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In a company driven by engineers and run by algorithms and metrics, Amazon’s small group of book editors is an anomaly of sorts. But through the Amazon Book Review and other methods, it’s trying to build Amazon’s presence and influence...
Potentially a big deal.
Tech giants will fall, and culture will be lost.
The news that the general ebook subscription offering Oyster is throwing in the towel was not really a surprise. The business model they were forced to adopt for the biggest publishers — paying full price for each use of a book with a threshold trigger at considerably less than a complete read while, at the […]
Oyster's strong tech saved it from being another sad ebook startup failure story, but it's another case of platform power edging out an independent startup.
The traditional publishers are screaming about Amazon. I’ve learned over the years that when someone screams about something, they’re doing so because they feel some kind of pressure, some kind of …
Interesting reflection on how lending may help buying. Lesson for libraries!
Amazon's contracts with publishers allegedly shield company from competition.
Legally-mandated agency pricing means subscription ebook services are illegal in France?
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They may have won the battle, but they gave up on the war.
Reaction to the agreement between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group has been coming in quickly. Douglas Preston, who founded Authors United, said he was “relieved” to hear about the agreement.