Seven of the world’s top literary publishers brought a federal copyright complaint Friday in response to an announcement by Amazon-owned Audible of its plan to roll out a new caption service with its e-books.
Read moreChristian activists who tried to stop Houston libraries from hosting “Drag Queen Storytime” because it allegedly promotes the LGBT community’s “secular humanist” religion lack standing, a federal judge ruled Thursday, dismissing the lawsuit.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit affirmed a judgment Tuesday against an Ohio couple that sued Amazon, Apple and Barnes and Noble for distributing an unexpected erotic-fiction hit that used their engagement picture and told the story of a married woman’s romantic interest in New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Read moreFour years after Apple’s heavy antitrust penalty, the Second Circuit added a footnote from the digital literary saga, dismissing lawsuits from two defunct e-book retailers that blamed the tech giant’s price-fixing conspiracy for their decline.
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A two-year antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book business ended Thursday with the European Commission accepting the Seattle-based giant’s promise to drop so-called “most favored nation” clauses in its distribution contracts with publishers.
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Accusing Audible of bait-and-switch tactics and false advertising, a federal class action claims the audiobook seller and its parent company Amazon.com lure subscribers into buying monthly “credits” they may never be able to exchange for e-books.
Read moreM2M Solutions brought a federal complaint against Amazon.com, saying its Kindle e-reader and Fire tablets violate three patents.
Read moreA member of a global electronic publishing association sued the group in federal court Tuesday to stop it from transferring the rights to a popular e-book format to an organization it says will put profit ahead of education.
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