Delayed publishing of ebooks is aimed at Amazon, says Shatzkin
Mike Shatzkin says he was mistaken to think that the purpose of the ebook withholding was, as the publishers said, to prevent the cannibalization of print books. He says that...
More tablet rumors; Amazon to change Kindle revenue split?
AppleInsider says that Oppenheimer Analyst Yair Reiner is reiterating some of the rumors we’ve been hearing about the Apple Tablet—Apple approaching publishers, 10.1 inch LTPS LCD (like the iPhone’s) screen....
Author Solutions hooks up with Espresso Book Machine; Kevin Weiss video on self-publishing
Weiss is the CEO of Author Solutions, which is an indie publishing house. While there is some PR, of course, in the video, on the whole he makes a lot...
Simon & Schuster and Hachette to delay ebook releases – great news for the...
According to the Wall Street Journal (link below) S&S will delay ebook releases of 35 titles coming out next year by four months. The Journal reports that Hachette has similar...
Bezos ducks the questions; Kindle e-books bleed money from Amazon
David has already remarked upon the “bathtub” quote from Deborah Solomon’s New York Times interview with Jeff Bezos. I thought that was cute, but not the most interesting part of...
Clay Shirky, Cory Doctorow on the future of the bookstore
Clay Shirky posts on his blog about the recent open letter from the American Booksellers Association to the Justice Department, asking them to investigate Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Target for pricing...
How the Grinch Stole Google News
Apropos of my story on news site paywalls yesterday, I found this on DailyFinance.com. Because, after all, ‘tis the season: Every Who down in Whoville liked...
Is ‘free’ really the best price for new writers’ books?
A novice self-publisher posted a question on MobileRead: Are readers more likely to check out a new author if the book is available for free? ...
Don’t self-publish in vain!
Or, rather, don’t be fooled into thinking that “self-publishing” and “vanity press” mean the same thing.
Recently, we reported on “lies told by the self-publishing industry”. Here is some more advice...
The Great Hunt – Wheel of Time Volume 2 – released
I just got it from Amazon at $7.99 for my Kindle and I understand that it has been released on the Sony platform as well.
Eoin Purcell raises an interesting question in...