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|priority = <s>[[Top Level Domain Holdings]]<br>[[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]])<br></s>[[Amazon]]<br><s> [[R.R. Bowker LLC]]<br>[[Donuts]] (Double Bloom, LLC)<br>[[DotBook, LLC]]<br>[[Famous Four Media]] (Bronze Registry Limited)</s>
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'''.book''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
'''.book''' is a [[gTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After a private auction in November 2014, Amazon became the sole applicant for the TLD. The company's application succeeded and the extension was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] 05 December 2015. [http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings .BOOK Delegation. Retrieved 10 Dec 2015.]
==Current Applicants==
==Applicants==
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] It is one of 68 applications that the company has filed on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref>
Based on ICANN's List of New gTLD Applied-For Strings, the applicants for .book include: <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
===Current Applicants===
# [[Amazon]] - The company applied for 76 new gTLDs including .book through its office in Luxembourg with the help of [[Valideus]], a domain name and IP specialist focused in providing consultancy services for corporations. <ref>[http://www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-could-own-book-domains-grabs.html Amazon could own .book as domains up for grabs]</ref> Rakuten, Inc. filed a [[Community Objection|community objection]] against this application.<ref>[http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/expertise/icann-new-gtld-dispute-resolution/pending-cases/ Pending Cases, ICC.ICANN.org]Retrieved 15 May 2013</ref>
===Private Auction===
A [[private auction]] conducted in November 2014 left Amazon as the only applicant for the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17640-another-11-new-gtlds-won-at-auction Another 11 New gTLDs Won at Auction] ''DomainIncite''; By Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 13 Nov 2014</ref>
===Former Applicants===
# [[Donuts]] (Double Bloom, LLC) - [[Daniel Schindler]], EVP of Sales & Marketing and serves as the contact person in the application. Donuts filed for 307 new gTLDs, and each application was made under different LLC.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/870 here].
# [[R.R. Bowker LLC]]- is a US based company and Sharon Lubrano is the contact person.
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]]- It is one of 68 applications that the company has filed on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1539 here].
# [[Famous Four Media]] (Bronze Registry Limited) a registry provider based in Gibraltar. The .book string was one of the 61 new gTLDs filed by the company. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/comment-page-1/ Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1210 here].
# [[DotBook, LLC]]- a US based company. [[Annie Callanan]] is the contact person.
# [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]])- the company applied for 101. [[Sarah Falvey]], Google's Senior Policy Analyst, is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9603479.htm Online Marketing Firm fishbat Inc., Breaks Down the ICANN gTLD Announcement]</ref>
#[[Global Domain Registry Pty Ltd]], listed ARI Registry Services' Executives as its contact people. The application was withdrawn in May 2013, prior to the release of its initial evaluation results and thus eligible for a 70% refund.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/12888-ari-drops-book-new-gtld-bid ARI Drops Book New gTLD] Retrieved 2 May 2013</ref>
# [[STRAAT Investments]]- the parent company of [[.co Internet]]. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/12/parent-company-of-co-internet-applies-for-13-top-level-domains-heres-the-list/ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains (here’s the list)]</ref> The application was '''WITHDRAWN''' due to an undisclosed '''APPLICANT PARTNERSHIP'''.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/16/straat-withdraws-application-for-book-in-favor-of-deal-with-another-applicant/?fb_source=pubv1 STRAAT Withdraws Application for Book in Favor of Deal with Another Applicant]Published and Retrieved 16 May 2013</ref>
===Amazon===
[[Amazon]]'s application was issued a [[GAC]] Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, [[Heather Dryden]]. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/gac-early-warning GAC Early Warning, NewgTLDS.ICANN.org] Retrieved 25 Nov 2012</ref> The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition. Amazon was subject to a large amount of identical warnings.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Book-AU-44051.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353389945000 Book AU, GACweb.ICANN.org]</ref>
Amazon continued to come under scrutiny for its many applications for "[[gTLD#Closed Generic Strings|closed generics]]", that is, generic terms that it plans to use in a closed system, thereby making it the only registrant for an important online market. The application for .book [[.author]], [[.read]], came under specific protest from Barnes and Noble, and other booksellers, which sent letters to ICANN.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130228_booksellers_weigh_in_on_amazons_new_tlds/ Booksellers Weigh In on Amazon New TLDs, CircleID.com] Retrieved 1 March 2013</ref>
===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding===
On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>
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