E-Books

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page was updated this week with two free samplers, a YA science fiction series, and two Workman promotions that begin  June 1.

Bookstores can now start promoting sales of more than 30 of the fall season’s “buzz” books, thanks to a free e-book out this week from Publishers Lunch.

As BTW arrives in your inbox, there are 39 days left for booksellers to submit a letter to the Department of Justice expressing their opinions about the proposed settlement with three of the five publishers involved in DOJ’s civil suit regarding the agency model.

Judge denies motion to dismiss e-book class action suit; Indie bookstore to open in Kent, Ohio; Lambda Literary names Mid-Career Novelist Prize winners; Kids Right to Read Project opposes removal of John Green novel; NEIBA arrives at new home; NAIBA names Helmuth Sales Rep of the Year

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page was updated this week with two promotions from ABA’s Publisher Partners.

On Thursday, May 3, ABA CEO Oren Teicher e-mailed member stores about an important opportunity to make a public comment about the Department of Justice consent decree in regard to the agency model.

B&N and Microsoft form partnership; Court deals blow to e-book pricing class action lawsuits; Target stops selling Kindles; Tablet popularity grows among e-book consumers; BEA pin board highlights ABA members

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page was updated this week with a slew of new promotions from ABA’s Publisher Partners.

Tor/Forge e-books to go DRM-free; SBA and Constant Contact offer Small Business Week webinar; First Chautauqua Prize winner named; 2011 bestsellers in 10 major cities

In the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice’s filing of a civil suit in district court in New York against Apple and five of the major publishers with agency model pricing for e-books, there were a lot of opinions about the nature and fairness of the suit, as well as some of the implications for the industry. Here is a roundup of some of the press coverage.