BEA 2014: Can Anyone Compete with Amazon?

With Amazon's Tuesday evening blog post that it doesn't expect its dispute with the Hachette Book Group to end any time soon, the standoff between the company and one of its vendors is once again showing just how much leverage the online giant enjoys in the book marketplace. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's going on with the Washington Post's 'buy it now' Amazon book links?

Some Washington Post book reviews currently have a 'buy it now' link to Amazon embedded in the text, but a Washington Post spokesperson says the buttons are a mistake and that they're meant to go on the side of the page. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on Amazon v Hachette: reading and writing | Editorial

Can a one-size-fits-all, low-price, consumer-dominated sales model support a diverse, innovative, challenging literary output?It is either an existential threat to intellectual freedom or a rustbelt media industry meeting its comeuppance at the hands of disruptive technology. The battle between... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon-Bonnier battle goes public with protest by European authors

More than 1,000 writers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have signed a letter to Amazon saying that the company has made Bonnier-published books less available and manipulated Amazon's recommended reading lists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German-language Authors Join in Battle Against Amazon

Austrian, Swiss and German authors have sent an open letter of protest to Amazon, protesting the use of 'authors and their books as a bargaining chip to exact deeper discounts.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Cookbook Bestsellers: July 2014

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air August 18, 2014: Stephan Eirik Clark

Stephan Eirik Clark, author of 'Sweetness #9' (Little, Brown; 9780316278751), will appear on NPR’s 'Fresh Air' on Monday, August 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Whispersync comes to UK

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Responds to German Authors' Protest

Over the weekend, the 'New York Times' reported on a letter of protest, from authors in Germany, about a terms dispute between Amazon and the local publisher, Bonnier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of August 18, 2014

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Amazon's Russell Grandinetti: Kindle champ takes on the books trade | Observer profile

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[ The Guardian | 2014-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 18, 2014

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Orwell estate 'appalled and wryly' amused at Amazon's 'doublespeak'

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letterman Named 2014 Thurber Finalist

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell estate hits back at Amazon's corporate 'doublespeak'

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[ The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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July 2014 is the most profitable month ever in comic book history, and comics are only getting bigger

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Amazon launches credit card reader

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