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"Le revendeur américain Target s'est aventuré un peu plus loin encore dans la commercialisation de livres numériques. En partenariat avec un service d'abonnement, Librify, il offre la possibilité d'acheter, échanger et discuter autour des livres favoris des clients. Le lancement officiel prendra encore quelques mois, mais à la veille de la Book Expo of America, l'accord est dévoilé."

"This November, Europeana - Europe's digital library, archive and museum - celebrates two significant milestones - its fifth birthday and the arrival of its 30 millionth cultural object, two years ahead of the 2015 target. Today Europeana brings together the online collections of 2,300 galleries, libraries, museums and archives from across Europe, through both its website and an API. This means that anyone anywhere from members of the public to those working in the creative industries can explore Europe's cultural heritage and build their own services, apps or games with it."

"Amazon is at war with Hachette, and it sometimes seems as if it has always been that way. As a negotiating tool in the battle, which is over the price of e-books, Amazon is discouraging its customers from buying the publisher's printed books. After six months of being largely cut off from what is by far the largest bookstore in the country, many Hachette writers are fearful and angry. So this week, they are trying a new tactic to get their work unshackled. Authors United, a group of Hachette writers and their allies, is appealing directly to Amazon's board. It is warning the board that the reputation of the retailer, and of the directors themselves, is at risk."