Saturday, October 04, 2014

News from The Bookseller - Publishers consult lawyers over Kindle Unlimited

Publishers have expressed outrage that their titles were included in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription service against their wishes when it launched in the UK last week.
Several publishers told The Bookseller that they declined to be a part of the e-book and audiobook promotion, and were shocked to find their requests ignored when Kindle Unlimited launched last Wednesday (24th September).
Others have said they were not consulted regarding their titles being used, and were only told of the development a few hours before Kindle Unlimited went live.
Faber & Faber has created a new division, Faber Press, led by Henry Volans in the role of director, with Volans charged with creating a "new kind of business".
Volans is currently head of digital at Faber, working on projects such as The Waste Land app and Drama Online, which Faber created in partnership with Bloomsbury.

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