In response to news last week that Apple would require e-book retailers like Amazon, Sony, and Barnes and Noble to sell on the iPad and iPhone via its in-app purchasing… 20 / Read more »

“One month before controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) last week reintroduced a reauthorization bill that would restore protections for reader… Read more »

Bookslut points us to the blog of the European Journal of International Law, where New York University law professor Professor Joseph Weiler writes a column detailing what it’s like to… 4 / Read more »

A former CIA employee has been arrested and charged with being a source for New York Times reporter James Risen’s 2006 book State of War, according to a Politco report… Read more »

Okay, so the last couple of days have belonged pretty unequivocally to Google eBooks, formerly Google Editions — despite the best efforts of some of Google’s competitors to distract attention.… Read more »

Sarah Palin’s publisher, Rupert Murdoch, has sued Gawker for showing photos of the 21 pages from Palin’s forthcoming book, America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag last week.… Read more »

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans for a six-month review of British copyright laws to “make them fit for the internet age,” reports a BBC News wire story. According… Read more »

A mobilization by French publishers at last month’s Frankfurt Book Fair has proven successful: Last Tuesday the French Senate voted for a law imposing a fixed price on eBooks for… Read more »

MobyLives has been covering the trial of British author and journalist, Alan Shadrake, (here, here and here) who was arrested for “insulting the Singapore judiciary” in a book he wrote… Read more »

“Thanks to the Chicago Public Library and an outpouring of public support, Gabriel Levinson and his ‘Book Bike’ win an unexpected battle with City Hall,” according to this post on… Read more »