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US Authors Guild attacks Amazon over Kindle Lending

Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 10:12

The US Authors Guild has accused Amazon.com of "boldly breaching its contracts" with publishers by signing them up to its new Kindle Lending programme without permission.

It claimed it is doing this to drive sales of its Kindle Fire, which is up against the Apple iPad and Barnes & Noble Nook in the US' increasingly...

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Google judge calls 'status conference' for 7th October

Publication Date: Fri, 25/09/2009 - 03:49

The judge presiding over the Google Settlement has agreed to delay the Fairness Hearing at the request of the Association of American Publishers and US Authors Guild. But he added that the public would benefit from a "a fair and reasonable settlement".

Judge Denny Chin has called for the "status conference" to take...

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