Senators at the upper house of the French Parliament have come together to approve of a bill that would make it illegal for online retailers to offer free home delivery. This no doubt will hit Amazon's French operations hard where the retailer has been doling out discounts as well as the bait of free home delivery to lure buyers. While the bill will continue to allow Amazon to … [Read more...] about French Senate Approves Bill to Stop eBook Retailers Offering Free Home Delivery
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New Connecticut Bill Might Have Huge Implications for the Cost of Library eBooks
Democrat Brian Sear spearheads the 47th district in Connecticut and has put fourth a new bill, that make have drastic implications on digital ebooks and libraries. He is purposing that the general statutes be amended to require publishers of electronic books to offer such books for sale to public and academic libraries at the same rates as offered to the general public. The new … [Read more...] about New Connecticut Bill Might Have Huge Implications for the Cost of Library eBooks