Tag Archives: Hachette

December 23, 2014
by punjacked
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Readers Can’t Digest – Week 19 (15-Dec to 21-Dec)

1. iVerse has signed a digital distribution deal with DC Comics to sell via its ComicsPlus app.                 2. Humble Bundle, the promotional site that lets readers pay what they wish for bundles of DRM-free … Continue reading →

November 4, 2014
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Readers Can’t Digest – Week 12 (26-Oct to 02-Nov)

1. JK Rowling has revealed that professor Dolores Umbridge, a witch who gives Harry Potter a hard time, was inspired by a real person.   2. Simon and Schuster Children’s Books will be publishing a photo book based on Malala titled Malala, … Continue reading →

October 7, 2014
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Readers Can’t Digest – Week 8 (29-Sep to 05-Oct)

1. Skyhorse publishing is placing a high bid for the bankrupt GoodBooks. Skyhorse will pay $1.57 million for the assets, a total that includes just over $1 million for the Good Books inventory, and $550,000 to pay off Good Books’ debt. … Continue reading →

July 15, 2014
by Jaya
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Amazon’s Monopoly? Publishers’ Doing.

Dear Publishers, I abso-bloody-lutely hate monopolies. Have a look at the term monopoly on Wikipedia. You will read how monopolies have screwed humanity through the ages! Take the salt monopoly in China that dates back to the year 758. Okay, … Continue reading →

June 6, 2014
by Jaya
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Is Amazon hurting Publishing Industry?

The recent Hachette-Amazon standstill isn’t the first time when accusations have been hurled at Amazon for acting against the publishing industry. But these voices were never this loud earlier. So, what is happening? Is Amazon hurting the publishing industry? Let’s … Continue reading →