May Day, May Day! Even Communists Need Copyright Laws
Claimed by copyright? Karl Marx would not be amused (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Communist copyright? It’s not a term you’ll hear often, but as the New York Times reports this week, sometimes even far...
View ArticleHave Publishers and Amazon Truly Buried the Hachette?
Online retail behemoth Amazon settled its dispute over eBook pricing with French publishing house Hachette this week, following several months of mudslinging. The private agreement comes just weeks...
View ArticleSteve Jobs’ Publishing Strategy is Imprinted on Apple’s Ebook Settlement
English: Apple iPad Event (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Following an agreement to repay its customers $400 million in compensation for Apple’s attempt to fix the price of ebooks, a federal judge has upheld...
View ArticlePublishers Push Back Against Amazon as Ebook Sales Fall
The pricing tug of war between publishers and ecommerce giant Amazon has been ongoing for some time, to the point where we expect to see headlines in favor of one or the other in any given week....
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