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What Would Happen if Amazon Gave Every Ebook Away for Free?

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Last week two of China’s leading ebookstores Dangdang.com began offering nearly all of their ebooks for free, a move criticized by authors and publishers alike.

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SURVEY: Do You Favor or Oppose Fixed Book Price Laws?

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Fixed book price laws are commonplace across Western Europe and parts of Asia and the Americas, but many oppose them. Where do you stand?

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Top SF Authors Raise $1m With Pick-Your-Price, DRM-Free E-Titles

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Humble Bundle is offering a pay-what-you-will, DRM-free bundle of 13 e-books from top SF authors have sold close to $1m of bundles to 68,000 customers.

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E-Book Pricing Settlement Approved Between DOJ and Publishers

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A settlement with three of the five publishers accused by the Department of Justice of price fixing e-books has been approved, opening the door for discounting.

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Are Bigger Discounts for E-Books on Horizon? If Then, What?

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The coming decision from the Department of Justice could mean cheaper e-books for consumers in the USA, which is likely a problem for Barnes & Noble.

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Spain Hikes E-book VAT to 21%, Likely Slowing Growth

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As part of austerity measures VAT on e-books has been raised to 21% in Spain, a move that is likely to slow growth in the nascent segment.

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E-book Market in Germany Profitable for “A Small Minority”

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Our wide angle survey of the e-book scene in Germany finds the e-book market at 6.2% of sales, but growth in demand, devices and titles promises more to come.

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The Slow Awakening of E-Books in Spain

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Publisher Blanca Rosa Roca says rampant piracy and inflated e-book prices are keeping Spain’s e-book market from really taking off — but change is on its way.

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Booktango and the Future of DIY E-book Publishing

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‘[W]hile everyone won’t be successful, everyone will have the opportunity to be successful,’ says Author Solutions’ Keith Ogorek of emerging self-publishers.

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Words of Wisdom from the World E-Reading Congress 2012

Gerd Leonhard

Access not ownership, relationships not transactions and concerns over who owns the channel to market, were all key themes of the 2nd World E-Reading Congress.

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