Headline has acquired contemporary erotic novel, Because You Are Mine by Beth Kery, and will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Department of Justice defends its deal with three big publishers it accused of price-fixing. And it previews its coming court fight with Apple. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown c.e.o. Ursula McKenzie was among those speaking out against low-priced ebooks at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House has announced plans for the creation of a digital one-stop shop to aid the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A prominent Senate Democrat sided with Apple this week, and called on the Justice Department to drop its ebook lawsuit against the Cupertino, Calif. company. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in an opinion piece that appeared in the Wednesday edition of the Wall Street Journal that a victory... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angry Robot’s ebook initiative, which sees independent bookshop customers receive a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Believe it or not, but that whole ebook price fixing fiasco is still an ongoing issue for the Justice Department. New York's senior senator, Chuck Schumer wishes it wasn't however, he simply wants the DOJ to drop the case and walk away. In a lengthy (factually questionable) op-ed in the Wall... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ebook format became the most popular one for adult fiction in 2011, surpassing hardcover books and paperbacks, according to an annual survey. Net revenue from ebook sales over all more than doubled from 2010. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
US publishers' sales of ebooks more than doubled in 2011, meaning that the digital book is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of ebooks doubled in 2011. But books are still an analog business, by a wide margin. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Japan is set to fully enter the ebook age with four high-profile device launches in the next few... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops are being offered 40% commission on the sale of books simply by hanging a poster in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are "missing out" on ebook sales to schools because of the lack of a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder and Stoughton is asking readers to write a companion ebook to its autumn title, Miranda... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury's global ebook sales were up 70% year on year between 1st March and 31st May 2012... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers should let the reader into the creative process and look to incubate start-ups in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has launched an "infringement procedure" against France and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Romance specialist Mills & Boon is to resissue 12 backlist titles as digital shorts with new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angry Robot has set up an ebook initiative to support independent bookshops, with the scheme... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]