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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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Amazon Anxieties Emerge at Madrid Book Fair

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On the eve of the Madrid Book Fair, amid economic pressure, Spanish booksellers and others in the book business are bursting with ill will toward Amazon.

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German Publisher Ponders Moving Abroad to Avoid Fixed Prices

Publisher Herbert Utz says that fixed prices hurt his business — and that he’s even considering moving part of his business abroad to avoid the system.

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Le Carré: Death Blow to Indie Booksellers

Internationally bestselling writer John le Carre regrets supporting the removal of retail price regulations in the UK that ultimately hurt independent booksellers.

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Free Market Threatens Diversity, Says Former CEO of Borders UK

Philip Downer said at TOC Frankfurt that protected book markets in Europe preserve diversity of publishing and bookselling in contrast to markets like the UK.

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German Self-Publishing, Where Innovation Meets Angst

In Germany old publishing habits die hard. But the country’s burgeoning self-publishing industry is challenging the status quo.

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How Fear of Disruption Stalled Japan’s E-book Development

Japan’s e-book market remains small. Publishers been reluctant to support e-books out of fear losing revenue and challenging their own distribution monopoly.

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The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg: A Brief Lesson in German Publishing Psychology

At the Publishers’ Forum in Berlin earlier this month, it became clear that German publishers have no desire or need to rush into digital publishing. By  … 

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Should the “Agency Model” be Applied to Print Books in the United States?

Some believe the “agency model” is little more than fixed book pricing in disguise. By Edward Nawotka Unlike several countries in Europe — as discussed  … 

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Swiss to Reinstate Fixed Book Prices

The debate over fixed book pricing remains a complicated and volatile one in Europe. By Amanda DeMarco On March 18 the Swiss parliament approved a  … 

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