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Comment on S&S announcement points to ebook royalty trend by ebookroyalties

ebookroyalties — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:29:47 +0000

Well, there are many takes on how the new royalty schemes should or should not work. From a philosophical point of view, I would hesitate to wander into the realm of what is fair and what is not, in regards to the new S & S royalty arrangements.

What one might want to do, however, is simply to compare old retail price arrangements with the new net price deals, and see whether or not they are beneficial to the authors and publishers, or not.

You write “It’s hard to see how a long term move to tie ebook prices to p-book prices makes any sense for the industry’s success”. My comment would be simply: “I don’t think anyone suggests that.” In other words, the issue is not whether we should have royalties based on list prices, but about the exact percentage the new net-price based royalties should be.

Thanks,
Bo, Editor
EbookBrothers.com

Comment on Low cost ebook reader undercuts Sony, Kindle by young

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Comment on Why Apple’s iPad is shaking things up with Amazon and Google by A three horse race to rule over the global distribution of digital content … Apple in front by a nose. @ The Paepae

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Comment on Why Apple’s iPad is shaking things up with Amazon and Google by Mauricio Longo

Mauricio Longo — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:29:34 +0000

Apple is the company that stands to win more in all of this as it’s sales of devices are highly profitable, regardless of the content that is sold.

The iTunes store doesn’t sell music in Brazil, up to this day an age, however the stores are full of iPods and they sell like hot cakes.

Google made a poor choice in trying to be follow in Microsoft’s footsteps and provide a software that will run on whatever device people want to run it. This leads to severe fragmentation of the market as what works on one device won’t work on another.

Amazon, while having gotten off to a good start with the Kindle, has an incredibly difficult uphill battle if it means to try to counter the iPad with a device of its own.

Comment on Amazon boosts publisher pay-out, plans to open Kindle to app developers by Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:33:29 +0000

Unfortunately it does not come into effect until June 2010.

Comment on iPhone ebook reader just launched with support for Adobe DRM by Mark Williams

Mark Williams — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:57:16 +0000

Ebooks are going to displace their printed counterparts. Ebook readers are diversifying in the market. I wish every one of them a great success. The iPhone platform is a comprehensive one for writers to start at. I recently found an informative site about iPhone ebooks – http://www.publishebook123.com.

Comment on Whitcoulls, Borders, A&R to launch ebook store by May 2010 by Mike

Mike — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:36:35 +0000

Seriously, ebook readers with backlit LCDs are as easy to read as e-ink readers and the battery life is only as good as a laptop.

While it’s nice to port ebook readers to Apples iPhone, iTouch and iPad the reading experience is no better (if not worse) than reading a book on a laptop or computer monitor. Now tell me who can spend hours reading for pleasure on a computer screen – or am I just getting old??

e-ink readers have a contrast close to paper books, which typically makes them easier to read for longer periods. Then there is the battery life – well only if laptops could!!

Comment on New Zealand gets its first 1000 ebooks, available now by Mike

Mike — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:25:07 +0000

While I’d love to read some of the works created by the NZETC I understand that these ebooks will not be supported on the Kindle device.

As you could imagine that I’m some what disappointed by this fact.

Comment on Amazon boosts publisher pay-out, plans to open Kindle to app developers by Bo

Bo — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:46:28 +0000

Hello,

Yes, this is an interesting development. This Amazon royalty rate certainly is dramatically different than the rates which has been used by Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and other major publishing houses. So it is an encouraging trend for authors.

Also, I think for most authors, the conditions which Amazon presents are doable.

Anyway, nice posting. Thanks!

Bo
Editor, EbookBrothers.com

Comment on Low cost ebook reader undercuts Sony, Kindle by harris

harris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:59:24 +0000

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