Amazon Hit with E-book Price Fixing Suit

The law firm that successfully sued Apple and five major publishers for colluding to fix e-book prices in 2011 has filed a class action against Amazon, accusing the company of colluding with the Big Five publishers to eliminate price competition from the e-book market. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]

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Macmillan’s New Library Ebook Lending Model and its Effect on Libraries

Macmillan Publishers recently announced a two month embargo on all newly published e-book titles. This will greatly effect libraries. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-12 10:34:07 UTC ]
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J.D. Salinger novels will finally be released as e-books

It's not just musicians giving in to demand to go digital. J.D. Salinger's son Matt has agreed to publish e-book versions of the famed author's novels, including The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey, later this week. Salinger had generally be... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-08-12 00:41:00 UTC ]
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J.D. Salinger, E-Book Holdout, Joins the Digital Revolution

“The Catcher in the Rye” and other Salinger novels are coming out in digital formats, and the writer’s son plans to release more from his archives. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-08-11 09:00:01 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Logan's The Holiday jets into the top

T M Logan's The Holiday (Zaffre) has defeated Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt (Picador) for the Weekly E-Book Ranking top spot, putting at least another week between the junior doctor memoir and the record for longest-running e-book number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 11:11:41 UTC ]
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How Publishers Are Using Data to Transform Their Marketing Operations

Editor's note: This article was originally published as part of a Folio: Special Report on the state of data in publishing, but we have decided to open it up to a wider audience by publishing it below. To view the full report, click the link at the bottom. The rise of big data—and the ability... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-31 19:33:50 UTC ]
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Panorama Project Pivots, Taps New Project Leader

As library e-book issues gain urgency, the OverDrive funded effort to measure the impact of libraries on authors and publishers taps industry vet Guy LeCharles Gonzalez to take the project to the next level. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: July 19, 2019

Ahead of Robert Mueller's testimony next week, the DPLA issues an upgraded free e-book edition of the Mueller Report; for a seventh straight year, digital audio sales show robust sales growth; and, the Little Free Library project hires a new executive director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing 'sleepwalking into oblivion' over library e-book lending barriers, says librarian

The book world is “sleepwalking into oblivion” if there are not changes to the terms under which e-books are made available to libraries, a chief librarian has warned. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 06:29:44 UTC ]
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S&S Changes Library E-book, Digital Audio Terms

S&S officials confirmed that as of August 1, public libraries will be able to license S&S e-books for two-year terms, on a one copy/one user model, with most “new release” e-books priced between $38.99 and $52.99. Previously, S&S e-books were sold on one-year licenses, though at a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Uber’s Latest Lawsuit Calls Out Agencies, Advertisers and Now Ad Tech

Two years ago, Uber filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against its agency partner Fetch, accusing it of running fraudulent ads. Now it looks as if the ride-hailing giant is taking the legal battle further down the supply chain. According to court documents unsealed this week, the recently IPO'd... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-19 20:45:09 UTC ]
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Ridout's Boldwood reveals 20-strong all-female launch list

Amanda Ridout has announced a "thrilling" 20-strong, all-female launch list for her new commercial fiction press Boldwood, with plans to publish in e-book, audio and print-on-demand simultaneously on a global scale.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 02:56:15 UTC ]
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US publisher revenues grow 6.7% in first quarter

In the first financial quarter of 2019 revenues from US publishers increased 6.7% to $2.5bn (£2bn), with growth in all categories apart from e-books and physical audio, according to the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 14:53:07 UTC ]
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How to use L.A. Library apps to read for free

Angelica Gonzalez used to read about a book a year. Then she discovered the Libby app, which allows anyone with a Los Angeles Public Library card to borrow e-books, audiobooks and other electronic media — for free. Now Gonzalez regularly checks out titles and transfers them to her Kindle.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-12 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Toasted Collective Is Bringing Programmatic Advertising to the Cannabis Industry

The burgeoning cannabis industry has had a fraught relationship with premium inventory across a bevy of publishers, as media companies often blacklist cannabis-related ads. Toasted Collective, a cannabis digital agency, wants to change that. The agency--which recently secured exclusive... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies Want Support for New Stores

Opening order specials for new bookstores were nonexistent at major publishers as recently as fall 2015. The ABA is working to change all that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Laurie Brown, 69

Laurie Brown, who worked in various sales and marketing positions for a number of major publishers in a 40-year career, died January 31 after a battle with cancer. She was 69. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette calls on rivals to disclose 'transparent' gender pay gap numbers

Hachette UK is calling on all major publishers "to be transparent" when reporting their gender pay gaps next March, specifically by disclosing how they fare both with and without their distribution arms being taken into account. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Nobody was going to bite’: Publishers score rare victory over Google in GDPR spat

Several major publishers have shrugged at the news that the restriction had been lifted, suggesting that the change has done little to alleviate the tension and distrust that's developed in the ongoing tug of war between Google and publishers caused by GDPR. The post ‘Nobody was going to bite’:... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify to pay out $112m in royalties to songwriters after settlement

The streaming company will recompense songwriters not paid enough royalties, but one unhappy music publisher claims ruling is ‘a free pass on wilful infringement’Spotify will pay out $112m (£83.5m) in a settlement agreement, following two lawsuits that claimed songwriters hadn’t been paid enough... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Triangle Interactive Looks to Grow Kids’ Read-Along E-book Market

Targeting a niche in the thriving audiobook market, Triangle Interactive has released an initial list of 1,000 English and Spanish-language children's ebooks from a variety of publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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