The government and publishing titan Penguin Random House exchanged opening salvos in a federal antitrust trial as the U.S. seeks to block the biggest U.S. book publisher from absorbing rival Simon & Schuster.

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A publishers’ association is suing Maryland over the state’s new e-book law that requires book publishers to sell public libraries licenses to the same digital content that other customers can purchase. Maryland’s law was a first-in-the-nation effort to force major ...

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The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would reshape the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and readers.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google and major book publishers have settled a lengthy legal battle over digital copyrights, but a bigger dispute still looms with thousands of authors who allege that Google is illegally profiting from their works. The truce announced ...

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WASHINGTON  — The Justice Department and 15 states sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers Wednesday, alleging a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic books they said cost consumers more than $100 million in the past two years by ...

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NEW YORK — Luxury home magazines that provide readers a peek inside some of the swankiest, most interesting abodes around the world are getting a freshening up — from new editors and publishers to new approaches to technology. The venerable ...

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BOWIE — The closing of Borders stores in Maryland as the chain reorganizes under bankruptcy leaves large retail space up for grabs and local shoppers disappointed at the loss of a neighborhood staple. “I use it as my second home,” ...

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NEW YORK — The country’s biggest newspaper publishers say advertising revenue continued to improve in the fourth quarter — even if they are still not ready to predict when or if traditional print revenue will start growing again. Gannett Co., ...

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NEW YORK — Advertising revenue at U.S. newspapers has continued to slip in the third quarter. New figures from the Newspaper Association of America show that in the July-to-September period, the industry’s total print and online ad revenue fell 5.4 ...

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