Publishing Newsadvances / Apple / collusion / covers / digital lending / public libraries / publishing9 Comments
The Rise of the Seven-Figure Advance – This is a pretty interesting trend, because it seems to point to both the importance of the so-called “big books” for traditional publishing, and the competition for those books, which suggests that publishers are not finding a lot of material they feel is ... more >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / anti-trust / Apple / Big 5 publishers / Books on Board / collusion / derivative shareholder case / Diesel eBooks / Downton Abbey / historical-accuracy / price-fixing18 Comments
German Authors Join Protest Over Amazon’s Tactics in E-Book Dispute – With over 1,000 author signatures, a German petition is drawing more attention to the situation between Amazon and Bonnier, claiming, among other things, that Amazon is tailoring recommended reads and delaying shipment of certain books. Although the German book ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / collusion / fan-fiction / Hachette / plagiarism / Readers United Shey Stahl23 Comments
Making Sense of Amazon-Hachette – Of everything written and posted about the Amazon — Hachette battle, this made the most sense to me. Kerr talks about how Amazon’s persistent discounting has made ebooks the kind of product that no other company wants to build a business on, especially since Amazon ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Apple / book-covers / collusion / digital lending / digital publishing / Ebooks / media / quiz / reader engagement / settlement13 Comments
Apple in $400m settlement over e-book price fixing – It seems that it’s either feast or famine in the news arena, and this week it’s feast, so I’ve had to pick and choose which stories to highlight today. First up, the terms of Apple’s proposed settlement in the collusion case ... more >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / Amazon / Apple / collusion / diversity / DOJ / Hachette / Literary fiction / settlement / small publishersComments Off on Wednesday News: Apple (finally) settles, Amazon v. Hachette (again, still), the virtues of small publishers, 100 books by black women authors
Report: Apple settles e-book pricing case with consumers – Surprise! Apple, which had previously held out against settling with consumers after being found guilty in the DOJ’s suit against Apple and the Big 5 publishers, has apparently agreed to settle. Just how much they will be paying has not yet ... more >