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US ebook sales up 119% in June
Sales of ebooks in the US have risen another 119% during the month of June, according to new figures from the AAP.
Ebook royalties: is 25% of net receipts fair?
Michael Bhaskar of Profile Books argues that the costs of digital formats aren't that much different to print and that author royalties of 25% of net receipts may be the fairest split.
US university press starts ebook rental scheme
The University of Michigan Press has announced a new ebook rental program for more than 250 of its scholarly titles, allowing students or faculty to rent digital copies of the books at a discount f...
Doctorow wins DRM fight with Amazon, B&N and Kobo
Author and anti-DRM activist Cory Doctorow has convinced Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo to sell his ebooks unencumbered by DRM, but Apple and Sony are not convinced and will not remove DRM.
Hotel chain offers Kobo ereaders to guests
Guests at Fairmont Gold hotels and resorts in the US and Canada will now find a Kobo ereader pre-loaded with Random House titles when they check in.
Erotica is hot in ebookworld
'A current favourite in the field of micro-trends is the erotica market. Its growth over the last year has been pretty phenomenal, rocketing upwards at a rate around 60% per annum.'
Macmillan US asks backlist authors for ebook rights
Author groups in the US are concerned at the latest move by Macmillan to secure ebook rights for backlist titles by writing directly to authors.
Apple appoints UK iBookstore manager
Georgina Atwell has been appointed iBookstore manager for the UK. Atwell, who was formerly online director at Dorling Kindersley, joined Apple in July.
W H Smith slashes ebook prices
Uk retailer W H Smith has slashed the prices of its top 100 fiction e-books by 66%, sparking a new discounting war in the UK trade.
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