An Extra Meal The Next Wave of the Books Online Business Begins Publishers Lunch had reported exclusively from Frankfurt on various proposals from Amazon (and then Google) to publishers regarding an assortment of “pay per view” models for displaying and searching books under copyright. Now Amazon has officially announced two programs in development “that will enable customers to purchase online access to any page, section, or chapter of a book, as well as the book in its entirety.” Simultaneous with Amazon’s press release, Random House announced proposed business terms for dealing with all vendors aspiring to offer paid online content […]
