The following post is reproduced from my column in the May 2012 edition of News on Bookselling, the magazine of the Australian Booksellers Association. Booksellers were dealt two blows last… Read more >
May 28, 2012 analysis, bookselling, Google eBooks 3 Read more >
In a pre-holiday announcement on its blog, Google quietly pulled the plug on its attempt to help booksellers to sell ebooks: it announced the end of its reseller programme in… Read more >
April 10, 2012 bookselling, ebook readers, ebook stores, Google, Google eBooks 7 Read more >
Australian readers will have few reasons not to join the ebook revolution this Christmas as a host of offerings come on stream. The past year has seen major strides in… Read more >
December 6, 2011 Amazon, bookselling, ebook readers, Google eBooks, Kindle, kobo 0 Read more >
Almost a year after it launched in the US, Google has opened its ebooks business to Australian readers through partnerships with national bookselling chain Dymocks and online bookseller Booktopia. The… Read more >
I went to update the Kobo app on my iPad this morning but stopped when I saw what has changed. The main reason for the update is to cut access to the… Read more >
July 25, 2011 Apple, bookselling, Google eBooks, iOS, iPad, iphone, Kindle, kobo 7 Read more >
Google has just launched the Google Ebooks affiliate programme, opening the door for any website owner to become an ebook retailer. Likely candidates would be bloggers, publishers, media sites, link… Read more >
The post below was written for the June 2011 issue of the Australian Booksellers Association magazine News on Bookselling. It was written shortly after the rejection by Judge Chin of… Read more >
May 31, 2011 business, copyright, Google, Google eBooks, Google Editions 2 Read more >
The following article was published in the No. 1, 2011 edition of News on Bookselling, the official journal of the Australian Booksellers Association. Since it was written (mid February), another… Read more >
April 4, 2011 bookselling, ebook stores, Google eBooks 0 Read more >
Google launched its much-anticipated—and much-delayed—ebook service this week, serving up several hundred thousand commercial ebooks for sale in addition three million free, out-of-copyright books. Formerly known as Google Editions, the… Read more >
December 12, 2010 Amazon, bookselling, Google, Google eBooks, Google Editions 4 Read more >