Shops launch 'I didn't buy it on Amazon' sticker campaign, rallying customers and authors including JK RowlingIndependent booksellers in America are weighing into the dispute between Amazon and Hachette with a series of banners telling potential customers "Thanks, Amazon, the indies will take it from here", while comedian and Hachette author Stephen Colbert is urging his viewers to plaster their books with "I didn't buy it on Amazon" stickers. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
It seems like everyone has a tablet or phablet nowadays. These devices are wonderful as they let you do many things, like listening to music, surfing the web and reading. Yes, you can read a book on an iPad, Nexus 7 or Galaxy Note, but you shouldn't -- your eyes do not want you to. You see,... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week was marked by a particularly happy ending in the Bronx. Barnes & Noble reversed its decision to close its store there, the last brick-and-mortar in the borough, and will stay for at least two more years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has appointed entertainment industry executive Lauren Zalaznick as the first independent board member of the company. Zalaznick spent 12 years at NBCUniversal in a series of positions and currently publishes the LZ Sunday Paper, a newsletter about women in business, media... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keshini Naidoo, formerly commissioning editor at Avon, has joined digital publisher Bookouture as senior commissioning editor and has already acquired four books from debut novelist Angela Marsons. Naidoo is taking on particular responsibility for the crime and thriller list. Her first... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster in the US and Amazon have signed a new multiyear deal which is a "return to a version of agency" and is also “economically advantageous for both Simon & Schuster and its authors”. An email from Carolyn Reidy (pictured), president and c.e.o. at Simon & Schuster, said... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Coates has blamed uncertainty over the ebook market for the collapse of his ebook site Bilbary. The ebookseller went into liquidation in April, with a final creditors’ meeting to be held in December. Coates is now working on The Freckle Project, a new ebook venture aiming to bridge the gap... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A raft of stories speculate on what the new terms deal between Amazon and Simon & Schuster means for authors, other publishers and, of course, Hachette. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed is being bumped up to the digital advertising adult dinner table. On Monday, the company announced in an internal memo that Eric Harris will become chief business operations officer and also join the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) board later this year. BuzzFeed president Greg... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new sales agreement supposedly reached on Monday by Amazon and Simon & Schuster, has been confirmed by both parties. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon just found a way to put further pressure on Hachette in its ongoing pricing war: strike a deal with another publisher. The online retailer has forged a new agreement with Simon & Schuster that will keep the book giant's digital and physical... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online retailer Amazon reaches a deal with publisher Simon & Schuster over the pricing of ebooks. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prominent New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has criticized Amazon for using its power in ways that “hurt America”. The Nobel Prize-winning economist, who has been described as The Times’ “most heralded” columnist, used a piece in the newspaper yesterday (19th October) to argue that Amazon... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'New York Times' columnist and Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman wades into the Amazon/Hachette dispute, declaring that Amazon 'has too much power.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Hachette continues its stalemate with Amazon over ebook sales terms, Simon & Schuster has reached a new agreement with the e-tailer. Among other things, the new deal will allow S&S to set the prices on its ebooks, marking a return to the agency model. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel Handler suggests that authors should pick an independent bookstore close to where they live and sign books for them to sell. The post Lemony Snicket Rallies Support for Indie Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For anyone worried that independent bookstores are struggling, the upbeat mood at the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association show painted a reassuring and hopeful picture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo’s president has launched a Twitter tirade about why indie authors should beware of Amazon’s supplier negotiation tactics. Michael Tamblyn, president and chief content officer of the Canada-based ebook company, took to social media today (17th October) to warn self-published authors in 32... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors United has sent out a letter from the author Daniel Handler - a.k.a. Lemony Snicket - encouraging writers to take part in Upstream, a new programme to support independent bookstores. Upstream, “cooked up” by Handler and “assorted interested parties”, aims to connect writers with their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recent news that Amazon is getting into bricks and mortar retail, with plans for two California pop-up stores, has gotten people in publishing talking. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Kindle Scout program has the average reader voting the books that should be published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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