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Law Librarian Blog (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
In Amazon Threatens Publishers as Apple Looms, Motoko Rich and Brad Stone report on how Amazon.com is trying to pressure publishers ahead of the launch of Apple's iBookstore. According to the New York Times story Amazon is threatening to stop...
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POD, Self Publishing and Independent Publishing (Free subscription) | yesterday
If we are to believe Motoko Rich and Brad Stone in yesterday's edition of the New York Times , Amazon may be seriously considering indulging in its party trick of removing the buy buttons from some large publishers. Currently several large publishers are in negotiations with Amazon about the implementation of the agency model for e-books. According to the article in the New York Times,...
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Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amazon Threatens Publishers as Apple Looms By Motoko Rich and Brad Stone Published: March 17, 2010, New York Times Amazon.com has threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, according to two industry executives with direct knowledge of the discussions. The hardball approach...
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Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amazon continues to wage war against Apple in the world of eBooks, the New York Times reports . The two tech giants are fighting on a "publisher-by-publisher" basis Motoko Rich and Brad Stone report. Here's the key points: Amazon is playing "hardball," threatening to stop selling certain publishers online unless they agree to Amazon's demands. Amazon is demanding...
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the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 03/13/2010
The National Book Critics Circle Award winners have been announced -- though not at the official site , last I checked (sigh). See, instead, for example, Motoko Rich's report . The only title covered at the complete review is the fiction winner, Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall .