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Publishers, Amazon in flux in e-book pricing fray

Reuters US Online Report Technology News 5 days ago

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chief executive of book publisher Macmillan said on Thursday his company is still in talks with online retailer Amazon.com Inc over the pricing of its books, even as Hachette Book Group vowed to protect its authors ...

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WENN 5 days ago

Gino D'Acampo book signing for celebrity chef's new Italian cook book 'The Italian Diet' in Selfridges London, England - 04.02.10 Copyright 2010 WENN

Amazon loss on e-book pricing could fuel trend

Reuters US Online Report Technology News 8 days ago

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A pricing battle lost by Amazon.com Inc to a top publisher may herald pressure from other publishers, compromising low e-book prices which could potentially hit sales volume growth for its Kindle e-reader. The news highlighted for the first ...

Amazon shares slip; Macmillan titles still missing

AP News 8 days ago

Amazon shares slip with Macmillan titles still absent after e-book pricing dispute Amazon.com continued to withhold sales of books published by Macmillan on Monday, the result of a pricing dispute that helped knock shares in the online retailer down more than 5 ...

Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse

AP News 8 days ago

Apple's approach to iPad e-books could create confusion: Which software will open which book? Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move ...

'Lost Booker Prize' to be awarded for 1970 novel

AP News 8 days ago

'Lost Booker Prize' to honor 1970 novels that were never considered for the honor More than three decades after Iris Murdoch won Britain's top literary award, and a decade after her death, she has a chance to win again. The author is ...

Amazon gives in to Macmillan on e-book pricing

Reuters US Online Report Internet News 9 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc all but waved the white flag in a dispute with publisher Macmillan that could lead to the online retailer raising prices on some of its e-books. "Ultimately ... we will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan's ...

Amazon.com to capitulate to Macmillan price demand

AP News 9 days ago

Amazon.com to drop boycott of Macmillan titles but protests publisher's pricing strategy Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high. New copies of Hilary ...

Amazon Macmillan

AP News 9 days ago

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2009 file photo, the Kindle 2 electronic reader is shown at an Amazon.com news conference in New York. Macmillan CEO John Sargent said he was told Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, that its books would be removed ...

Books pulled from Amazon.com in pricing dispute

AP News 9 days ago

Publisher Macmillan's books pulled from Amazon.com in pricing dispute New copies of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," Andrew Young's "The Politician" and other books published by Macmillan were unavailable Saturday on Amazon.com, a drastic step in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices. Macmillan ...

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