Less than a year after launching a pilot with its Minotaur Press imprint, Macmillan officials today confirmed that it will expand its library e-book offerings to include its entire e-book backlist, more than 11,000 titles. Alison Lazarus, president of Macmillan’s sales division, confirmed the news to PW, saying the decision to expand library lending was made as part of the publisher’s “ongoing evaluation of e-lending.” more »
In the wake of a mounting controversy over a number of retailers removing titles from their Web sites because of inappropriate material, a group of authors have generated a petition asking retailers to "leave our erotica and self-published Indie authors alone." more »
Tracking Publisher-Amazon Relations in 'The Everything Store'
One of the more interesting strands in Brad Stone’s new book, The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon is watching how the relationship between Amazon and publishers evolved from one where the new online bookstore was viewed favorably as a potential counterbalance to the retail giants Barnes & Noble and Borders, to the most powerful and feared company in the book industry. more »
No comments:
Post a Comment