According to Slate, Amazon has lost another battle, this time to HarperCollins that has won the right to overprice its eBooks again. HarperCollins joins the unique club of big publishers that also won the fight with Amazon—Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan. You might remember this bunch being found guilty for conspiring with Apple to “fix” prices on eBooks. Remember? It’s …
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Apr 16
What’s the best eBook reader?
Lifehacker wants you to vote on the best eBook reader. Check out the nominees and vote at the link.
Apr 15
Audiobooks installed in iBooks App
MacRumors says Apple has installed Audiobooks in its iBooks App with a Chapter Select function slated for iOS 8.4 Beta.
Apr 14
Kobo Glo HD and Kindle Voyage compared
GoodeReader compares the new Kobo Glo HD with the Amazon Kindle Voyage.
Apr 13
Nielsen partners with Openbook to share data
Digital Book World reports on Nielsen partnering with Openbook to share global eBook data.
Apr 10
Oyster to sell eBooks you can’t borrow through its subscription service
Digital Trends reports that Oyster’s new eBook store will allow you to buy titles that are not available in the million plus eBooks you’ll find in its “all you can read” eBook subscription.
Apr 09
HarperCollins to push for Agency Model and blatentmarket manipulation
According to a GalleyCat post, we should get ready to be gouged again as HarperCollins’ contract talks with Amazon hint that the publisher is planning a return to the Agency Pricing model for eBooks (like many price-fixing publishers have already done) where they set their own prices regardless of what the retailer, consumer or market will bear. The Agency Model forces …
Apr 08
Oyster to open eBook store
Yahoo Finance has a story on eBook subscription service Oyster’s plan to open its own eBook store with its sights on challenging Amazon’s market domination.
Apr 07
Kobo Glo HD eReader for May Release
TechCrunch features the new Kobo Glo HD eReader that rocks a “Kindle Voyage” resolution for $70 less.
Apr 06
All that tough talk from Amazon and it’s back to agency pricing anyway…
Digital Book World published on Amazon’s contract discussions with HarperCollins.
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