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 >
Martin Taylor
May 28, 2012
analysis, bookselling, Google eBooksagency pricing, Google Ebooks, selling ebooks, white label
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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 >
Martin Taylor
April 10, 2012
bookselling, ebook readers, ebook stores, Google, Google eBooksAustralia, Booktopia, Copia, Dymocks, Google Ebooks, Google Play Books, TitlePage Plus
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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 >
Martin Taylor
December 6, 2011
Amazon, bookselling, ebook readers, Google eBooks, Kindle, koboAustralian Booksellers, Australian ebook market, Booki.sh, Google eBookstore, ReadCloud
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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 >
Martin Taylor
November 8, 2011
bookselling, Google eBooksBooktopia, Dymocks, Ebooks in Australia, Google Ebooks, ReadCloud
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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 >
Martin Taylor
July 25, 2011
Apple, bookselling, Google eBooks, iOS, iPad, iphone, Kindle, kobo
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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 >
Martin Taylor
June 20, 2011
Amazon, Google eBooksAdSense, ebookstore, Google Affiliate Network, Google Ebooks, selling ebooks
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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 >
Martin Taylor
May 31, 2011
business, copyright, Google, Google eBooks, Google Editionscopyright, digital copyright, fair dealing, fair use, Google Books settlement, orphan works
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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 >
Martin Taylor
April 4, 2011
bookselling, ebook stores, Google eBooksAustralian Booksellers, Booki.sh, bookselling, Booku, ebookstore, Google Ebooks, OverDrive, Readings Books
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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 >
Martin Taylor
December 12, 2010
Amazon, bookselling, Google, Google eBooks, Google EditionsAmazon, ebookstores, Google eBookstore, Google Editions, Kindle for Web
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