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  Some Think Korean Translation Improved “50 Shades” Icky Sex

  413 readersBy Publishing Perspectives Korea Times’ Kwaak Je-yup reports that after its release on August 8, E.L. James’ blockbuster bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey, immediately became South Korea’s bestselling novel and e-book.  More than 150,000 copies of “Grey” and its sequel Fifty Shades Darker, released on August 16th, have been sold in the first two weeks, according to its publisher Sigongsa.  (The

• School Picture Day at the New York Public Library

  254 readers The Wall Street Journal has a slideshow depicting what employees of the New York Public Library wear to work every day. The pictures seem a tad contrived, as the employees depicted are obviously wearing pristine, highly choreographed outfits. From the Wall Street Journal: It’s not just ladies in sensible shoes and wool cardigans who work at the

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  Your e-book is probably reading you back

  1388 readersMany e-reader users are undoubtedly aware that the Internet-enabled devices they’re using to read e-books are also tracking their reading habits and reporting them back to their manufacturer. But have we ever really stopped to think about what this means? The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on the phenomenon looking at the uses

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  Some publishers more willing to settle with DOJ than others over e-book pricing

  1262 readersThe Wall Street Journal has some further news on the putative e-book pricing settlement in the US Justice Department and European Commission joint anti-trust investigation of the “Agency Five” publishers plus Apple. Anonymous sources have told the Journal that three publishers are inclined to settle and two others (plus Apple) are holding out. HarperCollins, Hachette,

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  Court rules Wall Street Journal can change terms of digital subscription

  1231 readersA district court has thrown out a class action suit against Dow Jones (owner of the Wall Street Journal) for changing the subscription terms for its on-line Wall Street Journal service, PaidContent reports. Originally, one single WSJ online subscription price covered access to digital versions of both the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s Online. However,

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  The Wall Street Journal To Lauch eBook Bestsellers List

  1534 readersThe Wall Street Journal will begin publishing lists of eBook bestsellers, beginning this weekend. The New York Times and USA Today both began publishing bestseller lists for eBooks early this year, but the exciting aspect of this news is that Amazon, Apple, Google and Barnes & Noble will be sharing their eBook sales data with

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  AT&T Sets Record With New iPad Sales

  852 readersAT&T has put out a press release revealing that the company saw record iPad sales on Friday, the day the new iPad was released. The release lacked details, but read: “On Friday, March 16, AT&T set a new single-day record for its iPad sales and activations, demonstrating robust demand for the new iPad on the nation’s

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  Books-A-Million Begins Moving Into Former Borders Stores

  2385 readersDespite the fact that Books-A-Million’s offer to acquire 30 Borders stores fell through, BAMM is getting ready to open new stores into former Borders locations in the South. Last week, the company reported that it would be opening a location in a former Borders store in Charlotte, NC. Today, the company announced that it will be

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  Amazon.com Continues to Flow

  338 readersIf you run a $50 billion company and announce that your sales are up 44% going into the holiday season shouldn’t Wall Street give you a standing ovation? Not if you’re Amazon and your profit margins are, once again, taking a short-term hit for the long-term gain. What part of this 2009 message from Jeff Bezos

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  Dept. Of Justice Investigates eBook Business

  866 readersFollowing an investigation in Europe, the U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into the eBook industry. The investigations will look at if Apple and publishers are breaking any antitrust laws when pricing eBooks. The Wall Street Journal has more: “At a congressional hearing, Sharis Pozen, the Justice Department’s acting antitrust chief, said: ‘We are also