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American Booksellers Association is alarmed by Amazon
“American Booksellers Association is alarmed by Amazon”
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E-book sales aren’t falling: Amazon is winning, publishers are losing – Fortune
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“Recent reports that e-books sales are falling don’t tell the whole story, and it’s not one that publishers should be cheering about”
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Google, Twitter Work on Open Source ‘Instant Articles’ for Mobile | Re/code
“The plan, which is supposed to launch with a small group of publishers this fall, is an effort to make it easier for publishers to distribute their stuff on mobile devices. It is also a response to similar pushes from Facebook, Apple and Snapchat.”
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European Publishers Play Lobbying Role Against Google – The New York Times
“The argument is simple enough: Publishers want money from Google,” said Till Kreutzer, a German lawyer who has campaigned against these new copyright proposals. “Many European politicians are open to listening to that type of proposal.”
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“The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into certain business practices by Amazon in the distribution of electronic books (“e-books”). The Commission will in particular investigate certain clauses included in Amazon’s contracts with publishers. These clauses require publishers to inform Amazon about more favourable or alternative terms offered to Amazon’s competitors and/or offer Amazon similarterms and conditions than to its competitors, or through other means ensure that Amazon is offered terms at least as good as those for its competitors.”
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