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Hachette Backs Use Of Text-to-speech

03.07.2009 06:42    book2book.co.uk
The Hachette Book Group Thursday morning issued a statement outlining its position on the text-to-speech question. Text-to-speech arose as an issue earlier this year when Amazon's Kindle 2 added the capability; the Authors Guild challenged TTS, saying Amazon was taking


Shore Named To Direct Pearson Digital Strategy

03.07.2009 06:42    book2book.co.uk
Genevieve Shore, digital director for Penguin Group for the last two years, has been promoted to director of digital strategy for Penguin parent company Pearson. Beginning Sept. 1, Shore will coordinate the company’s digital strategy.

Arizona State Sued Over Kindle E-textbook Usage

03.07.2009 06:42    book2book.co.uk
Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, is being sued by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) over the use of Amazon’s Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic

Vikram Seth To Pen A Sequel To Suitable Boy

03.07.2009 06:42    book2book.co.uk
Twenty years after Mrs Rupa Mehra set out to look for a suitable boy for her daughter, it’ll be Lata’s turn to find a suitable girl for her grandson. After keeping everybody guessing all these years, it’s finally confirmed that


DOJ Opens Formal Investigation Into Google Books Settlement

03.07.2009 06:42    book2book.co.uk
The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that is has opened a formal investigation into the settlement between Google and book publishers over the digital publishing rights to certain books, citing antitrust concerns.

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