Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 26/04/2011 - 08:48 Agents are anticipating escalators in ebook contracts to become "the norm rather than the exception", as they reported already having negotiated the clause with UK publishers in some cases. An escalator clause means the royalty rate changes according to the level of sales. One leading agent said: "A number of publishers in the UK and the US are now offering escalating royalties [on ebooks] . . I want to work totally with publishers but I think they should at least be open to an escalating royalty rate on ebooks." read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After packaging for a number of American publishers, among them Focal Press, St. Martin’s, Abrams, and Chronicle, U.K.-based Ilex Press is entering the U.S. with its own line of books that is being distributed by Ingram Publisher Services. Founded in 2000 by U.K. publishing veteran Alastair... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arrow has acquired six novellas that follow on from Francine Pascal's adult novel, Sweet... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polarised views on low ebook prices have been raised this week, as Sony and Amazon continue to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Stephen King and Stewart O’Nan are embarking on a new short fiction project to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired contemporary erotic novel, Because You Are Mine by Beth Kery, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House has announced plans for the creation of a digital one-stop shop to aid the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown c.e.o. Ursula McKenzie was among those speaking out against low-priced ebooks at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A prominent Senate Democrat sided with Apple this week, and called on the Justice Department to drop its ebook lawsuit against the Cupertino, Calif. company. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in an opinion piece that appeared in the Wednesday edition of the Wall Street Journal that a victory... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Believe it or not, but that whole ebook price fixing fiasco is still an ongoing issue for the Justice Department. New York's senior senator, Chuck Schumer wishes it wasn't however, he simply wants the DOJ to drop the case and walk away. In a lengthy (factually questionable) op-ed in the Wall... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan is set to fully enter the ebook age with four high-profile device launches in the next few... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops are being offered 40% commission on the sale of books simply by hanging a poster in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are "missing out" on ebook sales to schools because of the lack of a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury's global ebook sales were up 70% year on year between 1st March and 31st May 2012... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton is asking readers to write a companion ebook to its autumn title, Miranda... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While there has been some grumbling in the industry about the ethics and logistics when literary agents start acting as publishers, many firms are now offering a suite of services in this area. Only a handful of agencies are actually publishing titles by their clients through in-house divisions,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission has launched an "infringement procedure" against France and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grove Press UK is to publish a title about the hunt for and killing of Al-Qaeda-founder Osama bin... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romance specialist Mills & Boon is to resissue 12 backlist titles as digital shorts with new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot has set up an ebook initiative to support independent bookshops, with the scheme... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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