Tom Kabinet and the Dutch Publishing Association have been at odds with each other with the concept of used e-Books. The two sides of been battling in court for the past few months and a verdict was supposed to occur on December 23rd. Due to the Christmas holidays the judgement has been postponed until 13 January 2015. The Amsterdam District Court ruled in July that Tom … [Read more...] about The Future of Used eBooks to be Decided January 13th 2015
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Dutch eBook Market Increases by 18% in Q2 2014
The Dutch eBook market has seen excellent growth in the last two years and recent Q2 financial figures from the publishing industry has seen it increase by 18%. We now see eBooks accounting for 26% of all sales, but print books are still strong with 74%. The Netherlands has a different dichotomy than North America in regards to the way encryption is handled. Only 1 eBook in … [Read more...] about Dutch eBook Market Increases by 18% in Q2 2014
Dutch eBook Sellers Mandated to Provide Customer Data to Anti-Piracy Agency
The Dutch eBook scene has grown up in the past few years and many companies have embraced the digital watermark. 62% of all digital publishers who produce digital books use this technology, while 24% use conventional DRM. Customers rights are coming under fire with a new agreement reached with anti-piracy group BREIN. The agreement signed last week will affect any publisher … [Read more...] about Dutch eBook Sellers Mandated to Provide Customer Data to Anti-Piracy Agency