German Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, as well as Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom, have launched Tolino, a new ebook platform to compete with Amazon.
Nudging UK Book Discovery Toward the Mainstream
By focusing on movie tie-ins and visual curation, UK app developers of The Nudge List hope to attract book buyers not accustomed to using traditional book sites.
The Aftermath of the Agency Model
Agency pricing is all but dead and in the UK its aftermath has taught the industry with some hard lessons. It left many fearing even greater dominance by Amazon.
Love Haruki Murakami? There’s An App For That
In the UK, Vintage Books and Aimer Media have launched the Murakami Diary app, which offers 6 new exclusive short stories by Haruki Murakami for £1.99.
Has The Time for Ereaders Come and Gone?
Several newspapers suggest that disappointing sales of ereaders over the holidays in deference to booming tablet sales marks the end of the ereader boom.
Apple Soon to Offer 80,000 Japanese-language Ebooks
News out of Japan suggests Apple will launch Japanese-language ebooks in January, with a selection of 80,000 titles from publishers including Kadokawa, Shogakukan, and Kodansha.
My New Year’s Resolution is to Dump Amazon, And Why I’ll Fail
For long-time ebook buyers indoctrinated in Amazon’s convenient ecosystem, trying to make the switch to a competitor can lead to frustration and disappointment.
Predicting the Winners and Losers in Brazil’s Ebook War
Surprisingly, Apple leads Brazil’s ebook sales, but by 2014 Amazon should dominate, with Kobo, Google, Saraiva and others behind. We explain why.
PublishNews Brazil: iBookstore Outsells Competitors, Record’s Anniversary
Apple’s Brazilian store is selling more ebooks than Amazon, Kobo and Brazilian retailer Saraiva; Groupo Editoral Record hits 70, and Amazon signs up retail partners.
Justice Department and Penguin Settle Suit Over Ebooks
The DOJ and Penguin have settled their lawsuit over price collusion, paving the way for Penguins merger with Random House and leaving Macmillan as the only defendant.