Publishing NewsAfrica / Agency pricing / Amazon / booksellers / colonialism / Contest / Hachette / internet sales / Literary fiction / maps / Microsoft / sales tax / software / use tax10 Comments
Updated: Amazon and Hachette finally reach deal; Hachette will set its ebook prices – The war appears to be over between Hachette and Amazon, and whatever the state of their relationship, readers get the return of Agency Pricing. Yippee. When the new ebook terms take place in early 2015, “Hachette ... more >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing NewsAmazon / ereader device / Multifunction-Device / sales tax8 Comments
SpecFic 2013 – Thea and Ana are the editors of the 2013 edition of the Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary. This will collect the best reviews, essays and commentaries on speculative fiction and all profits go to Room to Read. our goals are as follows: We ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Author Reader Relationship / Google / sales tax12 Comments
Authors, Please Share Your Intentions – May at SmexyBooks wrote how she wished more authors would help in setting reader expectations. Being upfront about what you intend to do not only makes me happy from a “I have the insider scoop” standpoint, but it also lessens the chance that I’m ... more >
Publishing NewsBook chat / ebook sales / sales tax / Simon & Schuster24 Comments
Amazingly, one of Sarah Wendell’s favorite Amanda Quick books is the same as mine: Scandal. In an email exchange, Sarah and I discovered our mutual affection for such a book and Sarah decided to pick it for the Sizzling Book chat. I remember exactly where I saw Scandal. It was ... more >
Dear Janebook prices / sales tax22 Comments
Dear Jane: I can’t find the most recent Ilona Andrews, Lisa Valdez in Kindle format! Why not? Carolyn (and many others) Dear Carolyn: The Short Answer. You should be finding the books by Ilona Andrews, Lisa Valdez, and others in the Kindle store. If you don’t immediately see a Kindle ... more >