Category Archives: Amazon Kindle
Business Model : Free ipad/kindle with x years of subscriptions
“Montreal, Canada-based newspaper La Presse unveiled a plan today to offer a free iPad to readers of the paper who sign up for subscription terms of at least three years, according to Projetj.ca“ This seems like an amazing business model. … Continue reading
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Another Publisher Goes With Apple’s Agency Model – What should Amazon do?
Perseus Book Group (one of the largest distributor of independent publishers) has decided to go with Apple’s Agency model (70-30 split). Perseus Books Group, a large independent publisher that also distributes works from 330 other smaller presses including Grove Atlantic, … Continue reading
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Another Author bows to ebook trend – John Grisham
John Grisham, one of the best known thriller author across the globe has finally decided to open up all his backlist of 23 novels in ebook format. Which means that owners of Kindle, Nook, Sony ereader and soon iPad will … Continue reading
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Amazon Vs.The Publishing Industry
In the midst of the latest battle over e-book prices ($9.99 vs $14.99) between online retailer Amazon (AMZN) and the publishing giant Macmillan the e-book industry is faced with a series of serious questions. Whether Amazon will be approached by … Continue reading
