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1. Amazon Publishing's "The Hangman's Daughter" Series Reaches 1 Million Copies Sold
   SEATTLE (June 17, 2013)— Amazon Publishing today announced that Oliver Pötzsch, whose Hangman's Daughter series includes "The Hangman's Daughter" (2010), "The Dark Monk" (2012), and "The Beggar King" (2013), has become the...
2. Stephen King's print-only book available as pirated ebook
   When Stephen King announced that his latest novel, Joyland, would be published in a print-only edition with indie publisher Hard Case Crime, the move seemed to demonstrate support for his publisher, some faith in traditional publishing, and a...
3. The Apple e-book antitrust case: The final four days
   Eddy Cue, the alleged "ringmaster" of a conspiracy to raise e-book prices in 2010, returns to a Manhattan federal court Monday in the final four days of the Department of Justice's antitrust case against Apple (AAPL). Having sailed...
4. Key witness Eddy Cue to testify in Apple e-book trial
   Apple’s head of iTunes, Eddy Cue, will testify Thursday as the central witness in the Justice Department’s lawsuit against the tech giant for allegedly conspiring to raise e-book prices. According to prosecutors, Cue was the chief...
5. Quirk Books is "Looking for Love" with $10,000 unpublished love story fiction contest
   Quirk Books has announced its "Looking for Love" fiction contest and invites writers to submit unpublished novel-length manuscripts containing a love story. The prize is publication by Quirk Books and a $10,000 advance against royalties. Since...