The library ebook debate: ALA vs AAP
Claire Kelley
The mood in the room was a little tense… Read more »
The mood in the room was a little tense… Read more »
Random House USA has sold nearly 20 million books in E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, according to a Wall Street Journal report by Jeffrey Trachtenberg. The books—which went… Read more »
Former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale is back from the dead, expounding on the future of publishing and desperately trying to seem relevant in a long interview posted on Publishing… 2 / Read more »
Could there be promising news from the UK, less than a month after James Daunt did the ‘ruthless, money-making devil’ Amazon a favour by agreeing to sell Kindles in Waterstones stores? It… Read more »
Here’s something not to be missed from Penguin’s reply to the Justice Department’s antitrust action: an email sent by Penguin Group (USA) CEO David Shanks to Steve Riggio, the president… 3 / Read more »
Seventeen more states have joined the class-action lawsuit against the publishing industry over ebook pricing, and the release of the amended complaint has included some fascinating evidence previously redacted, including… Read more »
Barely two months after Random House became the darling of librarians across the country by announcing they would not restrict how many times an ebook was loaned out (see the… Read more »
Tom Tivnan reports in The Bookseller that Worldreader — often called ‘the e-reader NGO’ — has just beta launched an app that will enable owners of ‘dumb’ phones to… Read more »
It is reminiscent of the early stages of negotiating a professional sports bargaining agreement. That is to say everyone is smiling and reminding each other of their assets and how… Read more »
In a stunning development, Penguin has abruptly “stopped selling e-books to libraries,” according to an Associated Press wire story. As the report further explains, “Penguin announced Thursday it would stop selling… 1 / Read more »