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Is the DoJ filing, the nail in the coffin of the Google Books Settlement? James Grimmelmann, who has been following these things as closely as anybody, thinks that it is increasingly unlikely that the Settlement will be approved (which is how I interpret this tweet: “I’m updating my priors on the chances of the settlement’s passage downward substantially.” — James, poor guy, has been reading too many briefs these last few months).

So, if the Settlement is not … Keep Reading

As is generally known the Apple App store handles payments for developers and some distribution functions in exchange for a 30% cut on the revenues obtained from the sale of those apps. 70% is passed along to the publishers and developers who make the apps. The Android App store is run along similar lines (30% to Google for handling the transaction, collecting the monies and maintaining the store front: 70% to the developer). Amazon last week announced its own App … Keep Reading

We have been taking a preliminary look at the Apple announcement of the iPad. It looks like a fabulous machine and we can not wait to get our hands on one. It seems to be just right. Just right for digital editions. Here are five really good points:

1. It should be affordable by the mass market. $500 is an excellent entry price
2. It is large enough (nearly A4) to give a rich visual and touch experience, but still small enough

The big news today is the launch of the Apple Tablet yesterday. Gizmodo has a helpful summary of features.

We have also just released a new version of our generic iPhone App Exactly, which has an important improvement. It allows the user to sync the latest issue of her subscription to the phone. This makes the reading experience much more consistent and speedier, and of course it is then feasible to read the latest issue of the magazine on … Keep Reading

The best blog posting on the Apple Tablet that I have read this week is at Gizmodo, by Jesus Diaz, The Apple Tablet Interface Must be Like This.

Anybody blogging now about the Tablet has an excellent chance of being proven wrong in 5 days time. But the most interesting aspects of Diaz’s piece are historical, where he speculates about the interface by thinking about what has already gone before, in which he notes that the iPhone has already … Keep Reading