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Amazon announces Kindle lending library
Amazon has launched a lending library of Kindle ebook titles, available only to members of its 'Prime' loyalty scheme in the US.
new Fry memoir simultaneously released a book, ebook and app
The latest book by Stephen Fry has been released simulataneously by Penguin as a print book, an ebook and an iPhone/iPad app.
UK ebook price war 'absurd'; 'industry populated by nincompoops'
The discouting war on ebbok prices in the UK, led by W H Smith in an effort to undercut Amazon, has been labelled 'absurd' by publishers.
Project Gutenberg aims for a billion free ebooks
Project Gutenberg wants to eventually see a billionfree ebooks offered in its online library.
US Booksellers Association joins Wylie criticism
Oren Tiecher, CEO if the American Booksellers Association, is the latestbook industry figure to critice the exclusive deal between Amazon and agent Andrew Wylie that has seen the creation of the Odyss...
US Authors Guild on Wylie: 'publishers have brought this upon themselves'
While the US Authors Guild think that the Amazon-exclusive nature of the Andrew Wylie ebook deal is 'weird', it believes that 'publishers have brought this upon themselves'.
Harper UK joins in Andrew Wylie criticism
Harper UK has joined Random House and Macmillan in condemning the move by literary agent Andrew 'The Jackal' Wylie to publish Kindle-only ebook versions of 20 of his most valuable backlist classics.
Quote of the week
'If the publisher's split is a weak one, favouring the online retailer, that is not the author's problem. Authors should not be expected to compensate or make up for shortfalls in publisher income due...
Amazon sees shift away from 'agency' publishers
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claims that there has already been a 'significant shift' away from the publishers who have moved to the 'agency model' for ebook pricing, with Kindle ebook sales moving to sm...
Amazon offers small publishers 70% royalty rate
Amazon is offering small and self-publishers a 70% royalty rate on Kindle ebook titles sold via its Digital Text Platform (DTP).
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