reasserting an argument that failed in its federal price-fixing trial: that its entry into the e-book market was “pro-competitive” and beneficial to consumers. more »

THE ROUNDUP

'X Factor' for Novelists: A literary talent show is about to be aired in Italy, but is television the right place to nurture literary talent?
An Inside Look at the Publishing Biz : New York magazine excerpts Daniel Menaker's new memoir, My Mistake.
Ask the Writing Teacher : Fifty shades of rejection.
Black Stone Bookstore Opens in Mich. : The Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center is the first bookstore to open in Ypsilanti in several years, making it the second independent one in the city. However, Black Stone is the only bookstore in the area to cater to specialize in African American books and culture.
Ebershoff Named to Out 100 : Random House editor and author of The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff, was named one of Out magazine's 2013 Out 100, the publication's list of top LGBT people of the year.

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