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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.
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...
UK publishers ponder ebook formats
As more and more UK-based publishers announce their e-book plans, it seems that .epub is the preferred format, indicating that most are betting that Sony's E-reader (which can read .epub)will bea...
Do you 'buy' an e-book, or only 'rent' it?
When a consumer buys a download file for a Sony E-reader or Amazon Kindle, do they have the right to re-sell it? Or have they only bought a licence to use the file in a stricly limited way?
UK expects 'big bang' for e-books
The UK is expecting a 'big bang' of e-books and e-readers soon, with Waterstone's and Borders UK announcing e-book plans; and Amazon UK and Sony set to release their competing e-readers.
Which e-reader will be a hit in the UK?
Amazon Kindle or Sony E-Reader? Speculation is growing in the UK as to which e-reader will be launched first and which -- if either -- will capture consumers' eyes.
Random and Hachette ramp-up e-book offers
Random House and Hachette Livre are both planning to ramp-up their e-book offers direct to consumers in the UK in coming months, ahead of the expected launch of the Somy E-Reader &/or the Amazon K...
Quote of the week
‘You can't outbook the traditional book. You have to have a device that can do things that the print book can't do'--Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at the launch of the Amazon Kindle e-reader this week....
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 ...
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