Class action lawsuit filed in US claims the houses have colluded with the online giant to keep prices artificially highAmazon.com and the “Big Five” publishers – Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster – have been accused of colluding to fix ebook prices, in a class action filed by the law firm that successfully sued Apple and the Big Five on the same charge 10 years ago.The lawsuit, filed in district court in New York on Thursday by Seattle firm Hagens Berman, on behalf of consumers in several US states, names the retail giant as the sole defendant but labels the publishers “co-conspirators”. It alleges Amazon and the publishers use a clause known as “Most Favored Nations” (MFN) to keep ebook prices artificially high, by agreeing to price restraints that force consumers to pay more for ebooks purchased on retail platforms that are not Amazon.com. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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William Shawcross, whose official biography of the Queen Mother was published by Macmillan in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of children's authors has formed a collective called Electrik Inc to publish their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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vjoon®, a leading provider of cross-media publishing platforms and a global Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) reseller, announces that vjoon customers such as Condé Nast, National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, Red Bull, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Bloomsbury had a "strong" final three months of 2011, with ebook sales growing "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Classics publishers are refreshing their editions of modernist authors James Joyce and Virginia... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Children's publishers remain confident that the printed book will be the dominant format for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers have reported a stronger Christmas than in 2010, with Waterstones showing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print books sales in the US fell 9% in 2011, with strong growth in digital sales appearing to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton Books has today (11th January) released the first ebook editions of its Olympic... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPC Media magazine Marie Claire has appointed Toby Evans as publisher, from his position as associate publisher on woman's weekly title Look. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American book chain Barnes & Noble is reportedly seeking bids for its publishing arm Sterling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble shares under pressure as company explores Nook ebook business options Continue reading at MarketWatch.com
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Daily Kobo ebook sales in the UK increased seven times in December as the company revealed one... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Strong ebook sales over the festive period compensated for the decline in physical sales,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Inc. has put its Sterling Publishing business up for sale, say people familiar with the situation, signaling a likely end to its decades-long involvement in the publishing of its own books. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corporation is acquiring the assets of Disney Publishing Worldwide’s FamilyFun. Beginning in March 2012, FamilyFun and its associated special interest publications, as well as Toyhopper and other magazine apps, will be published by Meredith. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette has reported a "blockbuster Christmas for ebooks", selling more than 100,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins US is suing digital publisher Open Road for copyright infringement after it... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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E-books and audio books on the Web site of the New York Public Library. Publishers are waiting for an industrywide approach to e-lending to gel. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK government has reiterated its view that it cannot bring down value added tax on ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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