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Update: Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins to modify agency agreements in U.S.

Publishers Lunch reports that the three publishers opting to settle the antitrust lawsuit launched today by the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to drop the agency model for a period of two years. However, ... Read More »

April 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

By Sue Carter

Department of Canadian Heritage to review Target's cultural content Harry Potter ebook sales top over $1.5 million in three days American Library Association releases the 10 most frequently challenged library books of 2011 Three Cups ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Nova Scotia libraries boycott Random House ebooks

By Natalie Samson

Nova Scotia's South Shore Public Libraries has stopped acquiring ebooks from Random House to protest the publisher's recent price increase on digital titles. In a press release, chief librarian Troy Myers said the increase will ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

By Sue Carter

Collection of 500 unpublished fairy tales discovered in Germany Scholastic is developing a free app with games, quizzes, and 1,300 ebooks for purchase Why agency pricing for ebooks doesn't work French government passes controversial law ... Read More »

March 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Random House titles now available at U.S. iBookstore, not in Canada

By Sue Carter

At Wednesday's launch of the iPad 2 in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed that 17,000 titles from Random House U.S. will now be available in Apple's iBookstore. Titles began appearing on the iBooks ... Read More »

March 3, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Google Editions to launch before year’s end

By Scott MacDonald

Representatives from Google met with publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week and revealed that the long-awaited Google Editions will debut (in the U.S., at least) this year, despite rumours to the contrary. According ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: e-reader pricing war; Stieg Larsson no feminist; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Tasty news bits: E-reader pricing madness! Nook goes down to $149! Kindle goes down to $189! Kooky inventor dude Ray Kurzweil invents e-reading software Stieg Larsson sorry excuse for a feminist, argues EW Geoffrey Hill ... Read More »

June 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up, March 30

By Scott MacDonald

More book news for you all: iBooks pricing model leaked Kobo to go to agency model Let the media slobbering begin: new Stephenie Meyer title announced BookCamp 2010 is open for registration French publisher Gallimard ... Read More »

March 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet Canada Tech Forum round-up: pirates, pricing, and social media

By Laura Godfrey

This year's BookNet Canada Technology Forum “ or gathering of beautiful nerds, as Soft Skull Press founder Richard Nash called it “ took place on March 25 at Toronto's MaRS Centre, and involved about 200 ... Read More »

March 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, March 25

By Scott MacDonald

Here's today's book news: Publishers Weekly takes temperature of Bologna Children's Book Fair Will Random House ever be on the iPad? More conjecture on Apple's book pricing plans Newbery-winner Sid Fleischman dies Harold W. McGraw ... Read More »

March 25, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: pricing

Update: Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins to modify agency agreements in U.S.

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

Nova Scotia libraries boycott Random House ebooks

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

Random House titles now available at U.S. iBookstore, not in Canada

Google Editions to launch before year’s end

Daily book biz round-up: e-reader pricing war; Stieg Larsson no feminist; and more

Daily book biz round-up, March 30

Daily book biz round-up, March 25

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