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New Apple Patent: Advanced E-Book Functionality

Feb 23 2013, 12:33pm CST | by

"Digital note cards"

Yet another Apple patent has surfaced, and this one appears to be targeted at users who like to read books on the iPad or iPhone. It's also likely to try to appeal to those who aren't current iOS e-...

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Apple likely to lose ebook price-fix case hints judge before trial even starts

Source: Slashgear  |   May 24 2013, 5:23am CDT

Apple is unlikely to be able to counter evidence that it conspired with publishers to inflate ebook prices, the federal judge overseeing the case has said in a surprise pre-trial comment, though the Cupertino firm vehemently ...

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2 hours ago

Apple's ebook case looks doomed

Source: TechEye  |   May 24 2013, 4:08am CDT

It is starting to look like Apple's defence of its anti-trust antics in the ebook trade isdoomed even before it starts. In what Reuters calls a rare move, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the US Justice Department will be able to show ...

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"We look forward to presenting our evidence in open court and proving that Apple did not conspire to fix prices"


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2 hours ago

Free Natural Health Ebook: How to Prevent and Rid Your Home of Bed Bugs

Source: Natural Holistic Health  |   May 24 2013, 3:40am CDT

Free PDF Health Ebook... Simply right click the ebook title above, and choose Save As to save to your desktop! You can find more FREE Natural Health, Wellness and Pet Ebooks at Remedies4.com! As part of our ongoing effort to provide our readers with qua ...

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3 hours ago

New Funeral Ebook Released by Urn Company

Source: PRWeb  |   May 24 2013, 2:49am CDT

In the Light Urns, an online cremation urn retail company has just released a new funeral ebook called Stories From Funeral Celebrants. This ebook is a compilation of stories from leading funeral celebrants in th ...

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3 hours ago

Acquirgy Publishes New eBook: The DRTV Agency of the Digital Age

Source: PRWeb  |   May 24 2013, 2:49am CDT

We live in a world where real-time optimization of marketing campaigns is necessary for success, and failure to act in a timely manner gives the opposition an open door to capitalize on consumers who are searching for DRTV-advertised products. W ...

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3 hours ago

eBook Conversion Software Calibre 0.9.32 Brings New Driver Support

Source: Softpedia  |   May 24 2013, 2:47am CDT

Version 0.9.32 of the eBook reader and management software Calibre was announced on May 24, marking a milestone for this amazing software. The development of Calibre is going smoothly and fewer bugs remain with each edition. Even if it's still p ...

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10 hours ago

(05/23) Max Mills eBook 'Cliffs and Airports' Released in English

Source: Surfline  |   May 23 2013, 8:00pm CDT

PRESS RELEASE "Through unpredictable waves we are taken to the laboratory of outstanding faith, planned with playful zigzagging or violent changes, all within the goals of his imagination which he was never willing to g ...

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10 hours ago

Upload documents or ebooks to Google Play Books

Source: ITWorld.com  |   May 23 2013, 7:24pm CDT

May 23, 2013, 8:24 PM — Here's how you can upload ebooks or documents to Google Play Books. 4. Upload your ebook or document. For more, see the original article at the link below. ITworld Answers helps you sol ...

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13 hours ago

Apple ebook anti-trust trial set for 9-12 days in early June

Source: paidContent.org  |   May 23 2013, 4:18pm CDT

The Justice Department, state governments and Apple met in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday before US District Denise Cote to make arrangements for an upcoming trial in which Apple is accused of colluding with big publishers to fix ...

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12 weeks ago

New Apple Patent: Advanced E-Book Functionality

Feb 23 2013, 12:33pm CST | by

"Digital note cards"

Yet another Apple patent has surfaced, and this one appears to be targeted at users who like to read books on the iPad or iPhone. It's also likely to try to appeal to those who aren't current iOS e-book readers.

United States Patent Application Publication US 2013/0047115 A1 is for "creating and viewing digital note cards." The crux of the patent is a floating toolbar that appears when you want to highlight or select passages of text within an e-book.

The toolbar allows one-touch access to highlight the passage, to copy it to the clipboard, to insert a note into the digital book, or to perform an Internet search of the passage in question.

The goal is obviously to more realistically simulate the kinds of experiences you can have with a real book, something that everyone in the e-book game has been trying to do since day one.

One of the things that is still a bit difficult to replicate is how easy it is to thumb through a book, tag different pages, and highlight various passages.

This patent from Apple could make that experience a bit more lifelike. It's nice to see an Apple patent that isn't some really crazy high-concept idea like the iWatch or super smart TV. This one could actually come to light in a decent amount of time.

Via Cnet

 

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