Posting on behalf of Peter Murray, OhioLINK, full post at:  http://dltj.org/article/gbs-summary/ Today was to be the deadline for objecting to, opting out of, and/or filing briefs with the court on the Google Book Search Settlement. That was the plan, at least, when the preliminary approval statement from the court was issued last year. That deadline [...]

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On May 11 – 12th the IDPF will hold its Digital Book 2009 Conference in NYC.  The theme is “an eBook Stimulus plan for Publishing.”  More information is available on the conference website.  Looks like there will be some sessions on DRM, ePUB, XML, and a presentation from Google on the Book Search program. Anyone [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Smith Executive Director International Digital Publishing Forum 905-235-4373 msmith@idpf.org Digital Book 2009: An eBook Stimulus Plan for Publishing NYC Conference to focus on booming eBook business and winning commercial models New York, NY April 06, 2009: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reported last week that eBook sales represent the [...]

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