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Should UK Consumers Boycott Amazon This Christmas?

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Editorials are beginning to appear in UK newspapers encouraging consumers to consider boycotting Amazon and other multinationals who avoid paying UK tax rates.

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Google Unveils 3 New Nexus Devices, Despite Hurricane

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Google announced three new Android devices on its blog on Monday morning: the Nexus 4 smartphone, Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus 10 tablet, available November 13th.

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E-Book Trends Differ Around the World

CEO Panel discusses worldwide e-book trends at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012

During a CEO panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012, execs from bookselling giants discussed global e-book trends and how they differ across various markets.

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Google and AAP Settle Lawsuit, Opening Door for Contested Content

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After seven years of litigation, Google and the Association of American Publishers have settled their lawsuit, opening the door for Google to display contested content.

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Google Play E-books, Nexus 7 Land in Japan

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Google has launched its Nexus 7 Android tablet, along with localized selection of content, including e-books and movies, in Japan.

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The Economics of Book Pricing Via a Nobel Prize Economist’s Book

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The price for economist Paul Krugman’s latest bestseller, End This Depression Now!, can vary by as much as $15, a worrying stat says Peter Osnos.

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Should You Expose All Your Book’s Content to Search Engines?

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Craig Mod has made all the content in his book Art Space Tokyo available to search engines, arguing that this is likely to spur sales.

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Why Google Bought Frommer’s? The Metadata, Baby

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To Google content is a ready-made store of metadata and the Frommer’s purchase, combined with Zagat last year, provides additional context for travel searches.

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Platform or Participant? Where Do Publishers Fall?

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In search of new revenue streams, should publishers get into the service provider business and potentially give competitors a boost?

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E-Books in Spanish Latin America: The New El Dorado or a Mirage?

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With 400 million potential readers, why hasn’t Spanish Latin America been yet wooed by any of the major global e-book power players? The reasons are myriad.

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