The digital media start-up had come under scrutiny for its business practices after articles in The Times. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-10-02 01:54:04 UTC ]
The American Booksellers Association responded to Amazon's violation of 'The Testaments' embargo by promising to step up their efforts to persuade the Department of Justice to investigate Amazon's business practices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has appointed a director of social responsibility, Christine Bader, amid criticism over its business practices. The online retailer is facing scrutiny over how its policies affect the outside world, with its cloud services division consistently receiving low grades in Greenpeace’s cloud... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Independent Publishers Guild is to launch a charitable body aimed at improving the skills and business practices of its members. The IPG Foundation will fund a series of programmes including one-on-one mentoring, leadership coaching, apprenticeships and “a whole package of professional... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Obama angered some in the independent book world after he praised Amazon's business practices in 2013 and skipped his usual visit to a Martha's Vineyard indie bookstore later that year. Will he pick up some books during his Vineyard visit this year? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge took Apple to task on Friday for showing no contrition about potentially defrauding its customers of hundreds of millions of dollars. "None of the publishers nor Apple have expressed any remorse" about colluding to fix electronic book prices in 2010, said District Judge Denise... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers across the UK have put up signs in their windows reading 'We pay our taxes' in response to a hearing by the Public Accounts Committee on Amazon's business practices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 05/08/2011 - 08:50 Publishers must tighten up their business practices across the developing world or risk falling foul of new anti-bribery legislation, senior figures from the international book trade have said. The Bribery Act, which came... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]