Booksellers Raise Amazon Monopoly Concerns with European Commission (PC World)
Booksellers have met with European Commission officials to discuss their concerns that Amazon holds a monopoly in the online book market.
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First Impressions of the New Budget Kindle (The Digital Reader)
Amazon’s newest budget Kindle is shipping today, and since I managed to snag a review unit I thought I would post my first impressions.
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Book Riot Launches New Comics Website (GalleyCat)
The Book Riot team has launched a new comics website called “Panels.”
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An Open Letter to the Self-Published Author Feeling Dissed (The Horn Book)
An editor isn’t there to “fix mistakes.” His or her most important job is to understand what contribution your story makes–or doesn’t–to the big world of books and readers. That’s what is most missing from self-published books for children today.
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Kindle Daily Deals: Bodyguard of Lies (and more)
European regulatory authorities, to whom not as brilliant local companies have gone whining, are going after American technology giants like Google and Amazon. Europe may implement protectionist actions to punish the success of American companies and save local entrepreneurs from real competition. Time for the US State Department to take notice, and maybe consider some retaliation or sanctions (the real thing)?