Book and retail giant Amazon has come under fire over the years for its taxes, or more accurately, its failure to pay taxes that critics felt were long overdue. Whether in the US or abroad, the company has been able to take advantage of current tax law to its own interests, a fact that lawmakers literally around the world have been trying to fight.In the US, a wave of … [Read more...] about Amazon Faces Tax Woes in EU
Digital Publishing News
Digital Magazines Now Qualify for the Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize for journalism has now been extended to print and digital magazines. This category now contains not only magazines, but also feature length and investigative reporting for newspapers too.In the past, publications that were identified as magazines were ineligible to compete for a Pulitzer in any category. Many Americans in the last few years have … [Read more...] about Digital Magazines Now Qualify for the Pulitzer Prize
Amazon is Heavily Invested into the Success of Kindle Unlimited
Kindle Unlimited is an e-Book subscription platform with around 700,000 titles available. Users pay a monthly fee and can basically read as much as they want, similarly to what Netflix does for video and Crunchyroll for anime. Amazon has been heavily lambasted by authors and publishers because there is no set dollar amount they make on their content that is opted into the … [Read more...] about Amazon is Heavily Invested into the Success of Kindle Unlimited
PressReader Updates Android App for Free Newspaper and Magazine Downloading
PressReader has updated their official Android app for support for their brand new hotspot mapping system. It basically allows you to ride a companies wireless internet connection to download free magazines and newspapers.Pressreader markets their hotspot solution to hotels, cafes, corporations and retail stores. It basically allows anyone with a tablet or smartphone to … [Read more...] about PressReader Updates Android App for Free Newspaper and Magazine Downloading
1,000 Macmillan e-Book Titles come to Scribd and Oyster
Scribd and Oyster are two of the largest e-Book subscription services out there and they have another reason for you to signup.  Publishing giant Macmillan has committed themselves to their platforms, contributing over 1,000 titles.In late December Macmillan John Sargent  announced that there were getting into the e-Book subscription business, in an attempt to broaden their … [Read more...] about 1,000 Macmillan e-Book Titles come to Scribd and Oyster
New Zealanders of All Ages Are Reading Digital Newspapers
A survey conducted by Impact PR agency took at a look at the digital newspaper consumption of New Zealanders. Their research has shown that 2/3 of the population has read a newspaper on their smartphone or tablet, using an app in the last year.The most interesting aspect of the report is that digital newspaper usage is not limited to youth. Â The older generation is … [Read more...] about New Zealanders of All Ages Are Reading Digital Newspapers
Postmedia Sees a Silver Lining with Digital
Postmedia is chiefly responsible for the vast majority of newspapers in Canada. The company publishers the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen and a bunch of others. The media company has reported that it had lost $10.3-million in the most recent quarter, which is a slight drop from the $11.8 million dollar loss the same time last year.Overall … [Read more...] about Postmedia Sees a Silver Lining with Digital
e-Book Prices Stable After VAT Increase
Many readers were concerned that when the VAT increased on e-Books all over Europe they have to have to pay more. This was not the case as retailers and publishers have helped cushion increase in price, so little has changed.Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo all based their European headquarters in Luxembourg where the VAT was only 3%. This allowed these companies to sell … [Read more...] about e-Book Prices Stable After VAT Increase
Copyright Law to be Amended in Japan to Combat e-Book Piracy
Japan is planning on augmenting their copyright law in early 2015 so publishers can actually go after e-Book pirates. This should assist the entire industry and hopefully speed up the rate in which e-Books are produced.The old copyright law just protected physical books from unlawful print and distribution by people who did not have the right to do so. This caused … [Read more...] about Copyright Law to be Amended in Japan to Combat e-Book Piracy
French Publishing Contracts Now Have a Separate Clause for e-Books
There has been a dramatic change to French Intellectual Property Code in regards to publishing contracts being offered to authors. Any new contract that publishers give to an author will now include a provision for digital distribution in e-Book form.The amended French Intellectual Property law clearly states that a publishing contract not only covers the “manufacture of … [Read more...] about French Publishing Contracts Now Have a Separate Clause for e-Books
Scribd Raises $22 Million for New Book Recommendation Service
Scribd initially started out as a document file sharing service when it launched in 2007. The company diversivied into selling subscriptions for their entire library of e-Books in October 2013. They have raised over $25 million during the lifetime of their business in order to stay operational. Today, the company has just announced they have raised another $22 million dollars. … [Read more...] about Scribd Raises $22 Million for New Book Recommendation Service
UK Digital Newspaper Consumption on the Rise
It has taken legacy newspaper publishers a number of years to find their groove in the digital age. Â Advertising in the traditional paper has declined 40% in recent years and this has prompted everyone to look for alternative means to profits. Some have rolled out successful paywal strategies, while others embrace the metered approach.The Times and The Sunday Times recently … [Read more...] about UK Digital Newspaper Consumption on the Rise
Digital Newspapers Grows 15% in Australia during 2014
Australians have begun to adopt digital newspapers in record numbers as advertising campaigns from the leading national publications appear to be paying off. In 2014 digital has grown over 15% with eight million people on average consuming the news on a monthly basis.The Sydney Morning Herald was Australia’s most-read newspaper across print and digital with 5.6 million … [Read more...] about Digital Newspapers Grows 15% in Australia during 2014