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Archives for August 2012

Vague Update on EU Antitrust Case Says Apple And Four Publishers Closer To Settlement

August 31, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

The European Union’s antitrust investigation into ebook pricing has long been more opaque than the US case, but a single-source story from Reuters offers a vague update to a previous report of an impending settlement from early July. According to this story, Apple, along with S&S, Macmillan, Hachette, and HarperCollins, “will allow retailers such as […]

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Pentagon Says Former SEAL Owen Is In “Material Breach” and May Sue

August 31, 2012
By Michael Cader

The Pentagon has threatened to take action against former Navy SEAL Mark Owen–and potentially everyone involved in the publication process–for publishing without gaining the required clearances from the government ahead of time. Defense Department general counsel Jeh Johnson said in a letter obtained by Reuters: “I write to formally advise you of your material breach […]

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50 Shades Drives “Record Operating Profits” At Random House

August 31, 2012
By Michael Cader

As expected, sales of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy–selling more than 30 million units in the reported period in English–powered Random House to “record operating profits” for the first six months of the year and made the book divison a standout performer for Bertelsmann as well. Random House’s sales for the reported period grew […]

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Schwalbe’s THE END OF YOUR LIFE BOOK CLUB Tops October Indie Next List; Guardian First Book Nominees

August 30, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

The ABA has announced its October Indie Next List, which includes three titles — SUTTON by JR Moehringer, IN SUNLIGHT AND IN SHADOW by Mark Helprin, and LIVE BY NIGHT by Dennis Lehane — among the featured excerpts in our popular free ebook anthology of selections from over 30 big forthcoming books, BEA BUZZ BOOKS. […]

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Hachette First Half Sales Flat As All Major Territories Decline

August 30, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

What you can say about Lagardere Publishing’s reported sales for the first half of the year is, it could have been worse. Even with “a substantial market contraction in all countries in which the division operates”–from a 2.9 percent decline in French results to a 4 percent drop in US sales and a 7.6 percent […]

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As Expected, Amazon Acquires Bulk of Dorchester Backlist

August 30, 2012
By Sarah Weinman

On August 28 Amazon Publishing formally acquired the rights to more than 1000 titles published by Dorchester Publishing, ending the drawn-out saga of the mass market publisher’s longstanding financial troubles. Amazon had originally signaled its intentions to buy out contracts still under the banner of Dorchester Books (which owed nearly $3 million to owner John […]

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