UK trade group the Publishers Association issued “an eight point plan for growth” in book and journal publishing with recommendations for the government. The one drawing the most attention is a very polite, British request to consider whether having one company dominate ebookselling and online bookselling is a good idea. Amazon is not mentioned by name, and PA chief executive Richard Mollet insists to the FT, “This is a genuine appeal for information. It would be disappointing if this were interpreted as an act of aggression” against that unnamed dominant company. The document asserts that “the book retail market in […]
