When the dust finally settled from the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five of the then-Big Six publishers for illegally colluding to inflate the price of ebooks, essentially bilking consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to grab some more market share away from Amazon, the terms of the judge's ruling included a caveat. That statement was … [Read more...] about Big Five Back in Court over eBook Pricing
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Next Big Book Innovates with Big Data
One of the ways that the seemingly stodgy, old-fashioned publishing industry is learning to innovate is with the concept of "big data." Projects like Hugh Howey's Author Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in … [Read more...] about Next Big Book Innovates with Big Data
Macmillan Makes Complete Catalog Available for Digital Lending through OverDrive
From the very beginning of digital lending through libraries and personal consumer shares, publishers have been wary of the implications of ebook lending. Once libraries became convinced to at least experiment in the library realm with their digital titles, artificial barriers were often put in place, such as limits on numbers of checkouts and 300% increases in price over an … [Read more...] about Macmillan Makes Complete Catalog Available for Digital Lending through OverDrive
Overdrive Attains 9,000 eBooks from Macmillan
Macmillan and Overdrive reached an agreement earlier in the year to experiment with eBooks into the library system. The deal was select titles from their Minotaur imprint and it looks like all sides were happy with the deal. This has prompted Macmillan to contribute close to 9,000 digital titles for entry into the Overdrive system. Most of the eBooks available are … [Read more...] about Overdrive Attains 9,000 eBooks from Macmillan
Macmillan Offers More eBooks to Libraries under their Entangled Publishing Imprint
Macmillan warmed up to the idea about having their digital books available for loan in public libraries back in March. They currently have over 1200 books up for grabs via their Minotaur imprint. The publishing company is obviously pleased with the pilot project and has just committed hundreds of new titles from another one of their imprints, Entangled Publishing. Overdrive, … [Read more...] about Macmillan Offers More eBooks to Libraries under their Entangled Publishing Imprint
Macmillan’s Settlement Terms Finalized
After countless hours of legal battle, Macmillan has finally agreed upon a settlement that appeased Judge Denise Cote and the plaintiffs in the lawsuit that alleged five of the Big Six publishers conspired with Apple to fix the prices on ebooks sold through online retailers. While the other defendants have settled as well, Macmillan's originally proposed settlement is actually … [Read more...] about Macmillan’s Settlement Terms Finalized
Macmillan Titles Available for Lending through 3M Cloud Library
Some of the issues that plague both the publishers and the libraries when it comes to ebook lending are slowly beginning to resolve themselves. As publishers become accustomed to the process and build confidence in the protection of their authors' works, librarians are excited about the opportunity to offer a growing number of digital titles to their patrons. 3M Library … [Read more...] about Macmillan Titles Available for Lending through 3M Cloud Library
Macmillan Publishers to Start Library eBook Lending Program Starting this March
Macmillan Publishers announced in September of last year that they were developing the infrastructure to start their library eBook initiative. Libraries all over the USA will be able to borrow Macmillan titles starting this March. ALA President Maureen Sullivan said in a statement “I am so pleased Macmillan Publishers is beginning to sell e-books to America’s libraries so … [Read more...] about Macmillan Publishers to Start Library eBook Lending Program Starting this March
Macmillan Says New eBook Contracts Allow for Discounting
So says Macmillan Chief Executive John Sargent in an open letter posted on his company's website. Sargent said that new retailer ebook contracts will allow retailers to discount certain titles priced at $13.99 and above by 10%. As Global Finance points out, those retailers who have settled their antitrust case will allow discounting on all their titles. Sargent says that … [Read more...] about Macmillan Says New eBook Contracts Allow for Discounting
Macmillan Begins to Discount eBooks with Resellers
When the ebook agency pricing model came under fire by the US Justice Department and the European Union, companies began to settle out of court. This allowed new agreements to be struck, where online resellers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo could once again have massive flexibility in determining the price of a book, rather than the publisher. Macmillan is still … [Read more...] about Macmillan Begins to Discount eBooks with Resellers