Jul 05
Digital Book World looks for motive in the ongoing Amazon/Hachette standoff.
Jul 04
Boston.com reports that academic libraries will soon see a drastic (300%) publisher increase in prices for access to eBooks.
Jul 03
Lisa Gitelman, Professor of English and Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, offers some historical context for the eBook versus paper book debate in a Digital Book World post.
Jul 02
PC Advisor reports on trouble brewing over the launch of Dutch ebook reselling site Tom Kabinet. Publishers are crying copyright infringement and want the site taken down.
Jul 01
Digital Book World offers something on what’s going on behind the scenes in the ongoing Amazon/Hachette feud.
Jun 30
Digital Book World reports that Penguin Random House UK continues to fly into Amazon’s airspace by launching an online eBook retail and recommendation platform.
Jun 27
Boston.com talks pitfalls in library eBook lending. A Gigaom story says a Netherlands bookstore is preparing to sell “second hand” eBooks. European courts prepare to battle over the resale of digital media. Digital Book World reports that a pilot project has ended favorably and now libraries across the U.S. can access Simon & Schuster’s complete eBook catalog. …
Jun 26
Gigaom posted on a BookStats report that showed U.S. Publisher revenue remained flat in 2013 though the unit sales increased. Lower eBook prices could account for this. Another important thing to consider when reading this report is Indie author and publisher titles without ISBNs are not tracked by BookStats.
Jun 25
Time.com Money reports on Barnes & Noble’s move to separate its bricks and mortar book stores from its Nook tablet unit.
