Wow. Judge Denise Cote certainly knows how to put a spring in the step of mega corporations. Mere days have passed since she ordered HarperCollins to let retailers to set their own ebook prices, and yet already Kindle bestsellers from that publisher are selling for around $9.99 -- in some cases... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five of the six parties under investigation by the European Commission over ebook prices... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five US publishers are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books according to reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 11/10/2011 - 15:33 Publishers must take ownership of selling books or face quickly becoming irrelevant, former Borders UK chief Philip Downer told delegates at Tools of Change Frankfurt today (11th October). Downer said he was concerned that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 15/09/2011 - 09:51 Publishers are being kept waiting for the conclusion of the Office of Fair Trading's investigation into ebook prices, begun at the start of this year, with the OFT now in the process of assessing all the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Tue, 29/03/2011 - 15:29 French culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand has called for the European Union to regulate ebook prices as soon as possible, and to introduce a reduced rate of VAT on all cultural goods and services, whether they are sold... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Thu, 03/03/2011 - 08:45 Half of all book buyers expect to pay less for ebooks, according to new research by Mintel, but those book readers who already own ebook devices have marginally more realistic expectations over price, suggesting that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]