The publishing industry has a problem. The old guard haven't innovated. And neither their business models nor their products embrace the digital books revolution. Take the ongoing and complicated spat between Apple and the Justice Department over the agency pricing model and alleged collusion which ended up with consumers being forced to spend more than they needed to. The battle may expand internationally, in fact. Apple tried to expand its 30% revenue share model, which has done very well in the billion-dollar app economy, into books. It also pushed publishers to agree to a very different way of selling their products: Instead of buying books traditionally, at a pre-agreed wholesale price and then pricing them as Apple saw fit in the iBookstore, it would let the publishers set their own price and extract its usual fixed share of the income ... as long as the publishers wouldn't sell ebooks elsewhere.It was a bold move, and one that could and did shake up the industry a bit. Amazon, the publishers contend, had established a monopoly on ebooks, and was selling their wares at overly discounted prices. With Apple's model they could choose to price ebooks lower than physical books cost (appeasing consumers who expect to pay less for a non-physical product), and yet extract more money due to the cost-savings of e-publishing.The DOJ disagreed, and says Apple's deal meant consumers ended up spending much more than they needed to, hence its action against Apple and a laundry... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thames & Hudson has appointed Sophy Thompson to the new role of publishing director.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Festival des Ecrivains du Monde, a celebration of world literature, began in Paris Friday September 20, continued through the weekend and carried over for two days in Lyon where it ends today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury children's sales director Phil Earle is to join newly independent David Fickling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A discussion with nine experts from Frankfurt Academy's CONTEC 2013 interactive learning lab on self-publishing's implications for the industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Signature Series Strategy Guide to Grand Theft Auto V, the fastest-selling video game of all... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ethiopian readers lament that their publishing industry cynically puts out too many books people don't want and then charges too much for them. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cloud storage locker Dropbox has joined Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, LinkedIn and Facebook in their quest for permission to publish the number of data requests they have received from the U.S. government, and the number of users affected by those requests. Dropbox filed a brief with the U.S.... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops involved in the Books Are My Bag campaign launch on Saturday 14th September saw an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite some trouble spots, Canadian publishers are seeing opportunites for growth. Check out our special report on the state of Canadian publishing to get the scoop on what's really going on in this market of 34-million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haynes Publishing Group has reported falls in revenue and profit in its results for the year... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marcel Reich-Ranicki was a living embodiment of so much of 20th century German intellectual life. Will the internet era ever produce as influential a critic? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not unlike the adult side of the business, children's publishing in Canada looks to be headed for a pretty good 2013 overall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not unlike the adult side of the business, children’s publishing in Canada looks to be headed for a pretty good 2013 overall, despite limited school and library budgets and reduced inventory and heavy return rates at Indigo Books and Music stores. Rick Wilks, director of Annick Press, points to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thousands of tickets for Sir Alex Ferguson's book tour have been signed up in minutes after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even though the physical book market is more unpredictable than ever, “print is here to stay,” declares Stuart Applebaum, spokesman for Penguin Random House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It would be hard to single out just one mistake from the news industry’s fumbled transition to the Internet era. But the most important newspaper publisher in America—Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. of the New York Times—says one ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to AAP’s monthly StatShot report, adult ebooks rose only 4.8% in the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, hitting $647.7 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Man Booker Prize submission rule changes will have a negative impact on small publishers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A pair of best-selling works by staff writers for The New Yorker, Lawrence Wright's "Going Clear" and George Packer's "The Unwinding," were among 10 books chosen for the nonfiction long-list of the National Book Awards.Besides Mr. Wright's investigation of Scientology and Packer's bleak account... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Happy Days actor Henry Winkler will star in a new CBBC comedy drama based on his Hank Zipzer children's books - inspired by his own experiences growing up with dyslexia. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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