Both the ABA and Powell’s Books indicate Google informed them on Tuesday it is cancelling their eBooks reseller partnerships as of January 31, 2013. ABA ceo Oren Teicher told members in an email, “Google’s decision to discontinue the program is, therefore, far larger than just IndieCommerce and the users of our product. After January 31, 2013, Google will sell e-books through Google Play only.” Google says on their blog that “the reseller program has not gained the traction that we hoped it would, so we have made the difficult decision to discontinue it.” Whether that’s a statement about the resellers […]
