Campaign group Authors United has written to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to ask it to investigate Amazon, which it says has “gained unprecedented power over America’s market for books”. The letter, signed by 575 authors including Scott Turow, Nelson DeMille and Nora Roberts and submitted yesterday (Thursday 20th August), says that the signatories agreed with the authorities "in economics and law who have asserted that Amazon’s dominant position makes it a monopoly as a seller of books and a monopsony as a buyer of books”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Amazon Anonymous has raised £7,000 for a campaign urging people not to shop with Amazon this Christmas. The campaign group is asking people to sign up to its Amazon Free Challenge, where customers boycott shopping with Amazon from the 1st to the 25th of December to show the retailer that: “if... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brian Krebs, author of 'Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime—from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door' (Sourcebooks, 9781402295614), will appear on 'Fresh Air with Terry Gross' and 'CBS This Morning' on Tuesday, November 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has unveiled its Ethical Author code, which includes guidance on how self-published writers should conduct themselves when it comes to reviews, book promotion and more. Ethical Author... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I get it -- you own a tablet and don't think you need a dedicated e-ink based e-reader. While I respect your opinion, I must tell you that it is wrong. Sure, reading a book on a back-lit LCD display is passable, but hardly a good experience. Not only can this be fatiguing to your eyes, but most... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Gustave Speth, author of 'Angels by the River' (Chelsea Green Publishing, 9781603585859), will appear on NPR’s 'Science Friday' on Friday, November 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Wired | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Hachette Book Group reached an agreement on Thursday, ending one of the longest (and most widely covered) negotiations of sales terms in publishing history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Engadget | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a delightfully profane interview, Adam Mansbach reveals his secrets for keeping your creative edge after a huge hit.In 2011, a children's book parody took the Internet and bookshelves on a glorious joyride of profanity, driven by a nation of parents pulling their collective hair out over... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ BBC World | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ PC World | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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