Mediagazer: Judge says 33 states can seek Apple ebook money, report cites “much work to do” on antitrust (Jeff John Roberts/Gigaom)

8:15 AM ET, April 16, 2014

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Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:

Judge says 33 states can seek Apple ebook money, report cites “much work to do” on antitrust — New court reports this week suggest Apple is sinking ever deeper into legal quicksand, as the company fights a court judgment over ebook price-fixing that could ultimately cost it close to $1 billion dollars.

Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Apple cannot escape U.S. states' e-book antitrust cases: judge

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Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

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Bloomberg:

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

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Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:

New LA newspaper embraces print in digital world — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Kushner believes he can launch and grow a print newspaper in a world gone digital. The former greeting card executive is trying to turn the Orange County Register into a media giant in southern California, largely driven by paper and ink.

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Erin Griffith / Fortune:

Exclusive: Automattic seeking to raise more than $100 million — The round will value the company behind WordPress.com at north of $1 billion. — FORTUNE — Automattic, the company that runs blogging platforms WordPress.com and WordPress VIP, is out raising between $100 million and $150 million …

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Tilmann Knoll / INMA:

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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:

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