JanineInterviewsbook business / Bookshelf / bookstore / bookstore sales13 Comments

On the door of the store hangs an “Open” sign made of a book. As my friend and I walk in, Leah Koch, co-owner of the shop, greets us with an enthusiastic “Hello!” Although I’ve been here twice before, I’m eager to take in new sights, from the March Madness sports ... more >

JaneDear Janebook business / book prices55 Comments

I posted this in January 2011 but in light of last week’s discussion, I thought it was timely to repost.  Last week we determined that ebook pricing was not based on the cost of ebooks, but rather the most that publishers thought readers would pay for ebooks in this market. What ... more >

JaneEbooksAmazon / book business62 Comments

Let’s try, just for a minute, to stop cheerleading. In the recent weeks, it’s seemed like publishing has become an all or nothing sporting event and that we all have to pick sides. You have to cheer for self publishing versus traditional publishing versus some other path.  But that type ... more >

January 5, 2014

2014 Publishing Predictions

JaneEbooks / Letters of Opinionbook business20 Comments

BN and Sony will partner.  Barnes & Noble will buy back the investment made by Microsoft and will instead sell a huge portion of the Nook business to Sony.  Sony has a terrible domestic (US) presence and has withdrawn devices sales from the US market, instead concentrating overseas.  BN has ... more >

October 17, 2013

Thursday News: Amazon reaffirms it won’t touch a customer’s content; Oyster App try for 30 days; Foz Meadow responds to Penny Arcade; Ominous first lines

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / book business / subscriptions7 Comments

After seeing all the worried reader posts about their Kindle content, I decided to go straight to Amazon and ask for an official statement about the integrity of our purchases. Like many readers, I spend hundreds (actually thousands) of dollars at Amazon and I would not want my content to ... more >

JaneBook Deals / Publishing NewsAmazon / book business / Deals / Hachette / Harlequin / Harry-Potter14 Comments

News Dear DOJ: Agents Speak Out | Publishers Lunch – “The 13-member board of the Association of Authors Representatives has sent a letter to the Department of Justice opposing the proposed agency ebook pricing settlement with Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. In a separate email, the AAR ... more >