Privately, publishers are raising
concerns over Amazon’s term demands, listing of editions for which it doesn’t
have territorial rights, and sourcing of titles from wholesalers.
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Discussion:
The modern book industry is a
"multiverse" that requires increasingly complex and specialized
skill sets, said several publishers at the London Book Fair.
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More News from PP:
Seagull
Books, based in Kolkata, India, is perhaps the world's most prolific
translator of German books into English in the world, says Deutsche Welle.
A new
joint venture between B.i. Publications in India and Ingram's digital
textbook platform, VitalSource, will expand access to digital textbooks
throughout India.
Publishing doyen Anthony Cheetham
believes if the book is to remain at the center of our culture, publishers
must become more specialized.
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From the Archives:
Cliff Guren of e-reading platform
developer Bluefire discusses why controlling the end-to-end consumer
experience should be every publisher's priority.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Publisher Complaints Against Amazon Becoming Pervasive
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