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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.
Evanovich signs with Ballantine Bantam Dell
After much noise about an alleged US$50 million four-book advance, bestselling crime author Janet Evanovich has moved from St Martin's Press to Random imprint Ballantine Bantam Dell.
Macmillan faces World Bank ban over Sudanese 'bribery' claims
Macmillan has admitted making 'bribery payments' to secure a deal to print textbooks in South Sudan.
Macmillan CEO on ebook pricing
Macmillan US CEO John Sargent has blogged about Macmillan's pricing policy for ebooks and the 'agency model' it will adopt in order to better control pricing.
Macmillan announces interactive textbook platform
Macmillan US has launched a new textbook platform-- Dynamic Books -- that will allow content to be altered and customised, and delivered as ebooks or print-on-demand.
Amazon/Macmillan stand-off ends; Hachette to adopt 'agency model' for ebooks
It took a week to resolve the stand-off, but 'buy' buttons for Macmillan US titles have now returned to Amazon following the resolution of a dispute over the pricing of ebooks in Amazon's Kindle store...
Amazon vs Macmillan: ebook price war breaks out
In a tumultuous few days, the first skirmish in the ebook price wars has been fought between Amazon and Macmillan in the US, with Macmillan seemingly coming out the winner of round one. Along wit...
Macmillan US ebook contract sparks royalty debate
A new boilerplate contract proposed by Macmillan US puts author royalties for ebooks at 20%, less than the 25% paid by some other major publishers.
Rubin named president of Henry Holt
Steve Rubin, who left Random US a few months ago, has been named as the new head of Macmillan imprint Henry Holt.
'90% of Macmillan titles are pirated', says US CEO
Macmillan US CEO John Sargent has told an audience at a panel discussion organised by New York University’s Center for Publishing that he was recently stunned to discover that 90% of its frontli...
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