Edition M, a new imprint for crime fiction, is the latest addition to Amazon Publishing in Germany. It plans to publish 60 titles by the end of 2016. The post Amazon Starts New Crime Fiction Imprint in Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Piers Torday has won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award 2014. Torday won the award for The Dark Wild (Quercus), a story about 12-year-old Kester and his adventures amongst some of the last wild animals in the land. The animals believe the time is right to rise up against their human enemies... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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After months of bitter fighting, Hachette and Amazon announced on Thursday morning that they have settled their differences and reached a new multi-year agreement for ebook and print book sales. The post Amazon Resolves Dispute With Top-Five Publisher Hachette Over Book Sales appeared first on... Continue reading at Wired
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Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Amazon have reached a new agreement on ebook and print sales in the US following a very public battle for public opinion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette Book Group (HBG) in the US and Amazon have reached a new multi-year agreement, after months of negotiations and a very public battle. The agreement will give HBG responsibility for setting consumer prices of its ebooks, and the publisher will “benefit from better terms when it delivers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Amazon has launched three Kindle e-readers and the Kindle ebook store in Holland. The e-commerce giant launched its Dutch ebook arm today (12th November), offering customers 20,000 Dutch ebooks alongside 3million books in other languages, reports Dutch news outlet NU. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Amazon and Hachette Book Group USA have reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hodder and Stoughton has signed three new novels by South African crime writer Deon Meyer. Publisher Nick Sayers acquired UK and British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from literary agent Isobel Dixon of Blake Friedmann. The first book in the contract, Icarus, will feature Meyer’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Reaction to the agreement between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group has been coming in quickly. Douglas Preston, who founded Authors United, said he was “relieved” to hear about the agreement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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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 at PC World
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Children’s laureate Malorie Blackman has launched a fan fiction-inspired project to find the best teen writers and creatives. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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'The Dark Wild' by Piers Torday has won the 2014 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, announced Thursday evening in London. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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One of publishing's nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the monthslong standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Amazon has thrown more weight behind its plans to develop unmanned drones –“Octocopters” - to deliver orders to customers within half an hour. The online retailer has advertised for Flight Operations Engineers based in Cambridge in the UK, who would be responsible for developing drone technologies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Amazon.com has won a private auction for the right to run the .book domain name, according to Domain Name Wire. The e-commerce giant beat off competition from eight other companies who applied for the domain name, including Google and Bowker, according to the report. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Advocates for Internet sales taxes, which include both the American Booksellers Association and Amazon, sent a letter urging Congress to act. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Internet giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette resolve a bitter months-long royalties dispute that has delayed orders of several high-profile titles. Continue reading at BBC World
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Well, that was anticlimactic. Online retail titan Amazon and the publisher Hachette have been sniping at each other for months because they couldn't see eye to eye on how much ebooks should cost (and how much revenue Amazon should get off of them).... Continue reading at Engadget
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Amazon and Hachette Book Group have resolved their dispute over ebook prices and physical book sales with a multiyear agreement in the U.S., ending a standoff that cut off availability of some of the publisher's books by the online retailer and stirred up ugly PR for Amazon.The deal will take... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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Despite opposition from the AAP, Amazon.com has won the right to operate the .book top-level domain name in a private auction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Barnes & Noble has created B&N Sync Up, a program that will allow customers to buy selected paperbacks and receive the digital edition for $4.99. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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