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Are Publishers a Match for Kindle MatchBook?
When Amazon announced on Tuesday that it was launching a program to bundle print and e-books, called Kindle MatchBook, the effort drew little response from publishers, and even less participation.
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Judge Signs Final Order in Apple E-book Case
The final order represents a measure of closure to the long-running price-fixing saga, although the battle is far from over. Apple is planning a vigorous appeal of Cote’s July 10 decision. In addition, Apple and the states and the consumer class are on track for a May, 2014, trial on damages.
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Sourcebooks, Wattpad Team Up To Launch YA Authors
Wattpad is entering into a multifaceted partnership with Sourcebooks to both publish Wattpad writers through the Sourcebooks Fire YA imprint and market Sourcebook authors on the online writing community.
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iBooks Bestsellers: Elvira Ousts Rowling
Two books by self-published authors landed in the top spots on Apple's iBooks paid bestseller list for the week ending September 2.
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Figshare Launches Data Research Management Platform
The service described as “a Dropbox for academic research” has added functionality to allow researchers to make their work citable and discoverable.
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Eight Years Later, the Google Books Fight Lumbers On
Officially, Judge Chin is undecided and is giving the parties their proper chance to persuade him. But his scheduling orders are the work of a judge who would like to bring matters to a close, and soon.
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Smashwords Hits 250,000
Smashwords founder Mark Coker announced on his blog Wednesday evening that the distributor of self-published e-books released its 250,000 book on September 4.
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Viz Media to Raise Digital Manga Prices October 1
Viz Media is raising the prices of its regular digital manga releases from $4.99 a volume to $6.99 beginning October 1. The standard price of its print volumes will remain $9.99.
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RH Children's to Publish Seuss Classics as E-books
On September 24, the longtime publisher of Dr. Seuss's print editions will debut 15 digital versions.
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eReatah E-book Subscription Venture Launches Beta
eReatah.com, a new venture offering e-book subscription access to a broad database of e-books of every genre, has launched a private beta of the service.
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Judge Denies Request for Delay in Google Case
Judge Chin denied an Authors Guild request to delay upcoming oral arguments on the cross-motions for summary judgment. Arguments remain set for September 23, with the final round of briefs due on September 16.
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Margaret Atwood Debuts New Novel ‘MaddAddam’ on Wattpad
In a promotional event timed to coincide with the global release of Margaret Atwood’s new novel MaddAdam, her publisher, Doubleday, is teaming with Wattpad to release an exclusive essay about the book as well as excerpts from the other novels in the dystopian trilogy of which it is a part.
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B&N Brings College Newspapers to Nook
Barnes & Noble is padding the offerings of its Nook Newsstand, adding college newspapers to the mix.
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Amazon Starts Bundling Program, Kindle MatchBook
After years of false starts, bundling e-books with print books may have gotten the spark it needed Tuesday morning when Amazon announced an October launch date for Kindle MatchBook.
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E-book Settlement Refunds Rise, New Deadlines Set
The states now estimate that consumers will receive $3.06 per e-book for New York Times bestsellers purchased during the settlement period (up from and estimated $1.32), $.73 per non-bestsellers (up from $.30).
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Amazon Expands Kindle Offerings in Mexico
Amazon has launched a Mexico Kindle Store, and expanded Kindle Direct Publishing into Mexico.
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IDW Debuts Popular Licensed Comics On Madefire
IDW Publishing is releasing three of its best known licensed comics properties—My Little Pony, Star Trek and the Transformers—on Madefire, a digital comics platform for creating “Motion Books,” partially animated digital comics, beginning August 28.
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'City of Bones' Chases 'Cuckoo'
Cassandra Clare's City of Bones, whose film adaptation opened in theaters on August 21, rose three spots from #5 last week to the runner-up this week.
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Morgan James to Launch E-book Bundling Program
The publisher will be partnering with BitLit, a Vancouver-based smartphone app company that enables readers to claim free or discounted e-book editions of print books purchased through traditional channels.
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Slicebooks to Offer YaBeam, Remix Services
After securing a round of funding from Ingram Content Group in early August, Slicebooks, a platform that allows publishers to “slice” books into smaller digital packages for sale in whole or in part, is gearing up to launch new services later in the year.
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