As the industry takes a fresh look at whether or not to lift DRM from ebooks to provide readers with greater flexibility (and something closer to real ownership and control of their files) and potentially loosen the "lock in" of particular platforms, the IDPF has published a draft proposal outlining…
People: Harlequin Reorganizes Marketing Channels Into Single Digital Unit
Earlier this month Harlequin reorganized its North American digital, retail, direct-to-consumer, and physical sales and marketing channels into a single division, which will be spearheaded by Craig Swinwood, named coo of the entire division. "By bringing these groups together under a single division, we wanted to strengthen the focus on…
eBooks Grow to Comprise 6 Percent of Export Sales
As part of their expanding BookStats project, the AAP is now breaking out some meaningful export sales data for the first time. Many US publishers have known that export is the prime growth areas and have been devoting resources towards maximizing the opportunity. The interesting insight is that, while digital…
Simon & Schuster Agrees to Settle with States
As expected would happen, Simon & Schuster has signed a memorandum of understanding with the original group of state attorneys general who filed suit against the company as part of the action over ebook pricing. That memo was executed May 10, the parties told Federal Judge Denise Cote, in a…
Awards: Rea Award to Baxter; Carnegie Nominates Lauded Authors
The twenty-fifth Rea Award for the Short Story has gone to Charles Baxter. The prize recognizes a US or Canadian writer who has "made a significant contribution to the discipline of the short story as an art form." Baxter's works include six published collections of stories. The jurors wrote (in…
Burkle to Reallocate His Barnes & Noble Stock
Barnes & Noble's stock was having a rough day in Thursday morning trading and then briefly plunged in the afternoon following an SEC filing by large shareholder Ron Burkle. What he reported to the SEC is that two of the entities he controls--Yucaipa American Alliance Fund II and Yucaipa American…
eNews: CreateSpace Allows Authors To Distribute Into Amazon Europe Sites For Free; Kobo Will Sell Harry Potter eBooks; and More
Amazon's print-on-demand service CreateSpace will now allow self-published authors to distribute their books into Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and the UK for free through the company's websites in those countries. "We are very excited to offer our members the option to distribute their books on Amazon sites in Europe. By…
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