I'm sure a lot of people here have heard about Harper Collins setting a limit to how long libraries can loan out copies of their e-books before having to purchase another. karen_w_newton tweeted this link today: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/business/media/ ( Read more... )

There have been a lot of interesting posts recently about the rates publishers pay authors for e-book rights. Currently, publishers pay authors 25% of e-Book royalties and there is some contention about whether this payment should be more. Here's some good articles about the topic.

This first one is not recent, but it sheds some light on what author ( Read more... )

_ocelott_ posted this link to Cnet news about the Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS 300-BC.

Nathan Bransford has posted some excellent links regarding the Wylie agency's exclusive deal with Amazon. The deal has caused strong criticism from McMillan CEO John Sargent and Random House. There are a few other links on the subject that are definitely worth a look: Kassia Krosser, JA Konrath, Andrew Wiley article

I've done it. I've seen others do it. I think publishers feel the same way and probably many readers do to.

What am I talking about? Ridiculing the concept of self-published novels.

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Mike Shatzkin has a very interesting post about predictions on the publishing industry once eBook sales reach 20-25% of books sold.

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