This press release says about what you’d expect. We Disapprove. But it doesn’t really have any kick to it, which is why it kept getting bumped to the bottom of my to-do list. Have you read Cory Doctorow’s editorial in The Guardian? Now _that_ was worth a read. The logic, the passion, the insightful arguments [...]
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ALA respond to HarperCollins library ebook restrictions
March 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · press release
Overdrive responds to the new HarperCollins
March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · digital library
Yesterday Steve Potash, the CEO of Overdrive, posted a letter explaining how Overdrive will handle the changes forced upon them by HarperCollins. There’s really not much of interest to the general public, though. The one really interesting part is that they briefly considered dropping HC ebooks. Obviously that wasn’t possible. If they had, Overdrive would [...]
HarperCollins respond to pissed off librarians
March 2nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · digital library, press release
HC posted this open letter yesterday. it was signed by Josh Marwell, the Presidnet of Sales at HC. I’m going to post this as is. I’ve already read it, and while I could deconstruct the lies, half-truths, and marketing BS, I would be so angry at the end that I do not think it would [...]
How should Amazon, et al respond to Apple?
February 1st, 2011 · 18 Comments · Uncategorized
Late last night Sony announced that their Reader iOS app was indefinitely delayed. This led to a flurry of posts on all the gadget blogs (including me). A few hours after I wrote my post Ars Technica posted an article on Apple’s response. According to Ars, “We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines,” [...]
Bookstores Need to Respond to Amazon Prime…Soon
November 29th, 2010 · 6 Comments · opinion
Amazon’s decision to launch the Prime shipping service several years ago was brilliant. The $79 annual fee means free two-day shipping and has created retailer loyalty like no other campaign I can think of. So isn’t it remarkable that the brick-and-mortars have mostly just watched with envy, offering their own loyalty programs that lack the [...]
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Pocketbook respond to my “PB701 clears the FCC” post
October 9th, 2010 · 10 Comments · hardware news
A couple days ago I posted on the FCC paperwork for the Pocketbook 701. I showed how the 701 bore a striking resemblance to the white PD Novel (and the Cruz Reader). This got picked up in the Russian language forums on The-eBook.org, and a spokesman for Pocketbook posted this response:
Hachette respond to the UK Agency
September 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news, opinion
The Bookseller have posted the follow up justification that Hachette are using for justify their switch to the agency model: “While the process of their introduction may seem a bit bossy, the point of agency terms is to create a level playing field for large and small booksellers alike and we believe most people will [...]
OCLC Respond to Skyriver Suit
August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
You might recall that about a week ago I posted the press release from Skyriver about why they were suing OCLC. I’d like to share OCLC’s response. The following was sent to OCLC members yesterday afternoon: On July 29, SkyRiver Technology Solutions and Innovative Interfaces, Inc. filed suit against OCLC, alleging anticompetitive practices. We at [...]
Author’s Guild respond to Wylie/Random House
July 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
The Author’s Guild have responded to the events of last Thursday. Here;s the best part: 4. To a large extent, publishers have brought this on themselves. … Knowledgeable authors and agents, however, are well aware that e-book royalty rates of 25% of net proceeds are exceedingly low and contrary to the long-standing practice of authors [...]
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Publishers respond to Andrew Wylie
July 22nd, 2010 · 8 Comments · opinion
The big news today was when lit agent Andrew Wylie announced his own publishing imprint that would publish the digital backlist for his author clients. So far we have the response form 2 publishers; one is laughable and the other is puzzling. Random House were the first to weigh in. You might recall the rights [...]
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