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Will Pay-as-You-Read Allow Publishers to Charge More for Ebooks?

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By minimizing the risk of buying a bad book, pay-as-you-read business models could translate into higher prices and higher quality content, but will it drive more sales?

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Why Publishers Need to Collaborate with Tech Companies

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At the Guadalajara Book Fair, Bill McCoy of the IDPF and Pablo Defendini of Safari Books encouraged publishers to abandon DRM, and set their own prices.

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Serial Publishing: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

Numerous authors have been experimenting with serial publishing, but it can leave readers unsatisfied and frustrated. Where do you stand?

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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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Do You Equate Value and Price When it Comes to E-books?

With most things in life, you tend to get what you pay for, but is that the case with e-books?

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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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Need to Know: Amazon vs. Apple vs. Sony: E-reader and Tablet Wars Heat Up

Sony and Amazon dominated Thursday’s digital chatter with concurrent announcements about new tablet devices.

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Can Developing E-book Markets Support “Lower-Than-Print” Pricing?

When you’re already talking about a $1 to $1.50 for a print book, can you go any lower for digital?

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BEA Video Interview: Mike Shatzkin on Publishing’s Priorities for 2011

By Edward Nawotka Publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin discusses the erosion of shelf space in bookstores, publishing innovation, English as a disruptive force overseas, and the  … 

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Is it Time for Publishers to Offer Advertising in Books?

By Edward Nawotka Today’s feature story considers the implications of implementing the “Spotify for books” model from the reader’s and author’s point-of-view. One of the  … 

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