Apple Loses Two Key Decisions in E-book Case & other trade news from PW

Apple Loses Two Key Decisions in E-book Case Judge Denise Cote handed down two key rulings on Friday in the damages phase of Apple’s e-book price-fixing case. In one ruling, the judge granted class action status in the state and consumer cases pending before her. And in another decision, the judge rejected Apple’s two expert witnesses for trial. more » Abrams Launches First Annual Wimpy Kid Month This April, Abrams/Amulet is kicking off the first-ever Wimpy Kid Month, a month-long celebration of Jeff Kinney's wildly popular series, which will become an annual event. The campaign culminates on April 28 with the cover, color, and title reveal of the ninth book in the series, to be published November 4. more » THE ROUNDUP Yes, Book Editors Edit : "To enter the editorial vault of the publishing world is to join a population of overworked, underpaid, good-humored, vastly well-read craftspeople often spending huge amounts of time on other people’s writing. We do it for the pleasure of working with words and ideas and writers. We’re all on the same page." From Harper editor Barry Harbaugh at the "New Yorker." This iPad Dad Won't Let Kid Read Books: Alborz Fallah doesn’t want his son Ari to have any books. It’s not that the Sydney father doesn’t want his two-and-a-half-year-old son to read at all, he feels books are so 20th Century and that reading on an iPad is better. Copyright Laws Keep E-books Locked Up: Many publishing houses don't allow their products to be lent out by digital libraries for fear of piracy. Articles and books by researchers are also affected. Readers are the ones who have to pay the price. VIEW ALL »