Posts Tagged ‘EBook’

The Cost of an E-Book Will Be Going Up

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The Cost of an E-Book Will Be Going Up A new deal negotiated by book publishers will increase the prices for digital books from $12.99 to $14.99, a move that has angered some readers. Read more on New York Times

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Firms fall out on e-book pricing

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Firms fall out on e-book pricing David Neal THE INQUIRER Analysis What does Macmillan’s spat with Amazon portend for publishing? Read more on The Inquirer

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Who Gets to Decide About The $10 E-Book

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Who Gets to Decide About The $10 E-Book Hachette has become the third major publisher to publicly denounce Amazon.com’s $10 e-book model. It joins Macmillan and HarperCollins in what seems now like the death blow to a price point that… Read more on MalaysiaNews.net

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Hachette Joins List of Publishers Rejecting Amazon’s E-Book Pricing

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Hachette Joins List of Publishers Rejecting Amazon’s E-Book Pricing Publishers are growing increasingly vocal about their displeasure with e-retailer Amazon.com’s flat $9.99 per title pricing structure for e-books. This week, Hachette Book Group joined publishers Macmillian and HarperCollins in requesting control to employ different, and higher, price points. Read more on eWeek

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Publishers plan to battle e-book piracy

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Publishers plan to battle e-book piracy A decade ago, the battle over music piracy exploded. Thanks to services like Napster, millions of songs were suddenly available at the click of a button, with no money being paid to the artist or record company. Read more on Red Deer Advocate

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