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Apple Set to Offer Fairplay DRM Access to Book Publishers

Digital Rights Management software has never been universally popular, though Apple is offering publishers a crack at it. According to the Los Angeles Times, Apple will use the DRM to prevent piracy of titles sold on the multimedia device. Apple abandoned restrictive DRM for music titles last year when it removed FairPlay from the iTunes […]

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Rumor: Apple Contacted Media Outfits Regarding Tablet Device

Per Gizmodo, Apple recently approached a number of newspapers, magazines and other print media describing putting their products for sale on iTunes via a new piece of hardware. The report cited people familiar with The New York Times, publishers McGraw Hill and Oberlin Press, and a trip that “several executives from one of the largest […]

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Amazon Acquires iPhone eBook Reader Stanza

Apparently the Kindle app for iPhone wasn’t enough for Amazon. Monday it was announced on Lexcycle, Inc.’s blog that the online retailer purchased the company which includes the popular iPhone eBook reader Stanza. According to the Lexcycle blog, there will be no changes to the Stanza application or it’s function as the result of the […]