Amazon vp for global public policy Paul Misener told a Connecticut legislative committee in written testimony that if the state adopts a proposed law which “sets a nexus test of $2,000 in quarterly sales generated over four consecutive quarters by in-state affiliates,” Amazon would “would simply sever affiliate advertising relationships with Connecticut residents.” The etailer just took a similar step in Colorado. One association estimates that approximately 2,000 Connecticut small businesses are Amazon affiliates.Connecticut Mirror In a press release, Amazon says that they have been adding more cookbooks to their Kindle store, including the release today of books from Mark […]
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eBook Releases from Grisham and Baldacci
Over a year after first announcing John Grisham’s intention to release his backlist in ebook editions, today Knopf Doubleday put on sale ebook versions of all twenty-three of Grisham’s titles. They are available in the US and Canada. The publisher also confirmed that Grisham’s new book, coming this October, will be another legal thriller. Separately, when David Baldacci’s new book DELIVER US FROM EVIL is released on April 20, Hachette Book Group’s editions will include an “enriched” electronic version they’re calling the Writer’s Cut eBook. In the release, HBG ceo David Young says, “For David Baldacci’s fans, this is a […]
Sargent Replies to Price Comments
Macmillan ceo John Sargent has thoughtfully continued the dialog over ebook pricing that he opened via the company’s blog at the beginning of the month. Not all readers will agree with the company’s thinking on pricing, but Sargent should continue to win points for his earnest and straight-forward participation in the conversation. And yes, we continue to hope that more publishing people find appropriate ways of similar engagement. To that end, you can listen to Hachette Book Group ceo David Young and HBG’s svp of digital media Maja Thomas in conversation with Charlotte Abbott at 1:00 today on BlogTalkRadio. In […]
People, Etc.
At St. Martin’s, Marc Resnick has been promoted to executive editor, after over thirteen years with the house. Peggy Hageman has joined the Overlook Press as an associate editor. She was previously at HarperCollins. Mark Levine has joined BookMasters Distribution Services as publisher relations manager, joining newly appointed vp of business development Tony Proe. Most recently Levine as an acquisitions editor for Barnes & Noble Publishing. powerHouse will use Random House Publisher Services for sales and distribution to the book and specialty trades. Gail Hareven‘s The Confessions of Noa Weber, translated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu won the Best […]
eGlimpses: Apple Organizes Bookstore; HP Working with BN?
A company called BustedLoop–which is developing a product called AppSlice that will help aid the app discovery process–says that by “leveraging data available to Apple enterprise partners” they “can see what kinds of electronic books Apple plans to offer on the iPad,” Forbes reports. No big surprise, they’ve discovered that the iBookstore will merchandise books much more finely than the current app store. The number of “top-level” ebook category headings keeps changing though; they say it was 35 in late February, but now is organized around about 20 main categories (and another 150 sub-categories).Forbes If you look very carefully at […]
Anonymous Official Says Canada Is "Leaning" Towards Approving Amazon's Expansion Plan
The Canadian Booksellers’ Association has urged the country’s government to reject Amazon’s application to operate their own Canadian-based warehouse and fulfillment operation. But an article in the Globe and Mail quotes an unnamed senior official who indicates the Harper administration is “leaning towards” approving Amazon’s plan, believing there is a “net benefit” to Canadians. That person added, “If you look at the issue specifically, it’s Amazon setting up a warehouse to be able to distribute what they already distribute via the Internet. There’s no change in terms of Canadian content.” Part of the booksellers’ argument is that “individual Canadian booksellers […]