Publishing NewsAPI / book lists / children's literature / copyright / DOJ / Internet / Irene Gallo / LGBTQIA / sexism / Tor / transgender11 Comments
And Now For Something Completely Distempered 6/9 – If you’re still following the fallout from Tor’s Tom Doherty throwing Irene Gallo under a very big, very heavy bus, you should check out File 770, which has become one of my go-to sources for anything related to the Sad/Rabid Puppies and ... 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 >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / DOJ / lawsuits19 Comments
A little introduction I’ve covered the DOJ lawsuit on agency pricing extensively here on Dear Author. Here’s a rundown of the timeline. You can read an expanded version here. I had my doubts that agency pricing would survive lawsuits even before DOJ filed its suit. Even if Agency pricing disappears ... more >
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U.S. v. Apple Et Al Opening Slides 6-3-2013 by jeff_roberts881 The above are slides that the Justice Department has released that gives you a hint of the things that they will argue during the price fixing trial with Apple. They intend to show that Apple facilitated a group decision to ... more >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / Amazon / DOJ / fan-fiction / lawsuits / Penguin14 Comments
Important! My family and I are doing *things* this next week so I’m taking a mini vacation from Dear Author News. We’ll still have our daily reviews and daily deals (of course) but unless I’m feeling really energetic, there won’t be any news again until Wednesday, May 29. That’s when ... more >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / Apple / book-sales / cover-art / DOJ / lawsuits / self-published3 Comments
Annoying song but fun music video using animated romance covers. Pretty interesting how they manipulated the photos to animate them. U.S. Now Paints Apple as ‘Ringmaster’ in Its Lawsuit on E-Book Price-Fixing – Apple is the only party left standing in the DOJ’s lawsuit over price fixing. Emails alluded to ... more >