If you’ve ever tried listening to your favorite playlist only to have it drowned out by chatty commuters, airplane engines or other distracting noises, you might want to consider some headphones with active noise cancelation (ANC). Whether you’re working in a bustling coffee shop, catching a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-30 09:00:38 UTC ]
From the day in 2016 when AT&T announced its $85.4-billion merger with Time Warner, through three years of antitrust wrangling over the deal, the big telecommunications company promised that it would mean lower prices and more choices for consumers. Now AT&T has a message for everyone... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning October 1, 2018, PRH is moving from a perpetual access model (where libraries pay a higher price but retain access to the ebook forever) to a metered model (with lower prices on ebooks that expire after two years). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish booksellers are being pressured to sell more books at lower prices after currency fluctuations following the Brexit referendum sucked value out of the market, The Bookseller has been told. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a consistent German book market, the Boersenverein reports rising ebook sales by volume, but lower prices are driving down revenue from digital products. The post In Germany: Report Finds Ebook Sales Rising, Revenue Down, in 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has raided the offices of Amazon in Japan on suspicion of it pressuring retailers to offer products at lower prices than on rival sites, Reuters has reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon and Hachette have resolved a contentious contract battle that caught readers and authors in the crossfire for months. Neither company is talking specifics, but the New York Times reports that Hachette will get the ability to set its own ebook prices. At the same time, Amazon will offer... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The surging popularity of the Kindle and Nook allows publishers to offer Spanish-language books in the U.S. at far lower prices than for printed copies. For decades, finding Spanish-language books in the U.S. was like tilting at windmills. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Buy a lot of ebooks? Thank your state attorney general for the credit you'll get next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]