Amazon Circumvents French Ban Free Shipping for Books Amazon has found itself in hot water in France, as government authorities… Michael Kozlowski11 July 2014One comment1 minute read
Amazon Sued by the FTC for in-app Purchases TheĀ US Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for not having enough safeguards… Michael Kozlowski11 July 2014No comments2 minute read
Author Rejects Award Due to Amazon Backing The ultimate in low class and poor breeding has occurred in the… Mercy Pilkington11 July 20148 comments1 minute read
Forbes: Amazon Dispute Not About Money Despite the hordes of critics who have verbally assaulted Amazon for its… Mercy Pilkington10 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Amazon to Forfeit Royalties, Offers Hachette Authors 100% of Sales In another twist in the ongoing fight between Amazon and publisher Hachette,… Mercy Pilkington9 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Five ABNA Category Winners Annouced The end is almost near for this year’s Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards,… Mercy Pilkington8 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Hugh Howey on Writers’ Unions: Who Really Speaks for Authors? There are a few groups out there that claim to be the… Mercy Pilkington7 July 20145 comments3 minute read
eBook Review: The Silkworm by Robert Gilbraith Verdict: 5 Stars Rowling/Gilbraith has done it again, and this one may… Mercy Pilkington6 July 2014No comments2 minute read
Big Five Back in Court over eBook Pricing When the dust finally settled from the Department of Justice lawsuit against… Mercy Pilkington6 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Light Up Your Fourth with Amazon’s Best Books of July As the Independence Day festivities carry over for many people due to… Mercy Pilkington5 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Authors Rally Behind Amazon in Publisher Dispute Despite the letter circulated by some well-known authors that urged Amazon to… Mercy Pilkington3 July 20142 comments3 minute read
Debunking Amazon’s 70% Royalty for Indie Authors and Publishers With news this week that Amazon has added whole new international markets… Mercy Pilkington3 July 2014One comment3 minute read
No News Is Still News for Amazon, Hachette Dispute A headline in the Wall Street Journal today promised that a senior… Mercy Pilkington2 July 2014One comment2 minute read
Washington Post: What Would Bezos Do? It’s no secret that newspapers as a whole are on the decline.… Mercy Pilkington1 July 2014One comment2 minute read
US Publishers Earn More through Online Sales than Physical Stores In a report from two entities that watch the publishing industry in… Mercy Pilkington30 June 2014One comment2 minute read
Fan Fiction Romance Comes to Kindle Worlds Amazon launched its Kindle Worlds fan fiction platform just over a year… Mercy Pilkington27 June 2014One comment2 minute read
Allegations that Amazon Seeks New Publishers Terms in UK It’s an understood truth in publishing that anyone who works for the… Mercy Pilkington25 June 2014One comment2 minute read
CNBC Produces 1 Hour Show about Amazon Amazon is a global e-commerce giant that capitalized on selling physical books… Michael Kozlowski24 June 2014No comments2 minute read
Prime Music Adds Real Value to Amazon Prime Subscription Amazon Prime is a full-featured subscription service to begin with –though the… 23 June 2014One comment2 minute read
Should Amazon Play Nice with Hachette, Publishers? An article appeared this past week in the New York Times that… Mercy Pilkington22 June 2014No comments2 minute read