Publishing Group Penguin has decided to settle in the anti-trust price-fixing lawsuit leveled against it, Apple and a group of other publishers by the  U.S. Department of Justice. Conspirators Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, and Simon & Schuster have already settled which leaves the still defiant ringleader Apple and surviving crony Macmillan angling for a fight.
Category: Publishers
Dec 19
eBook Revolution brings author backlists to life.
DigitalBookWorld reports on how eBooks are giving new life to publishers’ backlists and profits (hopefully) to authors.
Dec 18
Publishers’ Agency 2 pricing model still sounds controlling…
GoodeReader says publishers have come up with a new pricing method called Agency 2 that is supposed to replace their previous illegal Agency Pricing Model (remember US Department of Justice sued Apple and conspiring publishers over the illegal price-fixing scheme.). In this new deal the publishers do not dictate the price of the eBook they …
Dec 17
Apple doubles iPad Mini display orders.
According to InformationWeek Apple is doubling its order for the new iPad Mini displays, citing stronger than anticipated demand for the popular device. With display orders rising from 6 to 12-million, it is anyone’s guess how adopters are employing the device in a market already dominated by the mini’s larger cousin, the iPad. The new …
Dec 16
European Commission and Apple reach a settlement.
For anyone wondering why there might be some hesitation by the mainstream regarding the wholesale adoption of the eBook, here is the Guardian story about Apple and publishers reaching a settlement with the European Commission regarding illegal price-fixing and collusion. Apple and bandit gang were recently nailed for the same offense by the U.S. Department …
Dec 14
eBook Revolution Stories
GoodeReader says Amazon has launched Google Android and iOS versions of their reading apps in China to open that market to eBook sales . The New York Times reports that eBook pricing debates continue in Europe. ComicBookResources posted on Marvel making its Graphic Novel titles available in digital form for Amazon Kindle. PublishersWeekly says online …
Dec 11
eReaders and eBook agreements
The Independent offers us some options on which eReader might be right for you. BookSeller details the new US eBook retail agreements for Simon and Shuster and Hachette.
Dec 10
Integrated Platforms assist newspapers over the digital divide.
It seems that after much foot dragging, newspapers are finally making a serious effort to complete the transition from print to digital format. GoodeReader offers up this post on some recent developments where ambitious companies have facilitated this by integrating the best technologies available.
Dec 09
Will eBook subscription service replace title purchases?
PublishersWeekly reports on Amazon’s new Kindle FreeTime Unlimited eBook subscription service. Read the story and let me know if you think they can convince the publishers (or the authors) to sign up for a percentage of a monthly subscription fee over keeping their hands on their more lucrative eBook sales royalty structure. Sounds like a …
Dec 07
Digital Publishing Headlines
Once you get past their lame assertion that the author/publisher relationship is changing the DigitalBookWorldConference offers some examples. With 11-million monthly readers we should all be paying more to digital publisher Wattpad, says GoodeReader. The Christian Science Monitor says eReaders and eBook platforms track reader behaviors and activities. According to DigitalBookWorld Hatchette has a new deal …
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