Ever since the recent popularity of digital reading and e-reader devices took hold of the tech-minded consumers, critics and alarmists have been keeping a watchful eye on the industry. After the initial furor died down and the various factions settled into a comfortable working relationship with digital, insightful companies began to emerge who showed a clear ability to evolve … [Read more...] about Macmillan Adapts to Digital Future
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Penguin, Macmillan Speak Out on Their Actions in DoJ Investigation
There has been an almost conspicuous lack of comments from the parties involved in the DoJ and class action lawsuits still pending against Apple and some of the Big Six publishers. Obviously, the parties involved cannot simply make outlandish statements while the investigations and court proceedings are still pending, leaving many to wonder what actually took place. Now, … [Read more...] about Penguin, Macmillan Speak Out on Their Actions in DoJ Investigation
There May Be No Class Action Suit Against Publishers in eBook Price Fixing Case
What began life as a class action lawsuit filed by Seattle-based law firm Hagen Bermans on behalf of consumers quickly became a Department of Justice investigation against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers. The investigation was to determine whether or not those involved had acted illegally when they instituted an “agency pricing” model for ebook sales to … [Read more...] about There May Be No Class Action Suit Against Publishers in eBook Price Fixing Case
ALA Taking Action on eBook Lending
The American Library Association held its Midwinter conference this week, but the real news to come from that gathering is that the ALA’s key leadership has asked for and gotten a meeting with several major publishers to figure out where eBook lending is going from here. ALA will meet face-to-face with CEOs and executives from Simon&Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin Group, … [Read more...] about ALA Taking Action on eBook Lending
Diesel eBooks and Macmillan form a new partnership
The Diesel eBook store has been around since 2004 selling ebooks directly to the public. This was way before eBooks have became very trendy and before they had the great system to process orders they have today. In the past Diesel mainly just sold books through 3rd party type of system, no more. Today Diesel and Macmillan publishing signed a deal so Macmillan books … [Read more...] about Diesel eBooks and Macmillan form a new partnership