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Amazon publisher exclusives alienating indie bookshops
A decision by US publisher Globe Pequot Press to release advance e-book editions of two political biographies exclusively via Amazon and its Kindle reader has annoyed US independent booksellers.
Amazon helps small publishers ... but at what cost?
In this Guardian blog post, Rob Woodard discusses how Amazon's 'Advantage' program appears to offer small publishers and excellent opportunity to sell their books -- but at the cost of ...
Kindle news
More news on Amazon's Kindle e-reader, including the figure that Kindle e-book downloads now account for 6% of all book sales on Amazon and a projection that 250,000 Kindles will sell in 2008.
Will a million e-readers sell in 2008?
OUP blogger Evan Schnittman estimates that combined sales of the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader will be 1,000,000 units in 2008 -- based on a report of the production stats of the Taiwanese company...
Amazon warns publishers off discounting their own books
Amazon UK is embroiled in a battle with publishers who sell their own titles directly from company websites at a discount from RRP, threatening to apply their trading terms to the disocunted price.
New e-book standard
A single e-book standard is a step closer after the Members of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the Open Publication Structure 2.0 (OPS 2.0...
More Kindle speculation
The New York Times joins in the speculation on whether Amazon's Kindle will finally be the 'iPod for e-books' pundits have been predicting for years ... or will it be Google offering online access to ...
Amazon launches self-publishing division and galley service
Online retailer Amazon.com has announced a new self-publishing service, Create Space Books-on-demand; and a service that will send advance galleys to 'trusted reviewers' on the site.
Is Amazon Kindle and e-book catalogue set for release?
Specualtion is growing in the tech world that Amazon.com is set to launch its proprietry e-book reader, Amazon Kindle, and an associated e-book library within months.
Amazon dropped from National Library website
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that it has succeeded in convincing the National Library of Australia (NLA) to drop Amazon.com from the list of booksellers on its Libraries ...
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