News tagged with online book seller

Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books

(AP) -- An online book special offered by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is turning into a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com.

Technology / Internet

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'Game-powered machine learning' opens door to Google for music

Can a computer be taught to automatically label every song on the Internet using sets of examples provided by unpaid music fans? University of California, San Diego engineers have found that the answer is ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

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Saving forests? Take a leaf from insurance industry's book

A group of environmental scientists say a problem-ridden economic model designed to slow deforestation can be improved by applying key concepts from the insurance industry.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Apple denies e-book pricing conspiracy

Apple denied a charge that it schemed with publishers to hike prices for e-books, portraying itself as a hero for prying Amazon's "monopolistic grip" from the market.

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US sues Apple, publishers over e-book prices

(AP) -- The government says avid best-seller readers who use electronic books have been getting ripped off. Tina Fey's "Bossy Pants," Tim Tebow's "Through My Eyes" and Keith Richards' `"Life" - maybe they ...

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created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 19

Britannica's halt of print edition triggers sales

(AP) -- It turns out all Encyclopaedia Britannica had to do to breathe new life into the sale of its print edition was to kill it.

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PayPal reverses course on e-book sales ban

PayPal on Tuesday reversed a ban on the use of the online payments service for sales of electronic books portraying rape, incest and bestiality.

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Authors Guild worried by Apple e-book suit report

The president of the Authors Guild expressed concern on Friday over reports that the Justice Department is threatening to file an antitrust suit against Apple and book publishers.

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created Mar 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Apple, book publishers facing potential US suit: WSJ

The Justice Department is threatening to sue Apple and five major US publishers for allegedly colluding to raise the price of digital books, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

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created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

iPad dominates due to Apple's supply deals

Apple certainly has lots of buzz and corporate cache behind its products, but there's a hidden - almost mundane - reason its newest iPad is likely to dominate the competition: the advantageous deals the company ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Apple expected to reveal new iPad

Apple is expected to reveal a new version of its coveted iPad on Wednesday in its first major media event since the death of legendary founder and beloved pitchman Steve Jobs.

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created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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