It seems that our love affair with ebooks could be turning sour. For the first time since digital book sales were recorded, the number of ebooks sold in the UK dropped in 2015. The drop could be partly explained by the fact that we seem to be reading less in recent years. While sales of printed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A survey of Colorado independent bookstores reveals ebooks sales are tiny and offer just a pittance of profit — often just 50 cents a book. The post Ebooks Sold at Independent Bookstores Garner Pitiful Profits appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the same day that Apple Music launched, Apple received some bad news from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a 2 to 1 vote, judges ruled that the company did conspire with publishers to inflate the prices of ebooks sold through iBookstore, agreeing with a 2013 ruling. The judges found... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The number of ebooks sold last year grew by 43 percent, but that's a fairly small increase compared to the triple-digit increases of past years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online retailer Amazon announces it sells more ebooks than hardbacks and paperbacks combined. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 18/05/2011 - 14:45 The French National Assembly yesterday (17th May) voted into law a bill allowing publishers to fix prices of all ebooks sold in France. The text says that retailers inside or outside France must respect the fixed prices.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Thu, 05/05/2011 - 09:14 France is bracing for battle with the European Commission with its government on the verge of adopting a bill allowing publishers to fix prices for all ebooks sold in France. The bill, which was approved unanimously by an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]