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May 12, 2016

Thursday News: Ugandan book prices, Singapore Book Awards, women and death, “magazine” book clubs

JanetPublishing Newsbook clubs / book prices / death / Libraries / literacy / literary prizes / Singapore / Uganda1 Comments

Uganda, where a book can cost a month’s salary – In Uganda, a book can cost the equivalent of a week’s worth of food (more than $40 or almost £30), complicating attempts to “stop reading being regarded as a purely middle-class luxury,” especially for children, whose literacy is key to future economic ... more >

March 17, 2015

A culture of reading, or a culture of buying?

JanetLetters of Opinionbook prices / digital publishing / Ebooks / Self-publishing / traditional publishing56 Comments

Last week’s post on digital book prices for commercial fiction engendered a lot of great responses, reflecting some really passionate opinions on how books are priced and how readers make their purchasing decisions. Judging from that completely anecdotal, self-selecting, limited sample, it seems like $12.99 is out of reach for ... more >

March 10, 2015

So What’s Up (and Down) with Ebooks?

JanetBook Reviewsbook prices / digital books / DRM / licensing / Self-publishing / traditional publishing120 Comments

So now that Hachette and Amazon have settled their epic feud, and we’re seeing the results of publisher negotiations with the retailer, we seem to be witnessing the revenge of traditional publishers when it comes to digital book pricing. Last week I enthusiastically searched at Amazon for two books I ... more >

February 10, 2015

The value of ownership and ebooks

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 >

February 23, 2014

Does what you paid for a book affect how you’d rate it?

JaneEbooks / Essaysbook prices67 Comments

When I first started buying my own books some twenty plus years ago, I had very little money. My favorite authors were starting to come out in hardcover (Julie Garwood, for example) and unless I wanted to wait to be the 80th person at the library to read the book, ... more >

October 23, 2013

Wednesday Midday Links: Amazon increases purchase limits; SFR If You Like; EU orders VAT cut

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / best of list / book prices / sales tax / SFR32 Comments

Amazon increases free shipping minimum order to $35, pushes Prime membership as an alternative – Right before the holidays too!  Engadget reported that for the first time in a decade, you have to order $35 worth of stuff in order to qualify for free shipping unless, of course, you have ... more >

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