May 29, 2012

Tuesday Midday News: A real voucher from Almack’s, another Macmillan publisher goes DRM free,

JanePublishing Newsbook bloggers / digital rights management / Regency England20 Comments

Voucher to Almack’s | Flickr – Photo Sharing! – “Voucher to Almack’s It was the hottest A-list invitation sought after by Regency society: A voucher (or ticket of admission) to a ball at Almack’s assembly rooms in London. Only society’s elite were granted these coveted passes. To be stricken from ... more >

JaneUncategorizedAmazon / Author Issues / digital lending / digital rights management / plagiarism / Waterstones15 Comments

Giveaways (not taking place here) The editor, Harrison Demchick, of The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns (a recommended read by Robin aka Janet) and The Understory written by Elizabeth Leiknes, wrote us to let us know about a giveaway the publishing house is running to celebrate the release of The Understory. ... more >

April 15, 2012

Eliminating DRM Is the Greatest Competitive Hammer Against Amazon

JaneEbooksdigital rights management64 Comments

One thing that I’ve heard repeatedly from any publisher is that Amazon is a bad business partner. It doesn’t matter if the publisher is an agency pricing publisher or a low priced digital only publisher. Amazon treats everyone poorly.  Amazon needs competition.  Amazon has no motivation to keep prices low, ... more >

April 10, 2012

Tuesday News and Deals: Apple iPhone Sales May Fall; Booksellers Start Lobbying Congress to Keep Agency

JaneBook Deals / Publishing NewsAgency pricing / Apple / Deals / digital rights management / Literary Agents25 Comments

News Amazon’s $1 million secret – Amazon.com – Salon.com – “Amazon is picking up its literary largess during an especially charged season in the company’s relationships with the rest of the book world. For the first time, the “Big Six” publishers — HarperCollins, Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Penguin ... more >

JanePublishing NewsAgency pricing / digital rights management / Harry-Potter32 Comments

My updates today are brief given my current real life work schedule. Harry Potter books have been released in digital and audio format. The prices are US $7.99 each for the first three and $9.99 each for the last four. If you buy them direct from Pottermore.com, they are DRM ... more >

March 9, 2012

Friday News and Deals: Dorchester Pub Goes to Auction; Warner Bros Sets Up DVD Ripping Depots

JaneBook Deals / Publishing NewsDeals / digital rights management / Dorchester-Publishing / epic fantasy44 Comments

News Dorchester appears to be dead. According to Publishers Marketplace, the assets (including any book contracts) of Dorchester Publishing have been put up on the auction block.  (Reg Rq’d)  There is one bid from a “FAA Investors LLC”, but PM was unable to flush out who the company was behind ... more >