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 >
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 >
A plan to create a vast digital library by scanning millions of books without explicit copyright permission has been thrown out in a long-awaited ruling issued today by New York… Read more >
March 23, 2011 analysis, copyright, Google, libraries 1 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 >
Apple’s grip on the media business tightened this week with the release of its latest operating system update for the iPhone OS4. And as its mobile product line expands, its… Read more >
June 10, 2010 Apple, ebook readers, Google, iPad, iphone 1 Read more >
Google has confirmed that it plans a “June or July” launch for its long-signalled foray into the ebook selling business. Called Google Editions, it introduces a major new competitor into… Read more >
May 5, 2010 ebook formats, Google, Google Editions, news 7 Read more >
Here’s the story I wrote for this week’s National Business Review, a round up of the interesting times we’re living in and my pick of the winners and losers —… Read more >
February 11, 2010 Amazon, analysis, Apple, Google, Kindle 2 Read more >
Until this week, you needed a US business address to get your ebooks into Amazon’s Kindle store via their self-service Digital Text Platform (DTP). They’ve now extended this to international… Read more >
I’ve posted below the full notice that was just sent out to rightsholders who had registered under the original settlement agreement. This is the official court summary of the key… Read more >
The Android vs iPhone wars are at an interesting point. Apple is making huge strides with its early-mover advantage while Android’s much-hyped but slow-burning start tests the nerves of developers… Read more >