Publishing Newsauthor "rules" / British Book Awards / endorsements / FTC / gender equality / pirates7 Comments
These are officially the 6 best books of the past year – The British Book Awards (aka the “Nibbies”) honor booksellers and libraries, publishers, publishing professionals, and books in six categories, including Fiction Book of the Year, Debut Book of the Year, Crime & Thriller Book of the Year, Non-Fiction Narrative ... more >
Publishing Newsdating service / digital publishing / Ebooks / FTC / gender / Harlequin / Harper Collins / pricing / profits / Turkey23 Comments
Amazon Speaks: We Want Lower eBook Prices from Hachette – Amazon explains why it wants lower ebook prices, and why, in Amazon’s opinion, that’s good for everyone. The analysis involves arithmetic and an admission that not all ebooks should be priced at $9.99. Let the games begin! Keep in mind ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / FTC / Google / in-app purchasing / independent bookstores / Samsung / smartphones / technology / Techtopus / wage-fixing6 Comments
REVEALED: Court docs show role of Pixar and Dreamworks Animation in Silicon Valley wage-fixing cartel – Remember the revelations of artificial wage suppression by Google and Apple? Well, that, it turns out, was just the beginning of the conspiracy, and now, with a $324 million settlement at risk, revelations about ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / applications / defamation / digital books / FTC / Google / journalism / Literary fiction / right to be forgotten / swimwear10 Comments
For Google, the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Is an Unforgettable Fiasco – An interesting — and troubling — piece on the European Union’s “right to be forgotten” ruling that contemplates the absolute mess this decision may have on the world’s largest search engine. Part of this emanates from the difficult ... more >
Publishing NewsEbooks / ereader / fraud / FTC / Kobo / Sony6 Comments
The Future of Reader Store in the US & Canada – Just a reminder that for US and Canadian customers, the Sony Reader Store closes permanently today, March 20, at 6 pm EST. If you have a Reader Store account, it will automatically transferred to Kobo, unless you choose to ... more >
Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / DRM / FTC / self-published16 Comments
The stars are liars: how Twitter outs celebrity smartphone shills | The Verge – Remember back a couple of years ago when the FTC got a flea up its butt about blogger endorsements of products? The book community became concerned and believed initially they were a target (they weren’t according ... more >