With delayed publication dates the only real weapon in publishers’ arsenals in fighting back against the $9.99 price point for high-profile new releases in ebook form, experimentation is getting ready to turn into policy in the year ahead. The WSJ reports that Simon & Schuster will delay ebook releases for about 35 “leading titles” early next year, and Hachette “has similar plans in the works.” Meanwhile, we’re aware of at least one other big six publisher contemplating the same kind of policy for the first quarter of next year. S&S ceo Carolyn Reidy tells the Journal: “The right place for […]
