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Will the DOJ Lawsuit Slow US Publishing Innovation?

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Innovative sales and distribution models in publishing will be scrutinized extra carefully going forward, lest they fall prey to the label of collusion.

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LBF 2012: E-book Price Collusion or Collision?

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The London Book Fair is buzzing about alleged e-book price collusion under the agency model. But is this just a result of two colliding worlds?

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France Hikes VAT on Books to 7%, Adding to Booksellers’ Woes

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As if e-books weren’t trouble enough, in France a VAT rate increase of 5.5% to 7% on books forced many booksellers to close for two days to reprice books.

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What’s More Fairly Priced at 99 Cents, Nonfiction or a Novel?

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At 99 cents for a digital nonfiction short, it feels like an honest transaction, for a novel, 99 cents just feels cheap, like you’re shortchanging the writer.

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Ediciones B and Planeta Launch New E-book Imprints

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Two Spanish publishers, Ediciones B and Planeta, have launched e-book imprints, and are now dealing with DRM and pricing.

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Setting Sail on a Sea of Pirates: Steps Toward Legalizing Russia’s E-book Market

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Since 2007, e-bookseller Litres.ru has offered a legal alternative to the massive piracy of e-books in Russia. To many people’s surprise, things are starting to change.

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Can Low E-book Prices Combat Piracy?

Russia’s Litres.ru is using low prices to indoctrinate readers into paying for e-books, with plans to raise prices as more readers pay. Will the strategy work?

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When Will Local E-book Editions Compete with English Counterparts?

As more readers turn to English-language e-books because of availability or price, when will local markets catch up to compete? By Hannah Johnson In an  … 

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Publishers Launch Debuts in Frankfurt

Entitled Ebooks Around the World, the conference attempted to provide a global perspective to an e-book market

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E-book Explosion Outside US at Least Three Years Away

A panel at of executives at Publishers Launch agreed that e-books were still three years away from reaching even 10% market penetration.

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