Hachette’s ongoing terms dispute with Amazon has given cover for the WSJ to describe another recently resolved terms dispute between the retailer and a different, smaller publisher. Kensington ceo Steven Zacharius told the paper the company spent 18 months negotiating its latest deal with Amazon, which began in July and expires 12 months later. Discussions lasted so long, Zacharius said, because “each person got entrenched and didn’t want to budge. But at a certain point there has to be compromise.” Zacharius wouldn’t say why the talks dragged on so long but that it resulted in “a fair deal for both […]
Archives for August 2014
Judge Cote Gives Preliminary Approval To Apple Settlement With States & Consumers
Despite reservations expressed earlier in a teleconference, Judge Cote gave preliminary approval to Apple’s settlement with the states and consumer class, which would see the company pay anywhere from $450 million if Apple’s appeal is denied to nothing if the appeal is completely reversed. The judge did find it “most troubling” that if the appeal is reversed and remanded to her court Apple would pay only $50 million. But in the 9-page order, Judge Cote said the plaintiffs “emphasize that they ‘strongly believe’ that the Remand Scenario is unlikely to occur,” with class counsel Steve Berman asserting this belief further in a July 30 letter. […]
HarperCollins Completes Harlequin Acquisition
News Corp announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Harlequin in early May, with the publisher set to keep its Toronto headquarters and, as previously announced, operate as a division of HarperCollins. The deal closed in advance of HarperCollins’ next quarterly report, which will be announced after the close of the market on August 7. “We are pleased to formally welcome Harlequin and its employees to the new News,” said News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson in the announcement. “The addition of such an iconic brand with a loyal audience, robust global expertise and digital depth is a […]
August Picks From Amazon and Costco
In Amazon‘s “best books of the month” list for August, Their spotlight pick is Hampton Sides’ In the Kingdom of Ice, and their featured debut is Malcolm Brooks’ Painted Horses, a PL Buzz Book selection. Two other fall/winter Buzz Books which you can start previewing now in our free ebook, by Matthew Thomas and Lev Grossman, are among the featured titles: Lucky Us, Amy Bloom We Are Not Ourselves, Matthew Thomas Bad Feminist: Essays, Roxane Gay The Birth of Korean Cool, Euny Hong The Magician’s Land, Lev Grossman Flings: Stories, Justin Taylor Worn Stories, Emily Spivack Blue-Eyed Boy: A Memoir, Robert […]