Harper Lee has agreed to let “To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of only a few classics currently available only in print, to be published as an e-book in July.
Apple appealed the placement of a monitor to ensure compliance with federal antitrust laws.
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The book “Where the Moon Isn’t” went by “The Shock of the Fall” in Britain, and its publisher is reintroducing it under the second title after it won an award.
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Sales were hurt by the Nook division, where revenue fell 32 percent, to $109 million.
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The giant retailer announced a program to pay independent bookstores to sell its e-books and popular reading devices.
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Beginning Monday, ZolaBooks.com alone will sell the e-book of “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” as well as other digital books by Joan Didion.
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The new device comes as the bookseller, the nation’s largest bookstore chain, continues to face questions about its long-term viability.
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The deal will make the publishers’ backlist books available to monthly subscribers in a Netflix-style service.
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Apple will face restrictions in its agreements with publishers, but not the extensive government oversight sought by the Justice Department.
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Dr. Seuss’s “Cat in the Hat,” “Green Eggs and Ham,” “There’s a Wocket in My Pocket!” and “The Lorax” will soon be downloadable, with more of his books to follow.
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After the United States government won an antitrust suit against Apple, it now wants to discipline Apple in other markets where it does business, like movies and music.
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Having a bookstore in your neighborhood, as opposed to one that is bookmarked on your browser, is an invitation.
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A federal judge’s antitrust finding against Apple over e-book prices underscores how much the book industry has changed and bolsters the advantage held by the online retailer.
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A judge in federal court Wednesday held that the company had violated antitrust law in helping set the retail price of electronic books, and said a trial for damages would follow.
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The nation’s only major bookstore chain has no clear path forward, reviving fears among publishers, authors and agents about its future.
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A new chief was named to lead the struggling Nook division, but the C.E.O.’s post will remain vacant for the time being.
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Eddy Cue, a senior vice president at Apple, denied the government’s charges that the company was working with e-book publishers to raise prices.
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Eddy Cue, a senior vice president for Apple, denied that the company colluded with publishers to fix e-book prices.
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The Justice Department has claimed that the publishers used Apple as a conduit to communicate with each other; Apple lawyers have sought to portray the conversations as normal business proceedings.
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The government presented evidence that executives of big book publishing companies discussed raising e-book prices at Apple’s behest before the introduction of the iPad.
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