Topic: Hachette Filipacchi Medias SA

Barnes and Noble stock soars on Microsoft team-up

Barnes and Noble stock went zooming following an infusion of money from Microsoft to create a subsidiary for Barnes & Noble's e-book and college textbook businesses.

Apple will fight the DOJ

Apple wants the anti-trust case filed against it by the DOJ to be decided 'on the merits.'

What the e-book scandal means for Apple

Apple is under fire from the DOJ. So how will the next few months shake out for the tech giant? 

Apple, five major publishers accused of e-book collusion by DOJ

On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in US District Court against Apple and a group of publishers. Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to settle. The rest will probably fight on. 

Inside US lawsuit: How Apple, publishers allegedly brought Amazon to heel

US antitrust lawyers filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. and two publishers, alleging they conspired to inflate the price of e-books, at an estimated cost to readers of $100 million.

E-books price-fixing suit hits Apple. Will readers get compensated?

E-books price fixing by Apple and several large book publishers forced consumers to pay an extra $2 to $3 extra per e-book, law-enforcement officials say. But the long-term impact on e-book prices is not clear.

Right pricing e-books: Is the government actually discouraging competition?

Authors Guild President Scott Turow charges in an open letter about e-book pricing: “Our government may be on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition.”

Lower e-book prices ahead as government threatens Apple, publishers?

The Justice Department has told Apple and five major publishers that it's planning to sue them for fixing e-book prices.

E-books get pricey. Will customers go paperback?

As e-book sales increase, their prices have inched upward. But will customers pay $10 to $15 for a digital book?

7 gifts for history and geography fans

From a massive atlas to a comprehensive history of the White House, here are 7 of the best history and geography gift books of the season.

Is Amazon's Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract?

Some writers are up in arms that Amazon's Kindle Lending Library is offering their books for free. 

Top 10 highest paid authors of 2011

Forbes has just released their 2011 list of the world's highest paid authors (based on earnings from May 2010 to April 2011), and some of them may surprise you. We'll tell you how much each author made, why you should know their names, and how they beat the recession's effect on the fiction industry.

Apple, leading US publishers, charged with collusion

Two plaintiffs in an anti-trust lawsuit claim that Apple and five publishers colluded to drive up Amazon's low e-book prices, raising profits for publishers and making Apple's iPad more competitive against Amazon's Kindle.

Google Books scores a deal in France

It wasn't easy getting there, but Google Books has signed a deal with a major French publisher.

'What should I read?' A new site called Bookish hopes to tell you

Publisher-supported Bookish hopes to become the Rotten Tomatoes of the book world.

David Foster Wallace's "The Pale King" is released online – before it appears in bookstores

David Foster Wallace's "The Pale King" goes on sale on April 15 in bookstores – but Amazon and Barnes & Noble have been selling it online since March 22.

Borders bankruptcy shakes up book industry

Borders bankruptcy will mean the closure of some 200 superstores, reshuffling an industry that's already reeling from technological change.

Borders bankruptcy will close about 200 stores

Borders bankruptcy comes at a time when the company reports $2 million in losses each day at the stores it plans to close.

Starbucks adds e-books to the mix

Starbucks is partnering with Yahoo to provide customers with a new digital network offering free e-books, movies, and other goodies.

Le Monde rejects Sarkozy intervention in media sale

A battle for control of the ailing French newspaper Le Monde is over. A business group favored by French President Nicolas Sarkozy withdrew its bid after journalists on the newspaper voted against it.

Why I'm waiting to buy an iPad

"Bookish" types weigh in: The iPad isn't necessarily a Kindle killer – at least, not yet.

Publishers demand that Amazon raise its prices

Hachette joins Macmillan in demanding that Amazon sell its e-books for more than $9.99.

Can they hold back the tide? Publishers will slow e-book releases

Kennedy has told his own story: coming next month

The hot new price for e-books: free