Internet advertising - become retailers by selling online (Reuters)Reuters - Major book publishers

Internet advertising - become retailers by selling online (Reuters)Reuters - Major book publishers

Publishers become retailers by selling online (Reuters)

Reuters - Major book publishers have quietlybegun selling directly to customers over the Internet, in amove that could transform the trade by putting them incompetition with online retailers like Amazon.com.

Netflix to delay launch of online download service (Reuters)
Reuters - Netflix Inc. will postpone a testlaunch of its online movie download service indefinitelybecause of problems obtaining licensing agreements fromHollywood studios, Chief Executive Reed Hastings told analystson a conference call on Wednesday.

Rivals Taobao, eBay clash on whether free is best (Reuters)
Reuters - What's the better deal? Is freealways better than cheap?

Airport Fight Extends to Wikipedia (AP)
AP - An eye-gouging fight between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines over air service in northern Texas has spilled over to an online encyclopedia.

eBay Reports 40 Percent Surge in 3Q (AP)

AP - Shares of eBay Inc. tumbled after the online auction pioneer posted strong third-quarter profits but offered a reduced outlook that failed to impress Wall Street.

Yahoo surpasses expectations (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Yahoo's dominance in the online advertising industry continued to pay dividends as the Sunnyvale company Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings that beat the expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Publishers Sue Google Over Print Library Project (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is drawing more fire over plans to scan the collections of major libraries and put the content online in a massive, searchable digital index. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit citing potential copyright infringement in association with the company's Print Library Project.

Inventor of Wikis Leaving Microsoft (AP)
AP - The inventor of the online collaboration tools known as Wikis has left software giant Microsoft Corp. to join the Eclipse Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to open source technologies.

Publishers sue Google over copyright dispute (Reuters)

Reuters - Five major publishers filed suitagainst Google Inc. on Wednesday, seeking to block plans toscan copyrighted works without permission and derail Google'spush to make many of the world's great books searchable online.

Google library faces new suit (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Google's book scanning project drew its second legal challenge Wednesday when the Association of American Publishers sued the search company, claiming its ambitious plans would violate copyright laws.