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Takeovers in India – no auction duties

Sandeep Parekh
February 08, 2010 19:45

A curious case is doing the rounds in Indian takeovers. INOX Leisures bought around 43% of Fame India, from its promoters at a price of around Rs. 45 per share. They have also made a tender offer at Rs. 51 for a 20% stake as they are required to do. All kosher, except Reliance ADAG [...]A curious...

Barnes & Noble Gets Into the eBooks Thing In a Big Way

July 21, 2009 14:30

Yesterday Barnes & Noble announced “the world?s largest eBookstore”: more than 700,000 titles (including many new ones at $9.99), available from the B&N Website. They also introduced a free eReader you can download for the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Mac and Windows desktops and...

I Remember Being Very Sleepy

July 20, 2009 13:26

It was ten o’clock at night and I was nestled on the couch. My mom kept shaking me awake, telling me this was something I’d remember for the rest of my life. Godspeed, Michael, Neil and Buzz.It was ten o’clock at night and I was nestled on the couch. My mom kept shaking me awake,...

You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up

July 20, 2009 13:14

Last Friday Amazon auto-deleted 2 ebooks from customers’ Kindles. The publisher decided that it did not want to produce electronic versions of the books after all, and Amazon complied with its kill request. Customers did get an automatic refund. The books? “Animal Farm” and...

Kindle 2 Now $299

July 08, 2009 19:20

WSJ’s Digits blog reports that Amazon has lowered the price of the Kindle 2 by $60 to $299. That’s good news — almost as good as the $99 iPhone 3G.WSJ’s Digits blog reports that Amazon has lowered the price of the Kindle 2 by $60 to $299. That’s good news —...