E Ink, Sony Debut New Flexible Screen Technology

E Ink Holdings has developed E Ink Mobius, a new version of its e-ink technology that is more flexible, lighter and more durable than previous e-ink screens. The screen was developed in conjunction with Sony which plans to use it on a new line of e-readers to be released in 2014, in addition to using it on screens used for other kinds of consumer products coming out this year.

Penguin Finally Settles Price-Fixing Charges, Will Avoid Trial

Penguin officials, along with Attorneys General for 33 states and the consumer class, announced this morning that they have finally settled their outstanding e-book price-fixing charges—for a hefty $75 million.

New ALA Supplement Looks at 'Faustian Bargains' of Digital

Contributors include Publishers Weekly contributing editor Peter Brantley, director of scholarly communication at Hypothes.is, whose piece, “The Unpackaged Book,” examines ways in which the “fundamental model of libraries, publishers, distributors, and books will need further re-engineering.”

MetaComet's AuthorPortal.com Goes Live

After three months of beta testing, MetaComet will release AuthorPortal.com to publishers at BookExpo America.

Amazon Fights to Keep Secrets in E-book Trial

Amazon attorneys filed a letter with the court asking that it be allowed to redact sensitive business information about its Kindle e-book program gathered as evidence for the upcoming Apple price-fixing trial.

Sourcebooks Partners with Discovery Communications on HowStuffWorks

Sourcebooks is partnering with Discovery Communications media company to create and publish a fully enhanced and interactive nonfiction e-book series based on Discovery's HowStuffWorks television series and associated Web site.

Script Lit Turns Unused Screenplays Into e-Novellas

Looking to transform Hollywood’s pile of unproduced scripts into publishable e-books, James West, a motion-picture industry entrepreneur, has launched Script Lit.

PW Online and On Air: Week of May 20, 2013

Looking for the Next Goodreads

When Amazon announced in March that it would acquire Goodreads in the second quarter of the year, there was much handwringing, along with tweeting and Facebooking, especially by independent booksellers.

Google Glass: No, You Can’t Read A Book On It

PW gets to play with Google's wearable computing device.