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
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
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
Perseus Book Group Sold to Hachette and Ingram Perseus Book Group was founded in 1996 and has been acquiring small… Michael Kozlowski24 June 2014One comment1 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
Apple Request to Delay Damages Trial Rejected by Appeals Court In the ongoing legal battles involving Apple over antitrust violations in an… Mercy Pilkington31 May 20142 comments2 minute read
Hachette Launches Store Within a Store Concept at Booksamillion Booksamillion is one of the last bookstore chains to be operating in… Michael Kozlowski30 May 2014One comment1 minute read
Amazon Publically States their Position on Hachette eBook Dispute – and Hachette Responds Amazon has posted a public message on their own forums about their… Michael Kozlowski28 May 2014One comment4 minute read
Amazon Strong Arm Tactics Result in Delayed Shipping of Hachette Print Titles Amazon regularly employs strong arm tactics when negotiating better book deals from publishers.… Michael Kozlowski13 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Hachette Reports Good Sales in 2013 The France-based publishing company Lagardère revealed it has had a profitable year… Sovan Mandal12 February 2014One comment2 minute read
China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair to Kick Off Nov 7 Publishers from all over the world have made a beeline for the… Sovan Mandal21 October 20133 comments2 minute read
Qantas Commissions Series of Flight-Length Books While US lawmakers continue to debate the merits or lack of justification… Mercy Pilkington22 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Hachette Book Group Sees Strong Gains with Digital Books Hachette Book Group has publicized its Q1 financial results and digital is… Michael Kozlowski14 May 2013No comments1 minute read
3M Cloud Library Now Offering eBooks by Hachette The 3M Cloud Library Service has just inked a new deal with… Michael Kozlowski1 May 2013No comments1 minute read
Hachette UK Garners 250,000 eBook Sales in Two Days Hachette’s United Kingdom division has seen a copious amount of digital downloads… Michael Kozlowski28 December 2012One comment1 minute read
Hachette Reaches New Agreements for Discounted eBooks via Amazon and B&N The Hachette Book Group has reached a new agreement with Barnes and… Michael Kozlowski6 December 2012One comment1 minute read
Hachette Announces Commitment to the EPUB 3 eBook Format Hachette Digital has announced that the company is deploying new initiatives with… Michael Kozlowski17 November 2012One comment1 minute read
Hachette’s Digital Division Sees a 20% Increase in Q3 2012 Hachette has released its 3rd quarter sales figures today and digital revenue… Michael Kozlowski13 November 2012One comment1 minute read
Bartlett’s Quotations’ New Digital Face One of the mainstay sources of famous quotations has long been the… Mercy Pilkington9 November 2012One comment1 minute read