If there is a crime here, it is that HarperCollins is guilty of attempted infanticide by their move to strangle ebook library lending in its cradle. Granted, it is the only publisher to ask for such restrictions but I’m certain the other ones are watching the outcome to this controversy very closely. Otherwise, this whole [...]
Entries Tagged as 'publisher'
The Publisher of Tolkien Has Taken a Business Lesson from Sauron
February 27th, 2011 · No Comments · opinion
New audiobook publisher launched – all titles DRM free
October 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · press release
From the press release: We are pleased to announce Iambik Audio, a new kind of audiobook company, launching today with 11 literary fiction audiobooks from independent presses in the US and Canada. In the collection, Iambik is launching audiobooks of one giant of American letters, Gordon Lish (including a selection of stories read by Mr. [...]
Publisher’s Weekly expnd PW Select to include Wattpad
October 18th, 2010 · No Comments · publishing news
I’m going to let PW speak for themselves about today’s announcement: Publishers Weekly has teamed up with the social reading community Wattpad to offer additional marketing opportunities for self-published authors who sign up for PW Select, PW’s new program that will review at least 25 self-published authors on a quarterly basis. Authors who register for [...]
Joe Konrath earns more from self published ebooks than from his Big 6 publisher
October 6th, 2010 · 4 Comments · opinion, publishing news
He just posted some interesting numbers over on his blog: Since 2004, Whiskey Sour has sold about 60,000 copies in print and ebooks. That’s earned me about $54,000 not including foreign sales. (Not bad considering I got a $33k advance for it.) … Compare those numbers to The List. In six years, I’ll have sold [...]
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Game guides publisher KillerGuides now use social DRM for ebooks
September 15th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Video game strategy guide publisher KillerGuides has announced using a social digital rights management (DRM) solution as alternative to digital copy protection measures. Game guide downloads from their website now have personal details of customers added on the fly, but come without any further digital restrictions.
How a publisher can get me to buy more books
August 19th, 2010 · 5 Comments · opinion
by Chris Walters of Booksprung I’ve spent too many days this summer visiting this page on Amazon’s Kindle store, waiting for the price of the latest book from Charles Stross to drop to $9.99 (as of the date of this post, it’s $11.99). Clearly, it’s not going to happen until the publisher feels it’s notched [...]
French publisher Belial to go DRM free
August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Actualittte are reporting that Belial, a French SF publisher, have announced plans to offer ebooks without DRM. Belial will also offer a discount when a customer buys both a paper and digital copy. It gets better. Belial will also be raising the royalty rate to 30% of the digital sale price.
Reference book publisher Dorling Kindersley’s to release iPad apps
August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · publishing news
From New Media Age: The Pearson-owned Penguin group reference book publisher is investing a “very substantial amount” to develop a range of digital apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android, for launch later this year. The move comes as Amazon announced that Kindle e-books have outsold hardbacks for the first time. “The key area initially [...]
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New comics publisher launched – will focus exclusively on tablets
July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · press release
I’m beginning to regret not having combined the several bits of comics news into one post. From the pres release: Luminous Books LLC, a newly formed company which will be delivering highly curated, rich-media content and periodicals to the tablet PC market, today announced that Andrew Cosby will be one of the first writer/producers to [...]
Indian publisher Pothi add ebook publishing
July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · publishing news
I’m not familiar with this publisher, but after looking over their site I would describe Pothi as being somewhere between a vanity press, a POD publisher, and Smashwords. They offer a number of different services for custom print jobs, and Pothi have just updated their website to include a new sevice: self published ebooks. Pothi [...]
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