Newly instituted in the UK this year, the Amazon Charts for the first time offer market comparative top titles between the British and American markets.
Amazon Literary Partnership Is Open for 2020 Grant Applications
Since 2009, Amazon Literary Partnership funding nonprofit organizations supporting authors’ work and development has made more than US$12 million in grants.
Amazon Crossing Unveils New Arctic Tern Logo in Frankfurt
Ahead of Amazon Crossing’s 10th anniversary publishing translation into English—and other languages—the Seattle giant reveals new branding.
American Publishers v. Audible: Letters Exchanged With the Court
This week’s court papers, attorneys for the publshers say, have surprised them as the audiobooks retailer says it’s ‘unable to reach … a path forward.’
Academy Award Winner Guillermo del Toro’s Tales Go to Amazon Original Stories
In the latest of its brand-name author deals, Amazon Original Stories announces a 2021 short story collection from fantasy writer and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Points, Counterpoints: The Publishers v. Audible Lawsuit Lines Are Drawn
More than 100 pages of court filings precede a hearing expected this week in the US publishers’ lawsuit of Amazon’s Audible.
IBPA Backs US Publishers Association in Objections to ‘Audible Captions’
The IBPA has filed a complaint with Audible on behalf of 27 independent publishers that object to Audible Captions functionality.
US Publishers’ Lawsuit of Amazon’s Audible: ‘Captions’ Delayed
The court action filed by the Association of American Publishers a week ago has led to a hold on deployment of ‘Audible Captions,’ per new court papers.
US Publishers Sue To Stop ‘Audible Captions,’ Charging Copyright Infringement
AAP chief Maria A. Pallante calls Audible’s ‘Captions’ an effort ‘to seek commercial advantage from literary works that it did not create and does not own.’
David Streitfeld’s Orwellian Shopping List, and Amazon’s Retort
A hot summer’s debate at The New York Times around ‘fake and illegitimate’ online book sales. Amazon asserts a remedy may take more industry cooperation.