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Amazon delays Hachette book shipments as companies negotiate contract
Amazon is delaying shipments of print books from big-five publisher Hachette, likely because the internet retailer is attempting to get better terms from Hachette during negotiations of a new contract....
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As Amazon’s fight with book publisher Hachette continues, criticism from...
It’s been a week since it became clear that Amazon is delaying shipments of publisher Hachette’s print titles, likely due to a fight over terms. As Amazon continues to ship many Hachette print titles...
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Amazon speaks out on Hachette dispute: “We are not optimistic that this will...
As Amazon and book publisher Hachette continue negotiations that have resulted in Amazon turning off pre-orders and delaying shipments on many Hachette titles, the retailer broke its silence Tuesday...
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One of Amazon’s “best books of the month” is a Hachette title that you can’t...
Oh, well, that makes sense: One of Amazon’s “best books” for July is first-time author Edan Lepucki’s California, a novel that is published by Hachette — so good luck trying to pre-order it (hat tip to...
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If you love books then you should be rooting for Amazon, not Hachette or the...
As Amazon continues to tighten the screws on book publishers like Hachette — by making its books difficult to find, impossible to pre-order, and so on — the conventional wisdom seems to be that the...
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Apple acquires BookLamp, which was once a great book recommendation site
Apple has acquired BookLamp, the Boise, Idaho-based startup that aimed to provide better book recommendations based on thousands of elements of a book's text. Apple acquires BookLamp, which was once a...
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Updated: Amazon and Hachette finally reach deal; Hachette will set its ebook...
Amazon and book publisher Hachette have finally reached a deal in the contentious and public negotiations that have been going on since May, the companies announced Thursday. Updated: Amazon and...
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Kindle Unlimited and the ongoing commoditization of books
Authors complain that features like Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited book-rental program are devaluing books, but it's not Amazon that is devaluing book writing -- in a very real sense, the internet is...
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A eulogy for Oyster, the indie ebook startup not afraid of Amazon
Ebook subscription service Oyster is dying, and it’s taking my hope of avoiding Amazon right along with it. The reading service debuted in 2013 and raised $14 million in January 2014. Now most of its...
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Turning bookshelves into playlists: Book app ‘Shelfie’ gets social
The vast majority of physical books I own are mostly only good for collecting dust once I’ve finished reading them. Despite that, I’m happy to devote space for them to sit on bookshelves in my office —...
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