The dispute over ebook terms between Amazon and Hachette Book Group USA generated headlines around the world when the e-tailer stopped accepting preorders on HBG titles and delayed shipments on some print titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaign group Authors United will continue its “efforts to persuade” the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department in the US to look into Amazon’s market practices, saying there are "still many open questions about Amazon's market power". The group was set up by American author Douglas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild met with Justice Department officials to ask the agency to launch an investigation into Amazon, expressing concern that the retail giant might be violating antitrust law in its fight with Hachette over ebook terms. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to several sources, the Perseus Books Group has completed negotiations over new ebook terms with Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Internet retailer accused of using tactics from Orwell's 1984 in war of words with the publisher HachetteRepresentatives of George Orwell have described Amazon's selective quoting of the Nineteen Eighty-Four author as "dystopian and shameless" and "as close as one can get to the Ministry of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the issues in dispute between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group are negotiations over new ebook terms, sources familiar with the matter said. And publishers also see the latest fight with Amazon as part of an ongoing battle to retain retail diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]