While the saga of alleged price fixing between several major publishers and Apple raged in the US, a similar investigation and court decision were taking place by the European Commission. Those same five Big Six publishers--Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin, and Macmillan--ultimately came to agreements with Amazon in the US over the wholesale-versus-agency … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Adopts Refined Agency Pricing with Amazon UK
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Simon & Schuster Announces New Library Pilot Program for eBooks
Simon and Schuster is the only major publisher that has never engaged in providing digital content for libraries. Over the course of the last few years, the American Library Association has been meeting with company representatives to try and sway them over. Today, Simon & Shuster announced a one year pilot program for the New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Public … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Announces New Library Pilot Program for eBooks
eBook Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Verdict: 5 STars Finally. FINALLY. A romance title for the rest of us, one with the right blend of emotion and raw physicality but whose female main character isn't a spineless self-doubter who falls down a lot. Move over, 50 Shades of Grey, there's a sexy new power couple for readers to swoon over. Chloe Mills is only months away from finishing her MBA from a prestigious … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Hybrid Author Tina Reber on the Tools for Reaching Readers
One of the hot new buzzwords mentioned at DBW this year was the concept of the hybrid author, and data was presented that showed that hybrid authors may be arguably some of the most successful and most satisfied authors in the publishing industry. Hybrids, as they're being called, are authors who have experience in both self-publishing and in traditional publishing, through a … [Read more...] about Hybrid Author Tina Reber on the Tools for Reaching Readers
eBook Review: The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks by Gillian Royes
Verdict: 4 Stars Part mystery, part expose', and part travelogue, The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks (Atria) is the second book from Gillian Royes featuring the bartender Shadrack from Largo Bay, Jamaica. Every bit as suspenseful as the first book, this second fiction titles from Royes takes the reader places--both geographical and spiritual--that he never expected. When … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks by Gillian Royes
Simon & Schuster Agrees to Sell One eBook to a Library
One of the things that Simon & Schuster is noted for is its antagonism towards libraries. Its policy is that it will not sell ebooks to them. However, in a great show of public spirit (sarcasm intended!), S&S has broken down and agreed to sell Jean Thompson's The Year We Left Home in ebook format to libraries. This is because the book was selected by the Iowa Center … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Agrees to Sell One eBook to a Library
eBook Review: Fever by Mary Beth Keane
Verdict: 5 Stars One of the genres that is gaining popularity and attention is the fictionalized biography, a novel retelling of the information that history does actually remember about notable people and events. In Fever (Simon & Schuster), Mary Beth Keane has done a heart-wrenching job of completely humanizing one of the names that history doesn't always remember … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Fever by Mary Beth Keane
Simon & Schuster Disbands Agency Pricing
Simon & Shuster has joined Harper Collins and Hachette by reaching a new agreement with major online booksellers. The company has officially started to disband the old agency pricing model, which limited the ability of Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble from establishing their own prices. Amazon and iBooks are currently discounting most ebooks from S&S and other … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Disbands Agency Pricing
Pocket Star eBook Giveaway: Yuletide Treasure
Pocket Star is hosting a giveaway for GoodeReader’s fans of bestselling author Andrea Kane’s holiday novella, Yuletide Treasure. The New York Times bestselling author of romance and suspense novels, known for thrillers such as The Girl Who Disappeared Twice and The Line Between Here and Gone, has crafted a feel-good short ebook set in Victorian England. While the lines … [Read more...] about Pocket Star eBook Giveaway: Yuletide Treasure
eBook Review: The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch
Verdict: 4 Stars With so many high-volume and well-known thriller writers on the market, it’s important to make everything stand out, not just the high action plot. It is far too easy to fall into the trap of my spy thrillers, which is to try to emulate the greats to the point of mimicry. Doetsch’s third book in the Michael St. Pierre series, The Thieves of Legend (Atria … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch