Amazon To Authors – Take The Whole Enchilada

Jul 11, 2014 | News

The offer sounded almost too good to be true, but the reports on Tuesday were from reliable sources. Caught in a publicity fire-fight with Hachette Book Group authors and publishers, Amazon appealed to one of the parties for peace. The online shopping giant had...

When Authors Rule

Jul 9, 2014 | Podcasts

In 2014, the author has ascended the throne of scientific and scholarly publishing. With the rise of Open Access business models, authors today are much more than a source of content — they’ve become paying customers! It’s time publishers understand what...

Best of BTB: The “New” Agents

Jul 6, 2014 | Best of VOC, Events

For the book business in 2014, everything is new – for proof, turn to the news media, which breathlessly covers the breaking stories as if filing dispatches from a war. Self-publishing particularly receives attention, and is often pitched as a David and Goliath tale....

IndieFab Book Awards Announced

Jun 29, 2014 | News

Like parenting, independent publishing isn’t something you do for the recognition and the rewards. And just like Moms and Dads anywhere, indie publishers will forego dividends for their own hard work so long as their progeny get along in the world. At the...

Hachette Buys Perseus Books

Jun 27, 2014 | News

That faint odor in the air for the book business is the scent of consolidation. This week, the wind of change blew in for Perseus Books Group, and then it blew out as Hachette Livre. In recent weeks, Hachette has appeared regularly in trade news headlines, mostly for...

Publishing Gone Digital

Jun 26, 2014 | International

Publishers face unique challenges in today’s digital environment, and nowhere more sharply than the efforts made to harmonize copyright on a global scale. From Geneva, RightsDirect’s Mitja Linss speaks to Jens Bammel, International Publishers Association (IPA)...

The Librarian in the Digital Age

Jun 26, 2014 | International

In the latest edition of Copyright Worldwide, Ryan Jones, Senior Director at Copyright Clearance Center, offers insights on the changing role of the librarian in the digital age. With growing reliance among workers on “self-service” when it comes to their information...

Ghosting Ethics

Jun 22, 2014 | Podcasts

Do you believe in ghosts? Many of the nation’s leading executives and entrepreneurs certainly do – as well as top athletes, Hollywood stars, and of course, politicians. If communication isn’t your strong suit, then you may believe in ghosts, too. Ghostwriting, of...

Apple Settles In E-Book Price-fixing Case

Jun 20, 2014 | News

News in the Apple e-book price-fixing case this week was made outside Judge Denise Cote’s courthouse. On Tuesday, plaintiffs from several states, as well as the consumer class, announced a proposed settlement with the Cupertino, California computer maker. This latest...

Picking Sides in Hachette-Amazon “War”

Jun 15, 2014 | Digital Transformation, News

At BookExpo America last month, the buzz at the show wasn’t about any new titles or even any new apps, but about the bareknuckle brawl between Amazon and Hachette over eBook pricing. Now available at Soundcloud.com/BeyondtheBook is a new series of Beyond the Book...